Lambton Wildlife

11/02/2026

This talk left us feeling grateful.

Grateful for this club started by just 6 people, 60 years ago.

Grateful for the work of past members who have purchased and stewarded properties in Lambton County to preserve or restore what we can of fragile Carolinian habitat.

Grateful for members like Mary, Tanya, Roberta and so many more who continue to do that important work, and who took the time to pull it all together for us to understand where we’ve been and where we are headed.

An inspiring night of history.

Happy 60th LWI 💚

10/31/2026

LWI board member, Elise represented Lambton Wildlife at the annual Ontario Butterfly Species at Risk Recovery Team meeting, this year held at Long Point Eco-Adventures. Many new and fascinating developments in butterfly monitoring technology, conservation, and data collection/analysis were discussed and shared between professionals in different organizations and areas of the province.

Positive new findings from this past field season were presented about the Mottled Duskywing populations that were the subject of a first-of-it's-kind Canadian reintroduction program that began with very small numbers at Pinery Provincial Park in 2021, and has now been expanded to several conservation sites not far from Long Point thanks to the continuing success at Pinery. The team has plans for the coming season to begin work with new Ontario Butterfly species at risk, with many questions still to be answered, but the team is undeterred.

After the meeting concluded, members were invited to join on a walk through the Long Point area reintroduction sites, and Elise was lucky enough to get to see a Mottled Duskywing caterpillar (expertly spotted by Jessica Linton), wrapped up in it's cozy New Jersey Tea leaf sleeping bag for it's winter slumber (diapause). Very cute. 😍

Congratulations to all of the incredibly dedicated and admirable Butterfly Recovery Team members on another year of success in ecological restoration work with your care for these tiny wonderful creatures and their precious host plants. Thank you for all your hard work!

10/29/2026

In partnership with Refined Fool, we are hosting a charity takeover!

Come support Lambton Wildlife by participating in our trivia or grabbing a b**r or burger that night- some proceeds from all sales come back to us!

Charity Takeover Night #2 in November is in support of our friends at Lambton Wildlife 💚
Wednesday Nov 25th // 4-9pm

Want to get in on the fun trivia that will be happening that night ???
Scan the QR code for all the details

15% of bar/retail/food sales back to this wonderful organization. 🫶

10/28/2026

Tomorrow night- stop in and learn about the many properties we own or manage to maintain biodiversity and critical habitat right here in Lambton!

Join us next week for our FREE monthly speaker series! Open to everyone.

10/24/2026

LWI was proud to be part of the 2026 OFO Convention, held in Leamington ON this month!

🦅 The weekend brought 205 birders together to celebrate all things birding, several of which were LWI members too!

🙏 Thank you to our volunteers who put together our displays and represented our great club at our booth

10/20/2026

Join us next week for our FREE monthly speaker series! Open to everyone.

10/19/2026

Beach in October?
YES and it was a blast!

10/17/2026

💡 Did you know LWI is part of Ontario Nature’s Nature Network?

Twice annually, we meet with other nature groups to:
🪏 Share our latest projects and initiatives
🎤 Promote indoor speakers that we have used
🎟️ Discuss club membership and how to best engage with and serve you
🐦 Discuss current nature or environmental issues impacting Ontario
🤝 Look for opportunities to collaborate on projects

Today, Lambton Wildlife hosted the nature network groups in our Carolinian West district.

Once the formal meeting was over, we were spoiled with beautiful weather and a walk at our local jewel, Canatara Park, led by the wonderful Sharon Nethercott. We also showed off the beach art installation from NuSarnia Foundation!

We look forward to continuing to use what we learn from these meetings to bring you the best nature programming and new and fun initiatives in 2027!

10/16/2026

Have you snagged your table yet!?

We are so excited to announce, that we are partnering with Refined Fool London Road for a charity take over event!

And….this will include a long awaited WILDLIFE TRIVIA!

📅 Wednesday November 25th, 2026
📍Refined Fool and Burger Rebellion - 1326 London Rd, Sarnia, ON
⏰ 4:00 - 9:00 pm (***TRIVIA portion starts promptly at 6pm)

🍔 🍺 Come for dinner, or a beverage! Even if you’re not wanting to play trivia!

💴 A portion of food and drink sales will be donated to Lambton Wildlife so come hungry and thirsty! (Thank you RF 🙏)

TRIVIA INFO!
⏰ Trivia starts promptly at 6:00 pm
🏆 Prizes per round plus grand prize!
🌎 This event is geared to all adults, not just Nature Nerds.
🖊️ Team Captains can register a team of up to 6 people (teams of 1,2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 will be accepted). Please register as a team, not individually
💴 $60 per team, regardless of size.
📝 Sign up today! (QR code in flyer)

😀 all proceeds will benefit nature programming and conservation efforts in Lambton County

10/13/2026

🗞️ We are in the news!

🖊️ LWI President, Wanda Brown-Maxfield sat down with the Independent to discuss the history of our organization in celebration of our 60th year

🤯 To think we went from just 6 members in 1966 to all that we are today:

🗺️ Owner and steward of two Land Trusts in Lambton County
🪏 Collaborator and steward for new conservation projects and properties in the area
🧒 FREE children’s programming to inspire the next generation
📕 Regular Earthways Newsletter
🎤 FREE indoor presentations for the community to learn about the natural world
🥾 Guided exploration through natural habitat via our outdoor program
🧬 Contributors to science via BioBlitzes
💴 Donations to local conservation projects and initiatives
🤝 But most worth celebrating is the organization serving as a place for like-minded nature lovers to connect and to stay curious!

🌱 Go, have a read, and consider becoming a member.