Brant For Nature

Please join Chuck Beach and Duane Brown to help maintain the Blue Bird and Tree Swallow nesting boxes at New Forest in the City Natural Area. This also involves recording the success rate of bird breeding in the nesting boxes. Both Chuck and Duane have been building, installing, and maintaining bird boxes for many years in Brantford and Brant County.

Please register for this event using the following link:
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Limited spots available! Meet in the parking lot at Waterworks Park on Grand River Avenue. There are washrooms at this location.
Expert birders, Ellen and Jerry Horak will lead everyone on a leisurely stroll through Waterworks park where a number of different habitats should net us some good local birds, migrating warblers and passerines. Ellen and Jerry, residents of Glen Morris, have been birding intensely since 2013, and have just completed 3 Big Years at the County, Provincial and Country level. They are members of OFO - Ontario Federation of Ornithologists, and have lead hikes for OFO, and the Point Pelee Birding Festival. All levels of birders are welcome including complete beginners. The trails will have some hills on asphalt, dirt, and some area quite narrow along the river. We will probably walking 6-8kms.

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Please see the attached poster revealing our scheduled events for 2026-27. If you would like to join us, please register using our website. Registration will be released 1 month ahead of the date of the event. Customary to our policy all our events are free and open to everyone. If you like what we have to offer, please consider purchasing an annual membership. Details on our website.
We hope to see you there.

We regret to inform you that the Horticulture Workshop presenter has unexpectedly cancelled for this Sat. June 20, and we apologize if this has caused any inconvenience. In place of the workshop, we are going to run a 2-4km guided hike of the Pearson Property in Glen Morris. Jeff Leader has kindly volunteered to guide the hike where we will be visiting the Grand River, Carolinian Forest, and Prairie ecosystems. Jeff will also teach about the anthropogenic history of the area!

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Please join Meagan Bains for an engaging horticulture therapy workshop. The program includes interactive hands-on activities like building therapeutic planters, guided meditative nature walks that incorporate mindfulness practices, or experiential sessions demonstrating evidence-based horticultural therapy techniques. Each approach integrates both the clinical benefits of nature-based interventions with holistic wellness practices. Registration can be found in our bio!

Please join Meagan Bains for an engaging horticulture therapy workshop. The program includes interactive hands-on activities like building therapeutic planters, guided meditative nature walks that incorporate mindfulness practices, or experiential sessions demonstrating evidence-based horticultural therapy techniques. Each approach integrates both the clinical benefits of nature-based interventions with holistic wellness practices.

Please register for this event: https://forms.gle/SMU2TgujhkYivWzZA

We have one more opening for this event!
The event will be running rain or shine!
Note* The meeting location has been changed to the GREAT building at 16 Sunrise court in Ohsweken to accommodate for parking. See below a link for google maps direction to the location.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/7znM5nX3rRW6oQf69

Please join Kerdo Deer, renowned Six Nations naturalist. Kerdo will lead us on a hike to learn about native flora and fauna. He will also teach us about the importance of nature to First Nations people and the significant spiritual relationship nature plays in their culture.
Please register for this event: https://forms.gle/fwAEZWVc6aXBN1eW6
Note: There is a limit of 30 participants for this hike
*This event is currently at capacity*
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Please join Kerdo Deer, renowned Six Nations naturalist. Kerdo will lead us on a hike to learn about native flora and fauna. He will also teach us about the importance of nature to First Nations people and the significant spiritual relationship nature plays in their culture.
Please register for this event: https://forms.gle/fwAEZWVc6aXBN1eW6
Note: There is a limit of 30 participants for this hike
*This event is currently at capacity*
https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Six+Nations+Lands+%26+Membership/@43.0747074,-80.1172549,771m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x882c600fffffffff:0x7eb17f2c3291a18!8m2!3d43.0747035!4d-80.11468!16s%2Fg%2F1tdb4y0f?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQyNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Please join Jeff Leader for our third annual Turtle Workshop. Jeff has initiated the “Brant For Turtles” conservation program. This local program is aimed at educating Brant/Brantford citizens about the perils turtles are facing, helping to protect them from human impacts, and aimed at improving their nesting success. The workshop will include a presentation about Turtles and an opportunity to build nest protector boxes. Link to register below.

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