Learn something new this winter with the Ontario Master Naturalist Workshops in February and March 2025

Just because snowflakes are flying doesn’t mean you have to wait until spring to explore the great outdoors! Join Ontario Master Naturalist Program facilitator, Bob Bowles, for one of our upcoming winter workshops that will get you outside and learning more about the natural world.

Winter Mammal Tracking on Snowshoes

Embrace the freshly fallen snow and get outside in nature to learn something new this winter with the Winter Mammal Tracking on Snowshoes workshop. Join Ontario Master Naturalist Program facilitator Bob Bowles at the Robert L. Bowles Nature Centre in Ramara, Ontario, to learn key techniques for tracking mammals and identifying species, such as observing the different gaits mammals use during winter, and measuring stride, straddle, and other components.

Date: Sunday, February 2, 2025
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: Robert L. Bowles Nature Centre, Ramara, ON
Cost: $60 +HST

Winter Dendrology - Discovering Deciduous Trees in Wintertime Workshop

Are you interested in learning about how trees survive the winter and how to identify various types of trees during the winter months? This winter season, join Ontario Master Naturalist Program facilitator Bob Bowles to learn about the many different species of trees that call Ontario home in the Winter Dendrology workshop. Participants will learn how to identify different trees by their winter bud shape, size, colour, arrangement, leaf scars, and bark details in an informative and interactive presentation. During this workshop participants will receive a Winter Dendrology booklet written by Bob himself!

Date: Saturday March 15, 2025
Time: 1:00 - 4:00pm
Location: Lakehead University Orillia Campus (with field study at a nearby trail system)
Cost: $60 +HST