3rd Annual Prairie Day - Alderville Black Oak Savanna
Saturday, 11th September, 2010
10.00a.m. - 4.00p.m.
Bring the whole family to a full day of FREE family fun at the new
Alderville Black Oak Savanna Ecology Centre, 8467 County Road 18
Alderville, ON
Rain or shine and please bring your lawn chairs.
Tallgrass Tours - bus and walking tours
Entertainment:
- Sugar Island Singers
- Washboard Hank
- Monkey and Bear Paws
- The Sweetgrass Band
Stories in the Teepee
Traditional Practices and Demonstrations
- Bird banding
- Monarch Butterflies
- Traditional hunting & wild rice harvesting methods
- Medicinal uses for Native Plants
Fascinating Exhibits and Presentations
Children's Activities
- Story telling
- Face painting
- Bouncy Castle
- Crafts and Games
Fabulous Native Foods
Vendors
Prizes
Lots of Natural Fun for the Whole Family!
Sponsored by: Alderville First Nation, Nature Conservancy of Canada, The Rice Lake Plains Joint Initiative, Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation and the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
For more information about Prairie Day please contact Elisabeth M. La Fontaine, Prairie Day Coordinator 905.349.9990 elf@quakerspond.ca
For detailed information about the work being done on the Tallgrass Prairies and for interviews, please contact:
| Todd Farrell (todd.farrell@natureconservancy.ca) Conservation Biologist - Central Ontario Nature Conservancy of Canada Tel: 705 749-6604//905-862-2642 |
Janine McLeod (jmcleod@aldervillefirstnation.ca) Nature Educator & Outreach Coordinator Alderville Black Oak Savanna Tel: 905-352-1008 |