It’s a little quiet this long weekend on the events front but we do have a few fun upcoming events from the Sargeant Bay Society coming up next weekend!
Saturday, Aug. 9, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Sargeant Bay Provincial Park we have Intertidal Exploration with Lee-Ann Ennis and Critter Dipping with Dr. Donna Giberson.
Intertidal Exploration with Lee-Ann Ennis: Join the Sargeant Bay Society and LeeAnne Ennis in exploring the wonders of the intertidal foreshore of Sargeant Bay Provincial Park.
Search the sands, seaweeds and rocky outcrops for marine invertebrates, fish, sea stars, and many more. Bring them up to the wet tanks for LeeAnn to identify before returning them to their home.
Critter dipping with Dr. Donna Giberson: Following on last year’s successful introduction to the freshwater microscopic world, Donna will once again bring her field microscopes and examine samples of the freshwater environment found in the wetland and lake behind the berm. Donna is professor emerita in entomology and freshwater ecology from the U. of PEI.
Look for intriguing species like the voracious dragonfly and damselfly larvae, water fleas, water scorpions and green algae spirogyra, to name a few.
The Sargeant Bay Society is a non-profit organization and as environmental stewards, their mission is to promote conservation of the natural habitat of Sargeant Bay and its neighbouring watersheds. Please visit their website to learn more about the work they are doing to protect this ecologically sensitive habitat and how you can make a difference. Sargbay.ca.
Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] if you have any upcoming events to be featured or want to connect about all things happening in Halfmoon Bay. Kyla Trethewey, columnist and Halfmoon Bay Firefighter #36.
