Our 2025 Annual General Meeting was on April 26th.
This event included a guided spring hike through Bannockburn Tract – a County of Huron forest – followed by lunch at the Stanley Community Centre in Varna, a short business meeting, OWA updates, and raffles.
Lunch was free for members who register by the early bird date of April 12th. After April 12th, lunch cost $10.
Registration is now closed.
Past Events:
Annual Spring Tour, Luncheon, and AGM. Our 2024 AGM features:
REGISTER by clicking HERE or call Terry at 519-992-5712.
On September 23rd, 2023, we toured the Schoelier property near St. Mary’s. We lucked out with the weather and were treated to a beautiful day for a walk around the property, and an excellent tour led by Nathan Schoelier.
Nathan showed the group forest reforestation projects including trees that were planted 20 years ago. We also got the opportunity to see a recent wetland restoration project, and learned about ways to control invasive species including dog-strangling vine and buckthorn. To finish off the tour, we saw the sawmill and kiln-dried hardwood though the Pine Acres Custom Milling, also located at the Schoelier property, where they produce beautiful live-edge, and dimensional hardwood lumber.
Thank you to Nathan, and the Schoelier family for this wonderful tour!
This tour explored some exciting new improvements in Huron County’s second largest County forest. Starting about 75 years ago, Huron County farmers, local Councils
and the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests worked together to identify and to reforest marginal farmland to protect soils and water quality. The 200 acre Stevenson
Tract is a great example of those efforts. We saw an arborist demonstration courtesy of Tim Prentice, and took a short hike on a new trail along the historic “Sunshine Creek”.
Andy Ross is now several years into a very successful forest restoration project, with additional mature forest on his property backing onto the Maitland River. Thank you Andy for the wonderful tour!
Fall Tour 1: Celebrating 75 years of the Huron County Forest program and small-scale timber harvest
Saturday, September 24th, 9:30 am – Noon, 41580 Morris Line (County Road #16), Stevenson Tract, west of Brussels
This tour will explore some exciting new improvements in Huron County’s second largest County forest. Starting about 75 years ago, Huron County farmers, local Councils and the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests worked together to identify and to reforest marginal farmland to protect soils and water quality. The 200 acre Stevenson Tract is a great example of those efforts. We will have some fun with a demonstration of small scale log skidding devices and take a short hike on a new trail along the historic “Sunshine Creek”. Email hpwoodlot@gmail.com to register.
Fall Tour 2: Successful tree planting and Fall Colour Tour
Saturday, October 22nd, 9:30 am – Noon, 36823 Londesborough Road, Ross Property and Morris Tract, west of Benmiller
Andy Ross is now several years into a very successful forest restoration project, with additional mature forest on his property backing onto the Maitland River, The neighbouring Morris Tract is a provincial nature reserve with 58 ha of upland forest, valleys, and a river valley, with a microclimate that supports trees typical of more southern climates. If the weather cooperates, we hope to see some beautiful fall colours on this tour. Email hpwoodlot@gmail.com to register.
November 2020 Newsletter:
This newsletter includes information about Gypsy Moths, details about an upcoming property tour on November 21, 2020, and a special deal for OWA members on a Woodland Emergency First Aid Kit.
Like so many other groups, the Huron-Perth Woodlot Association has been limited this year by the COVID situation with regard to our popular tours. Our President, John Haak, has kindly offered to host a small outdoor gathering at his place on Saturday November 21st at 10am. As per Ontario COVID protocols, numbers will be limited by appointment on a “first come, first serve” basis. You can RSVP directly to John by email: janethaak@hotmail.com.
As usual, John has been busy in his woodlands, and points of interest will include biodiverse tree planting, invasive species management and
management of both hardwoods and softwoods.
Learn about this event and more in our November newsletter: H-P Woodlot November 2020.
