Events

Location: South of White Lake in Lanark Highlands California Road is a gravel backroad leading to a historical gold rush settlement. It passes through mixed forest and beautiful linear wetlands. The area is ecologically rich with a great variety of dragonflies and damselflies, butterflies and moths. Forest plants include pointed-leaf tick trefoil, American spikenard, Canadian […]

Location: West of Calabogie in Greater Madawaska As the name suggests, this lake has limestone bedrock and alkaline water chemistry, which makes it very attractive to calcium-loving plants. Examples include woodland pinedrops, climbing fumitory and New Jersey tea, which in turn support populations of rare insects and other animals. We’ve spotted many bird species here […]

Location: South of Matawatchan in North Frontenac Township Opened to the public earlier in 2026, this property is home to a diverse ecosystem anchored by Aird Creek itself. The trail winds through forested ridges upland of the creek, ranging from mixed broadleaf and pine to old growth cedar swamps. Limestone and quartz bedrock promote rare […]

Location: West of Arden in Central Frontenac Join us for a fun event aimed at folks who are new to the outdoors! We’ll take a leisurely, low-barrier stroll 1.5 kilometers west of Arden and back along the Trans Canada Trail. The trail passes through bits of forest and past varied wetlands to the picturesque Arden […]

Location: Near Coxvale in North Frontenac Township Located southwest of Crotch Lake, the landscape at Linda’s Loop is a dramatic mix of pine barrens, wetlands and whitewater chutes, all controlled by some truly impressive beaver dams. The site is a biodiversity goldmine, earmarked as part of the potential nature-class Whiteduck Provincial Park. Expect diverse native […]

Location: Near Griffith at the border of Renfrew County and Addington Highlands Join us for a gorgeous hike along the less-travelled south side of the Madawaska River. We’ll follow an easy gravel and dirt trail over creeks, past wetlands and through mature forest to a scenic spot near Crooked Rapids. Protected as part of the […]