Frontenac Arch Biosphere
PO Box 281 K6V 5V5 Lansdowne, ON, Canada

This Summer, top up on your Vitamin N at one of our FAB Nature Camps. 4 FABulous Locations: Kendrick's Park, Lower Beverley Lake (Lyndhurst)... Sand Lake (Elgin) Mac Johnson & Lyn Valley (Brockville/Lyn) Landon Bay (Lansdowne) Pre-Registration is required: https://www.frontenacarchbiosphere.ca/nature-p/summer-camps

Yesterday, with 65 participants we completed the first Youth Climate Action Summit! We would like to extend a special Thank You to everyone who participated, our guest speakers (who were absolutely amazing), our planning committee, funders, and partners. We were fortunate to have Abraham Francis and Maegan Mitchell brings our minds together with the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address over the topic of climate change and climate action. #Youth4Climate #climateaction #climatesolutions

Camp Registration is OPEN! Check out 1 of our 4 great locations: Landon Bay, Lansdowne FULL... Kendrick's Park, Lyndhurst Sand Lake, Elgin Mac Johnson, Brockville See more

The Youth Climate Action Summit is just around the corner! www.youthclimateactionsummit.ca #Youth4Climate #YouthLeaders #ClimateAction

Meet some of our speakers for the virtual Youth Climate Action Summit on May 3-4th. www.youthclimateactionsummit.ca #Youth4Climate #YouthLeaders #ClimateAction

Are you a youth looking to know more about climate change and climate action? Join our May 3-4th virtual Youth Climate Action Summit - FREE www.youthclimateactionsummit.ca #Youth4Climate #YouthLeaders #ClimateAction

There is no better time to make plans for Summer Play, than on a cold and wet Winter Day! Register for Summer Camp today and warm up with the thoughts of fun, sun, and friends.

#Youth4Climate #ClimateAction #YouthClimateActionSummit

Did you know that the Frontenac Arch Biosphere is an hour-glass shaped outlier of the Canadian Shield? #fabfactfridays The Canadian Shield extends southward through Ontario into the United States as this outlier, known as The Bones of the Mother in Mohawk (Kanien'kehæa:ka) tradition.

Dreaming of the warm days of Summer? We have the perfect activity for you this Family Day Weekend! Registration is OPEN for the 2021 FAB Nature Camp Season.

It's #NationalBirdDay! Bird feeders are a great way to stay connected with the Biosphere from home. Here are some easy ways to make your home safer for our neighbourhood birds! #TipTuesdays https://globalnews.ca//study-reduce-bird-window-deaths-/am

Did you know that the Five-lined Skink is the only species of lizard native to Ontario? #fabfactfridays As juveniles, this species has a bright blue tail which fades over time. However, you won't be seeing any skinks this time of year. During the winter, skinks hibernate in groups under rocks and tree stumps or in rotten wood!... #LivingInABiosphere #FrontenacArchBiosphere

4 FABulous location to select from: Landon Bay, Lansdowne Kendrick's Park, Lyndhurst Mac Johnson, Brockville... Sand Lake, Elgin Register online @ https://www.frontenacarchbiosphere.ca/nature-p/summer-camps For program questions and inquiries, please contact Kelly McGann at [email protected].

Thank you to all of our volunteers, donors, staff, board members and community supporters of 2020! We couldn't have done it without you! Stay tuned for upcoming events and programming of 2021!

Furnace Falls Farm and Forest School. "Winter Wanders and Wonders" - Winter Program Registration is OPEN. Get outside this Winter and enjoy the Frontenac Arch Biosphere. ... You may have asked yourself "what is a day at Farm and Forest School like in the Winter?" Here are some of the wonderful things we do at school: Child-directed play and exploration Place-based, Land-based, and Play-based learning Feeding farm animals Planting edible gardens (we have a Greenhouse for the Winter) The Forest Kitchen Exploring the Friendly Forest Cooking with local food Community Story Telling Seasonally specific: tobogganing, snowshoeing, building snow shelters, building fires, Winter Animal Tracking, Winter Birding, and seasonally inspired crafts including sewing, knitting, and so much more.

A big shout out to all of our dedicated volunteers, excited participants, and of course our winged neighbours of the Frontenac Arch Biosphere for make the CBC4Kids 2020 a FABulous success. 16 families participated in the count this year, spotting over 360 birds (15 species) between our 2 sites (Landon Bay and Mac Johnson). We will email participants who won a door prize later this week, to arrange for contactless, curbside drop offs.... ***Photos courtesy of Rhonda (Volunteer) ***

Furnace Falls Forest and Nature School. Registration is OPEN for the Winter Program - www.fabn.ca. Email Kelly McGann at [email protected] if you have any questions. ... ***Strict COVID 19 Policies are in place for this program. This program falls under "Authorized Recreational and Skill Building Programs", which are programs that have been approved by the government to operate during the current COVID 19 Lockdown.

Hear more from those working in the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve, including Queen's University Biological Station (QUBS) researchers and our partners at the... Nature Conservancy of Canada / Conservation de la nature Canada, in Season 2 of Striking Balance. Tune in on November 22 for Episode 8 featuring the Frontenac Arch Biosphere! Watch at https://www.tvo.org/programs/striking-balance or on their YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmzwMS7KfTVSEPrEjOF9Wrg

It may be a cloudy day but we’ve already spotted swans, geese, cardinals, blue jays, and our resident chickadees. It is the FAB CBC4Kids and we are very excited to go birding with you today. Thank you to all of the families who registered. Now get out there and go birding.

Thank you to everyone who tuned in for last week’s episode of Striking Balance, which featured the Frontenac Arch Biosphere. We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank the amazing organizations and communities mentioned in the episode. These organizations and communities support the sustainability of the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Region and the programs delivered by the FABN, including the FAB Nature Camps! The Frontenac Arch Biosphere is situated on the... ancestral lands of the Haudenosaunee and the unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory. We acknowledge, with gratitude and respect, the significant contribution Indigenous people have, and continue to make, on these lands. Frontenac Arch Biosphere Foundation - Established the original FAB Nature Camp at Landon Bay. Due to the success of the original program, there was 2 more camps that were opened! Special thanks to John Macleod who has been the driving force behind this program. https://www.fabfoundation.ca/ Leeds Grenville Stewardship Council - Created animal habitats throughout the Biosphere, including the Turtle Nest Protectors (which can be seen in the episode). Parks Canada Deliver outreach programs to the community, including 3 of our FAB Nature Camp locations (seen in the episode). https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/index Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre The only Turtle Treatment Trauma Centre in Ontario. Many of the injured turtles from the Frontenac Arch Biosphere are sent here for treatment! They can be seen in the episode delivering one of their outreach programs (the close ups of the turtles). https://ontarioturtle.ca/ Think Turtle Conservation Initiative Turtles Signs Project (the green turtles you can see in the episode). https://thinkturtleconservationinitiative.wordpress.com/ Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands - Kendrick's Park was featured a number of times in the video and this camp is located in the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands. They are also the reason we were able to install turtle nest protectors at this site. Thank you again to our amazing network that supports the health of the Frontenac Arch Biosphere and makes the FAB Nature Camps possible! If you missed last weeks episode, Season 2 episodes of Striking Balance can viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist

Frontenac Arch Biosphere CBC4Kids 2020 Edition In Collaboration with:... Thousand Islands National Park Cataraqui Conservation Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands See more

Have you ever wondered where frogs go during the winter? Check out our new blog post on different ways frogs hibernate during the winter! #FABFactsFriday The ecosystems of the Frontenac Arch support many native reptile and amphibian species. The significance of the Thousand Islands ecosystem, including Thousand Islands National Park is now recognized by Canadian Herpetological Society as an important reptile and amphibian habitat area (IMPARA)! https://www.frontenacarchbiosphere.ca//where-oh-where-did-

Birds are linked to happiness levels. There are 2 spots available for the CBC4Kids (Christmas Bird Count for Kids) at Mac Johnson Wildlife Area this Saturday. We think that everyone could use a little more happy in their life, so get outside and go birding!

We have 2 tables that just became available for the 9:30am workshop. Due to COVID 19, we can host one family per table. Don't miss out on this FABulous experience. Register with Kelly McGann at [email protected]. This workshop is offered as an extension of the Youth Community Initiative started by RNJ Youth Services in Brockville and is a great opportunity for youth between 8-17 years old.

Locations and Date have been selected: December 12th 9:30am-11:30am (in person)... 2:30pm Zoom Call "Bird Talk" Landon Bay, Lansdowne *10 family maximum Mac Johnson Wildlife Area, Brockville *10 family maximum COVID 19 Considerations: This is an outdoor event, where physical distance has been built into the activities. Please register with your family unit only. Registration is required in advance of the event. Email [email protected] to register.

Our second Bird Box Workshop is also just around the corner. November 29th @ the Mac Johnson Wildlife Centre. Register today, space is limited. ... The 9:30am Workshop is FULL. ***Please note that workshops have been designed for Youth between 8-17 years old, as an extension of the RNJ Youth Services "Community Kit" Project. We have created a waitlist for children 7 and under and we can accommodate them at some of the locations. If you have a child (ren) 7 and under, please still contact us and we will do our best to fit them in, where/when it is appropriate to do so.

Although we cannot gather in person to share our bird stories and tallies at the CBC4Kids this year, we can still share them. Join us on Saturday December 12th at 2:30pm (CBC4Kids will take place from 9:30-11:30am) and share your stories, pictures, and bird tallies. We have guests from Parks Canada, the Breeding Bird Atlas, and local birding groups, to answer all of your bird questions and share their love for birds with you. Zoom information will be sent out to CBC4Kids pa...rticipants in an email shortly. ***If you are not able to join the CBC4Kids Event in person but you would like to know more about the online portion of the program, please feel free to email Kelly McGann at [email protected]***

Don't forget to register for this great event. Due to COVID 19, registration is limited. Contact Kelly McGann at [email protected] to reserve your spot and win some great Birding Swag!

Shop local this holiday season to help support your local community farmers, crafters and businesses! Check out these local directories for more ideas: Frontenac County directory - https://www.infrontenac.ca/en/key-sectors/shop-local.aspx Leeds-Grenville Directory - ... https://lgshoplocal.com/ Farmers Markets are still open or have moved online! Memorial Centre Farmers Market (moved online) - https://www.memorialcentrefarmersmarket.ca/ Gananoque Farmers Market (moved online) - https://www.gananoquefarmersmarket.ca/ And many more local farm and country markets! #TipTuesday #localsustainability

Explore how the communities of the Frontenac Arch Biosphere are figuring out how to live, work and play sustainably in Episode 8 of Striking Balance. Watch it at 8pm on TVO or stream it on TVO Docs Youtube: http://ow.ly/a9IO50C2ymy

EXCITING NEWS! Tomorrow night at 8pm episode 8 of Striking Balance premiers featuring the Frontenac Arch Biosphere! Tune in to learn more about the wonders of the Frontenac Arch and the ecological and cultural importance of this region! Episodes can be viewed on https://www.tvo.org/programs/striking-balance or on their youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/tvo/playlists... Comprising 45 locks and spanning 200 kms of lakes and channels, the UNESCO World Heritage Rideau Canal both connects and disconnects the aquatic ecosystems of the Frontenac Arch.

A FABulous new opportunity in the Lyndhurst area. We are happy to partner with Wendy Banks of Furnace Falls Farm, to offer this Farm and Forest School Pilot Project. More information is on its way. ... To have your name added to our contact list, please email [email protected]. Those on our list will get the first opportunity to book their Open House Tour and for Early Bird Registration. Program Details: Schedule: 4 weeks total Tuesday and Thursday *register for one day a week or two Group Sizes: 12 child maximum 2 staff Age: 6 to 11 years old Cost: Tuesday sessions ONLY $80 (4 days) Thursday sessions ONLY $80 (4 days) *The menu for each day is different, so you can register for either 1 day a week or 4! Strict COVID 19 policies in place