The Kensington Conservancy
69 Boyer Drive P0R1E0 Desbarats, ON, Canada

We have so many talented wildlife photographers in our area, so we'd love to see some local submissions to this photography contest!

In 2020, 629 different species of flora and fauna were documented on the nature preserves and conservation easements that TKC protects. This includes a whopping 432 species that had never been documented on TKC protected property in the past. Have you ever wondered how we keep track of these species? Find out in our latest blog post!

Our latest newsletter is out! Read updates about the Foster Parkland and Walking Trails, the 2020 Desbarats Christmas Bird Count, the 2020 TKC Nature Challenge, and more.

Today is #GivingTuesdayCA. You can support our conservation efforts here in the St. Joseph Channel area by making a contribution here: http://www.kensingtonconservancy.org/donations.html. The wildlife, plants, and water thank you for your generosity!

To everyone in Canada or afar who is celebrating Thanksgiving, we wish you a joyous and safe day!

The next Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas starts in 2021. This is an important five-year survey that maps out where our birds are breeding across the province. We expect that we'll be able to provide lots of data on breeding birds from TKC preserves! Learn more about the project and how you can get involved at the link below.

Happy Thanksgiving to all our US friends who are celebrating today!

A porcupine has been hanging around at The Kensington Conservation Centre lately! It's this week's feature from the 2020 TKC Nature Challenge.

Read about a study of the water levels in Lake Huron that took place locally this summer!

This week's feature from the 2020 TKC Nature Challenge is this Gray Tree Frog!

The 2019 TKC Annual Report is now available online! Check it out here: http://www.kensingtonconservancy.org//2019_tkc_annualrepor

This Short-tailed Weasel (also known as a Stoat or an Ermine) paid a visit to The Kensington Conservation Centre this morning. It was very curious!

This Cape May Warbler is this week's feature from the 2020 TKC Nature Challenge! We're up to a combine 814 species recorded for far: https://www.inaturalist.org/proje/2020-tkc-nature-challenge

TKC Photo Feature! Recently, we took our canoe through the Black Hole Preserve. We were on our way back out when something red caught my eye. We turned around to found this interesting specimen! Apparently a Painted Suillus? Interesting! Photo and caption by Jackie Junor Learn more about Painted Suillus here: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/782231-Suillus-spraguei

The Ecological Gifts Program is a great resource for land conservation in Canada! Learn more here: http://ow.ly/dukO50Bq1I9.

Thanks so much to all the participants who toughed out the weather on Saturday and made the 2020 Fall Migration Birding Big Day a success. In total, we collectively recorded 92 species of birds and raised $585 to go towards local bird conservation. The highlight was a Long-billed Dowitcher, a species of shorebird that hasn't been recorded in the Algoma District since 2011. Some of the other highlights include Barred Owl (shown below), Black-bellied Plover, Bonaparte's Gull, Sharp-tailed Grouse, and Red-shouldered Hawk.

This week's feature from the 2020 TKC Nature Challenge is a Blue-spotted Salamander!

This Green Comma is this week's feature from the 2020 TKC Nature Challenge! It was seen along our Foster Parkland and Walking Trails.