Invasive Species Take-down!

The Shining Rainbow Deer Nature Sanctuary is an ecological gem within NCC’s Northern Bruce Peninsula Natural Area, one of the most intact natural landscapes in Ontario south of the Canadian Shield. World-renowned for its diversity of orchids and ferns, the Northern Bruce Peninsula is one of the best hot spots for biodiversity in the Great Lakes! The peninsula supports an abundance of species diversity, including 11 globally rare species such as hills thistle, lakeside daisy, ramshead ladyslipper, as well as globally rare alvar communities.

Working in teams, we will be clipping seed heads/flowering heads from the invasive common reed and purple loose-strife before they have a chance to go to seed.

At this event you will have the opportunity to see Shining Rainbow Deer’s stunning wetlands and rare plants and animals including the globally rare Hill’s thistle and threatened eastern massasauga rattlesnake! By the end of the event we will see the difference we have made to protect this amazing nature reserve.

Contact Jennifer McCarter: ontario@conservationvolunteers.ca