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Forest Ontario 50 Million Tree Program Planting Delivery Agent (PDA)
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12/05/2024

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12/05/2024

Meet the Blanding's Turtle. The distinctive yellow chin and big grin give this turtle's identity away. From afar, the dome shaped shell, or carapace, almost looks like an old army helmet. Blanding's Turtles spend a lot of time on land compared to other turtles and will travel several kilometers to find the right nesting site, or to move between summer and winter habitats. They are also one of the very few turtles that can eat out of the water!

This happy looking little character is classified as Threatened in Ontario and Endangered in Canada. The risks this species faces include habitat fragmentation and loss, as well as road mortality, nest predation and poaching.

If you see a Blanding's Turtle, take a picture and let us know at [email protected] or log it on iNaturalist. Please don't share the exact location of turtles on social media, this helps to protect them and their habitat.

12/05/2024

Meet the Painted Turtle. The stunning orange, red/orange and yellow markings on this beauty are what give the Painted Turtle it's name. If you see a Painted Turtle on the road it might almost look like a pothole, their smooth flat shell, or carapace, can be very dark coloured, sometimes almost black.

Two subspecies of Painted Turtles live in Ontario, Western and Midland, the Midland Painted Turtle calls Manitoulin Island home. Recently reclassified from Not at Risk to Species of Special Concern, by Federal agencies, the Painted Turtle is currently considered Not at Risk by the Province of Ontario. The risks this species faces include habitat fragmentation and loss, as well as road mortality and nest predation.

If you see a Painted Turtle on or near a road, take a picture and let us know at [email protected]. If you are an iNaturalist user, don't forget to log all your turtle observations. Please don't share the exact location of turtles on social media, this helps to protect them and their habitat.

12/05/2024

Meet the Snapping Turtle. Truly the dinosaur of the turtles, the Snapping Turtle grows from the size of a loonie to as big as a car floor mat. Due to a smaller than average bottom shell, or plastron, the Snapping Turtle can't bring it's head into it's shell when alarmed so it developed it's characteristic SNAP! to scare away would-be attackers.

Snapping Turtles are classified as Special Concern in Ontario and Canada. The risks this species faces include habitat fragmentation and loss, as well as road mortality, nest predation and poaching.

If you see a Snapping Turtle on or near a road, take a picture and let us know at [email protected]. If you are an iNaturalist user, don't forget to log all your turtle observations. Please don't share the exact location of turtles on social media, this helps to protect them and their habitat.

12/05/2024

Join Friends of Manitoulin Turtles for a first of its kind evening discovering "Turtles of Ontario" with avid naturalist Don Scallen. Don will be joining us via Zoom from the other end of the Niagara Escarpment. The Zoom presentation will be facilitated by Manitoulin Nature Club - membership within the club is NOT required. See poster for event details.

Date: May 15, 2024
Time: 7:00 pm EST
Topic: Turtles of Ontario and the grave conservation issues they face
Cost: Free
Registration: [email protected]

Teacher, naturalist, and author, Don is a contributor to "In The Hills" magazine, notably his blog "Notes from the Wild", and Ontario Nature's award-winning magazine "ON Nature". His book, "Nature Where We Live" is a useful guide to experiencing all the natural world has to offer throughout the year.

Registration is required, please register early to avoid disappointment! If you can't make it, feel free to share this event with others who may be interested. While there is no cost for this event, Friends of Manitoulin Turtles graciously accepts donations.

We thank Manitoulin Nature Club for facilitating this event. For more information about MNC, visit Manitoulin Nature Club on Facebook or email [email protected].

We look forward to sharing this compelling presentation with you!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tvmBbWpzUgS83DCoNtg-JgjldS45tnbt/view?usp=drive_link

A Forests Ontario 50 Million Tree Plant
12/05/2024

A Forests Ontario 50 Million Tree Plant

Forests Ontario subsidized tree plant spring 2024 - a windbreak of +60cm cedar and container white and red pine
12/05/2024

Forests Ontario subsidized tree plant spring 2024 - a windbreak of +60cm cedar and container white and red pine

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