NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
March 2 2025
Nature Moncton members as well as any
naturalist in New Brunswick or beyond are invited to share their photos
and descriptions of recent nature sightings to build a fresh (almost) daily
edition of Nature News
To respond by e-mail, please address your message to the
information line editor, nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com .
Please advise the editor at nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com
and proofreader Louise Nichols at Nicholsl@eastlink.ca if
any errors are noted in wording or photo labelling.
For more information on Nature Moncton, check the website
at www.naturemoncton.com.
Proofreading courtesy of Louise Nichols
**Still a good supply of bird feeders and bee nest boxes available. Contact nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com for in-town pick-up.
**Becky Gillcash photographed an ‘odd duck’ while on a
hike in Mapleton Park on Saturday. It is suspected to be a domestic origin duck, which was confirmed by Ron Arsenault
**David Cannon advises that it is required to announce
two weeks before our March 18th meeting that Nature Moncton intends to vote on
a change in the by-laws; therefore, David gives the notice below:
“Nature Moncton memberships currently all expire on
September 30th of each year. If someone joins now in March, their membership
expires this September. The bylaw change is to have all memberships expire one
full year after a member joins. That also means we don't have 150 memberships
all expire on one day but are spread out more evenly through the year. To make
this change, it is necessary to amend article 7.4 of our Constitution to read
as: "Membership dues, as set by the Board, are renewable on the
anniversary date of each membership.", instead of "at the
beginning of each fiscal year.".
This amendment will be voted on at the March 18th Nature
Moncton meeting. If it is passed, all new members who joined us since October
1, 2024, will get a full year of membership instead of less. If you have any
questions, David Cannon, Nature Moncton Treasurer, can be reached at david.cannon@rogers.com . We look
forward to the membership supporting this amendment on March 18th.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
