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**The
Nature Moncton November meeting will be taking place tomorrow night, Tuesday,
November 21, at 7:00 PM at the Mapleton Rotary Lodge with an in-person speaker. It will be available virtually as well. All details below:
NATURE MONCTON NOVEMBER MEETING
Tues. Nov. 21st at 7:00 PM, Rotary Lodge
Mapleton Park
Presenter:
Sharon Wolthers
Subject: Wild
Edibles
Sharon Wolthers, also known as “The Curious
Wildcrafter” is curious and passionate about what wild plants are good to
eat. In this presentation, she will give
you tips on what you need to know if you go foraging for wild edibles, what
resources are available to you, and what tools you should have to gather plant
edibles from the wild.
Don’t miss this presentation, which is sure to be
useful and enlightening.
This will be an in-person presentation, but those who
wish to join in on Zoom can do so at the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82626100763?pwd=ajlnWWF6cEpWMnNJU3M5WUJyazU3UT09
All are welcome, Nature Moncton Member or not.
**The
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid was found in southwestern Nova Scotia in 2017 and is
spreading and is suspected to potentially be able to wipe out 90% of Eastern
hemlocks in that province if left unchecked. I don’t think this insect has been
recognized in New Brunswick as yet, but chances are.
A
group of us who traveled to Kejimkujik National Park this summer saw it firsthand.
Brian
Stone shares a link to an interesting news article he came across that discusses the
introduction of a beetle to control Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
**Winterberry
Holly is sporting an abundant crop of red berries this season and can be
easily spotted now the leaves have fallen. This berry may not be as popular as
Mountain Ash with bird connoisseurs but it clings to the vine better all winter
and will all be harvested before spring arrives.
It likes to
grow in wet areas. Nelson Poirier photographed a patch waiting for bird patrons
to arrive to spread its seed.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
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