Nature Moncton Nature News: August 19 2024

NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS

August 19, 2024

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**The write-up on this Wednesday evening Nature Moncton nature walk appears at the end of this edition and upfront Tuesday and Wednesday morning.

**Leigh Eaton visited the Roosevelt cottage on Campobello Island Sunday and was surprised to note the number of Monarch butterfly caterpillars in a milkweed garden beside the cottage.

Another visitor counted 29 caterpillars in the small garden. Looks like a great year for the Monarch butterflies on Campobello Island.

**Lynn and Fred Dube maintain a well-kept small fishpond in their Lower Coverdale Garden. A Green Frog has taken up residence and is finding the accommodations very much to its liking.

**Lisa Morris had what appears to be a Crab Spider hitch a ride on Swiss Chard when she harvested it, but she didn’t see the spider until washing the produce and almost drowned it by mistake. Lisa took it outside. Recovery from its adventure was prompt. It walked around the work table, then did a ‘headstand’ for a few seconds before moving on to continue its daily mission.

Lisa is also noticing the Spreading Dogbane in her yard is showing full bloom as well as its long seedpods at the same time.

This plant gives off a very pleasant aroma when blooming and is very attractive to pollinators.

** AUGUST 21^th WEDNESDAY EVENING WALK

Start time: 6:00 pm

Come join us for a guided walk along the Medicine Hiking Trail at Amlamgog (Fort Folly) First Nation. Our guide, Nicole from Fort Folly, will introduce us to the flora and will relay stories along the way to aid in our interpretation at each point of interest. If you have ever wondered which plants can be medically beneficial, this is the walk to go on!

“This is a 2.5 km well-groomed trail, family-friendly and an easy walk through the woods. It features English, French and Mi’kmaw interpretative panels that showcase medicinal plants and their traditional uses.

Parking is located at 88 Bernard Trail with signage visible at back left corner of the parking lot. Be mindful there are a couple of road crossings.” (https://www.station8nb.ca/fort-folly-medicine-trail)

Directions: Bernard Trail is off of Route 106, which connects Dieppe – Memramcook – Dorchester – Sackville. Once on Bernard Trail the buildings are not numbered, so drive past the Health Centre, past the barricade, and look for the tipi on the left and turn in the parking lot there to park.

If using Highway #2 From Moncton, take exit #482. Turn right onto Renaissance Road, which turns into Royal Rd/NB-106 E (signs for NB-925/Dorchester). From the Memramcook Home Hardware, drive approx. 15 km (about 15 minutes).

This is in the woods, so bug spray and protective clothing are recommended. Don’t forget to wear your name tag too!

All are welcome, Nature Moncton members or not.