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**The
Nature Moncton activities committee is scheduling a Winter Tree ID event for
March 7. The announcement is being sent out early to allow participants to register promptly, as participation is limited to 20.
All
details below:
Winter
Tree ID on Snowshoes
❄️ Date: Saturday,
March 7, at 1 PM (poor-weather date: Sunday, March 8)
❄️ Location:
Centennial Park Rotary Lodge, 125 Rotary Lodge Lane, Moncton
❄️ Leaders: Nigel
McLaughlin and Logan Steeves, Fundy Biosphere
Join
us for a fun and gently paced winter outing as Nature Moncton tries something
new— snowshoeing! 🌲 This guided outing
will introduce participants to winter tree identification, with time to observe
and learn as we explore the woods together in Centennial Park. We’ll travel on
snowshoes if there’s snow, or on foot if not, making this a welcoming experience
for both beginners and the snowshoe-curious.
The
outing is open to ages 12+ and will take place Saturday, March 7, with March 8
as a poor-weather backup, from 1–2:30 pm. Snowshoe rentals are available from
Camp Centennial and are at participants’ own cost or you can bring your own.
After the 1-hour rental period, participants will take part in a short,
hands-on learning activity/knowledge check related to winter tree
identification. Information about a possible rental discount will be shared
once confirmed. Please dress for the weather.
Registration
is required, and participation is limited to 20 people. To register, email outandabout4nm@gmail.com
Following
the outing, those who wish may join us at Café Codiac for warm drinks and
snacks. This portion is entirely optional and at each participant’s own cost.
**Jane
and Ed LeBlanc took advantage of the beautiful sunny day on Saturday to drive
to the Tantramar marsh, just to get out of the house, and hoping to see
SOMETHING!! The tally was....one bald eagle, one rough-legged hawk, and one female
ring-necked pheasant. The catch of the day was a mink seen on the
road going back towards Sackville. Even though they had good looks at it, it
evaded a clean photo by staying in the brush at the side of the road.
**Bob
Blake maintains a record of daily weather statistics from his Second North
River yard to include morning low temperature, daily high-temperature, and
monthly precipitation.
Bob
submits a table comparing his records of January 2025 with those of January
2026.
Bob’s
records from this one location show that precipitation for the two months was
essentially the same, with a bit more snow in January 2026.
The
morning low temperatures suggest we had a cooler month in January 2025 than in
January 2026.
|
morning
temperatures |
daily
highs and rainfall |
morning
temperatures |
daily
highs and rainfall |
|
+7-1 day +5-2 +3-1 +1-1 0-1 -1-1 -3-2 -4-2 -5-1 -6-2 -7-2 -8-2 -10-1 -11-2 -14-3 -15-2 -16-2 -19-2 -23-1 -28-1 |
+6-1 +5-1 +4-2 +3-1 +2-1 +1-1 25 mms. rain 62 cms. snow |
+7-1 +5-1 +4-1 +3-1 +1-1 -1-2 -2-1 -3-2 -4-4 -6-2 -8-1 -9-1 -10-1 -14-3 -16-2 -17-3 -18-1 -20-1 -21-2 |
+10-1 +7-1 +5-1 +3-1 +2-4 +1-3 17 mms. rain 68 cms. snow |
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
