“As a species, we are most animated when our days and nights on Earth are touched by the natural world.”
Calling all nature enthusiasts! Join us for the 10th Annual Spring Land Art BioBlitz. This FREE, family-friendly, rain or shine event aims to celebrate the beauty and diversity of the natural world.
This annual event is a great way to reconnect with the land and for community scientists of all ages to learn how to use tools like iNaturalist to record species observations while generating valuable data to help protect, restore, and conserve our local environment.
Land Art and Nature Play activities will be running outside the main lodge all day long. These activities are open to all and whether you drop by for a short visit or participate in every offering, you can expect a day filled with creative, inspiring, and inclusive land-based learning!
Wintergreen Studio's 200 acre trail network will be open to the public with Self-Guided Hikes and independent art-making opportunities offered concurrently alongside the day’s facilitated offerings. Explore and connect with each other and the land on your own, or with our amazing group of workshop facilitators, artists, and naturalists!
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Join us for the opening ceremony to kick off the 10th Annual Land Art BioBlitz! After a warm welcome introducing you to the land, to the living beings that call it home, and to Wintergreen Studios, we’ll get moving and shaking with a drumming session lead by Yessica Rivera Belsham.
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You don't need to go far in the forest to find forageable foods! Join this walk led by Sheila Nemcsok to learn how to safely, sustainably, and ethically identify and use a variety of herbs, greens, and roots from nature.
This workshop is intended to spark participants curiosity about foraging, enabling those new to the practice to get out on their own and gather natures bounty!
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Join us down at the Duck Pond as our BioBlitz turns its attention to all things aquatic with Wintergreen’s Program Director, Luke Howie.
Expect to dip, identify, repeat to your hearts content! Chest waders and nets provided! No prior experience necessary.
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Log crawling! Whether it's a fallen branch or a whole tree trunk, explore the ecosystems of decayed woody debris on the forest floor and how it contributes to ecology. Together we'll learn not only about how logs are a host to an amazing array of flora and fauna but also how they become communication routes, communities of fungi, soil builders, sequestering carbon and nurse logs, nursing new life!
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Some of the key aspects of building in harmony with the earth including siting a building, employing sustainable materials, and making use of solar power. Learn how straw bales serve to insulate a building and how placement of windows and overhangs can help heat a building in the winter and cool it in the heat of summer.
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Engage in a walking meditation as you let the labyrinth guide your journey to the centre and back out again. Discover how walking the labyrinth can serve as a metaphor for relationships and life experiences.
4:00 PM–4:30 PM Closing Ceremony
REGISTRATION
No pre-registration required. However, if you’d like a reminder email prior to the event, you may register below.
RESOURCES
discover the natural world with outdoor activities
awaken your creativity with land art activities
log species observations using iNaturalist
engage with Indigenous land-based learning
explore curated classrooms which contain curriculum activities for educators
savour the taste of foraged plants by following the Wild Edibles video series
revisit past Land Art BioBlitz live stream sessions
TESTIMONIALS
SUPPORTERS & PARTNERS
This event wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of a number of amazing organizations. Below are the Land Art BioBlitz supporters and partners for the PAST DECADE! We are especially grateful for the ongoing support from TD Friends of the Environment.
This year’s Land Art BioBlitz is made possible, once again, by TD Friends of the Environment as well as our newest funder, S.M. Blair Family Foundation.
We are thrilled to have Ollin.ca back with us once again, as well as the Wild Foragers Society and Reptile and Amphibian Advocacy.
Please show them some love!
