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Donations graciously received to support our yearly bursary for a Greater Fort Erie Secondary School Student

 

Upcoming Events

Meetings:

May In-Person Meeting – Monday May 11 at 7 pm. 

Speaker: Amy Proulx. We are pleased to welcome Amy Proulx to speak about “Discovering Mushrooms”

Outings:

Tree Planting – Wednesday April 22 (Earth Day) – 9:00 to 12:00 noon 

The  Bert Miller Nature Club will be working with the Town of Fort Erie for a tree planting program at a new park located at 3285 Thunder Bay Road, Ridgeway. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email us at bertmillernatureclub@gmail.com. Thank you! There is very limited parking so we will be carpooling. Dress for the weather, rain or shine. Bring a refillable water bottle. Wear closed toe shoes, training will be provided, shovels will be provided.

 

Walk at Marcy’s Woods Nature Reserve – Saturday April 25 at 10 am

Everyone welcome. Please park at the bottom of Holloway Bay Road, on the Fort Erie side. Dress for the weather and ticks. If you are not a member you will need to sign a waiver.

 

 

 

NOTE: All in-person meetings are held at the Stevensville Conservation Area (2555 Ott Road) unless noted otherwise 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Meetings and Activities

Download 2025-2026 Program (September to June)

Check out our program to see what speakers and events we have lined up for this year.

Read The Program

The Rambler Newsletter

Our bi annual news letter informing you of the latest Bert Miller news.

Read The Rambler

BMNC Recognized!

The Bert Miller Nature Club received this award from the Municipal Council of the Town of Fort Erie on behalf of the residents to recognize and express appreciation for the efforts to the redevelopment of Bay Beach!

 

Projects

Grass Pickerel

Grass Pickerel

This smaller species of pickerel lives in several creeks in Fort Erie, including a section of Beaver Creek where the Town of Fort Erie would like to increase the rate of flow.

Fowlers Toads

Fowlers Toads

Under the leadership of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and McGill University, we have been contributing volunteer hours to the Fowlers Toad Recovery Project for many years.

The Shagbark Nature Park

Shagbark Nature Park

The Shagbark Nature Park initiative is a project our club maintains year round. It involves the rehabilitation of a Town-owned municipal nature area. The long term vision is to preserve the existing Maple/Beech forest and rehabilitate surrounding lands to increase the extent and diversity of the woodlot.

Shagbark Nature Park

The Shagbark Nature Park initiative is one that the Bert Miller Nature Club is currently working on. It involves the rehabilitation of a Town-owned municipal nature area.

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