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Inside this issue:
- Celebrate Spring at the Spring Plant Sale & EcoMarket
- Call for BioBlitz volunteers.
- Deadline approaches on Ages Foundation scholarship and bursary applications
- Spaces still available for our Summer ECO Camps
- Moyer's Landing clean up this Sunday, courtesy rEYN.
- Help us clean up Blair Flats!
- Yoga in the Garden happening on May 8.
- Register now for upcoming rare events.
- Support the Cambridge Mill Race and support rare.
- Biweekly Poll: On eclipse planning and pollinator gardens
Photo by Jenna Quinn
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Celebrate Spring at our Plant Sale & EcoMarket! | |
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Just one month remains until our Spring Plant Sale & EcoMarket, taking place on Saturday, May 11 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m at rare's ECO Centre (768 Blair Road in Cambridge).
Come shop for thousands of herb, vegetable and native flower plants inside the Slit Barn. Choose from a diverse array of seedlings including hot peppers, sweet peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, squash and more. Browse unique wares from local vendors and meet local grassroots social and environmental organizations under the all-weather tent of our EcoMarket! Enjoy food and music as you shop!
We look forward to you joining us in this celebration of Spring!
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Volunteers needed for July 14th BioBlitz! | |
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We are looking for outdoor adventurers and expert taxonomists to help lead rare’s upcoming BioBlitz on July 14! Volunteers will be leading hikes and helping participants identify species of plants, animals, and fungi living in Ancient Woods.
BioBlitz volunteers will need to commit between 5 to 15 hours of work, including orientation (July 8 or 10) and on the event day (July 14). By signing up, you will have the opportunity to continue supporting databasing activities following the BioBlitz.
Click here to apply to be a BioBlitz volunteer. We will review all applications through the month of June and contacting applications to review their application and discuss logistics.
Photo by Samuel Davison
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Ages Foundation Scholarship and Bursaries Application Approaching | |
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Graduate students looking to conduct research at rare have until midnight on Tuesday, April 30. 2024, to apply for scholarships or bursaries to cover expenses for the coming year. Thanks to the Ages Foundation, $15,00 is distributed annually, including one $5,000 award, one $5,000 award for BIPoC students, and up to five $1,000 bursaries.
For more information, follow this link, or contact research@raresites.org.
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Spaces Still Available For Summer ECO Camps! | |
Looking for a meaningful outdoor summer camp experience for your children? Why not spark a sense of wonder in nature by enrolling them in our Summer ECO Camps. Kids aged 6-12 will explore unique habitats across a natural landscape, learn from guests, visit Springbank Gardens, partake in environmental art and nature-based crafts and create a journal of their time at rare.
Camps run weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. through July and August, with a special Teen Camp running on the week of August 6-9. General registration costs just $250 per week ($200 for short weeks and the teen camp) with extended care available an hour before and after camp for $25/week for either the morning or afternoon sessions or $50/week for both.
Interested in seeing what adventures await at rare Summer ECO Camp? Check out CTV Kitchener’s coverage of our camp here and here. You can also see what Summer ECO Camp is like on our Instagram page highlights here.
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rEYN Community Cleanup at Moyer's Landing this Sunday! | |
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The youths of rEYN are cleaning up Moyer's Landing this Sunday, and the whole community is invited to come out.
The cleanup takes place on Sunday, April 7 from noon to 2:00 p.m. at 780 Fountain Street South. No need to register, just show up! Dress for the weather and bring work gloves if you have them.
We look forward to seeing you there, and coffee and timbits will be supplied!
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Help Us Clean up Blair Flats for Earth Day! | |
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On Sunday, April 21, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., we will be gathering at Lamb's Inn (1679 Blair Road) to head down to clean up Blair Flats. Help us mark Earth Week by picking up garbage and other debris along the Grand River shoreline, creating a cleaner environment for all!
Volunteers are asked to dress for the weather, wear closed-toe shoes, and bring your work gloves, but we will supply the garbage bags. We look forward to everyone keeping our community clean and garbage out of the river.
This event is FREE! But please register and help us make the world a better and cleaner place!
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Yoga in the Garden Returns May 8! | |
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Yoga in the Garden returns on Wednesday, May 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. All participants at this session will receive a packet of the One Seed One Community seed of the year!
We'll meet in the parking lot at Springbank Farm at 681 Blair Road and proceed to the picnic pavilion overlooking the gardens. Admission is free with a donation of food to the Cambridge Food Bank, but be sure to register your attendance below. Also be sure to bring your own yoga mat and dress for the weather.
This time, in case of rain, we'll be meeting at Lamb's Inn at 1679 Blair Road, but hopefully we will stretch under sunny skies and to the sounds of happy birds on May 8!
Photo by Taryn Jarvis
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Register Now for Coming rare Events! | |
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These events are FREE, but require registration. We look forward to seeing you here at rare!
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Join the Cambridge Mill Race and Support rare!
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Congratulations to the Cambridge Mill Race for signing over 130 registrants, and raising over $750 so far towards rare as part of their charity race. There is still time to register by yourself or as a family to get outdoors on Sunday, June 9, starting at 10 a.m. Kids can take part in the 1K Chipmunk Race starting at 10, while the 8K main race starts at 10:30. People should start gathering at the starting line at Cambridge's Riverbluffs Park at 9:30 a.m. Participants are treated to complimentary coffee from the Grand Café, post-race massages from Park Massage Therapy, and a catered lunch.
If you can't make the race, consider donating towards the fundraising efforts of the various participants who have already signed up. Otherwise, we hope to see you on the Grand Trunk Trail on Sunday, June 9!
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Our Bi-Weekly Poll: Eclipse Planning and Pollinator Gardens | |
A lot of you are looking forward to the eclipse happening next Monday afternoon. Over half of you stated that you'd be observing the partial eclipse through special eclipse glasses right here in Waterloo Region. Another 16% were going to brave traffic down to Niagara Falls to view the total eclipse there (again, safely through eclipse glasses) while another 11% were attending eclipse-related events! However you choose to view the eclipse, we hope you will do it safely, and we all hope for clear skies on the day.
For our next question: will you be planting a pollinator garden this year?
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