Public Event

Although July 7th, 2010 was one of the hottest days of the year so far we had a great turn out at our third Frog Walk. It also seemed to be too hot for the mosquitoes, which was a nice relief. The walk started right on time at 6:30pm, and lasted until about 7:30.

At the first pond we were lucky to see many juvenile green frogs along the shoreline. They were all about 1-2 inches long. We heard bullfrogs as well.

We noticed a bit of garbage at the end of the trail leading out of the park on the western side of the property.

The first summer frog walk at Hyla Park for 2010 was a hit! Many people had either heard about our walks from Don Vail’s interview earlier in the day on CBC radio, or by seeing one of our posters around town. Because of the small group our walk was very informal, be we were lucky enough to have Jessica Orlofske along (an entomologist) and Chris Tyrrell (a botanist). They both provided much exciting and interesting information about the plants and animals we saw along the way. One boy was always very eager to find new things to ask them about.

On Saturday, May 8th, the Nature Trust of New Brunswick held an event to introduce our new neighbours, community groups, and local community leaders to out Boars Head Property. We had a wonderful turn out including Trevor Holder (our local MLA), Patty Higgins (Saint John City Councilor), two Scout Leaders from the Portland United Scout Group, Anne Bardou (Manager of National Historic Sites) and many others.