27th Trenton Woodlot Conference

Adapting to a changing climate

Friday, November 25,  8 am – 4 pm at Batawa Community Centre, 81 Plant Street, Batawa. Hosted by the Hastings Stewardship Council.
In fall 2016, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, Dr. Dianne Saxe, will release her first Greenhouse Gas Progress Report as Commissioner. Come to the Trenton Woodlot Conference and hear her talk about Ontario government progress reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and adapting the province to a new climate. Dr. Dianne Saxe, the keynote speaker at the conference, is a highly respected environmental lawyer. She is now a watchdog over Ontario’s environmental, energy and climate performance, and guardian of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (EBR).

The other morning speakers are Registered Professional Foresters, Barb Boysen on “Shooting at a moving target”and Steve D’Eon on “Managing your forest in a changing climate.”

Indoor and outdoor afternoon events include prairies and savannahs of the Lower Trent, tree identification, plant propagation, the Trent Watershed, native plants in the woods, and succession from field to forest.

For  more information:  info@hastingsstewardship.ca / or 613-391 9034

Register online: www.hastingsstewardship.ca

Admission $35 includes hot lunch

Feature Presentation:

Ontario Environmental Commissioner Dr. Dianne Saxe

Facing Climate Change: The Environmental Commissioner’s 2016 Greenhouse Gas Progress Report