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Summer 2009 - Here we go!
Posted by Jeff Hathaway on July 7, 2009 at 8:30 PM
After several weeks of scheduling and training, this summer's round of Reptiles at Risk on the Road shows are finally underway! We will be making our way around southern Ontario this summer, which means that instead of one long trip we will be having shorter roadtrips broken up by time at home with programs nearby. So far we've only been doing local events, north around Georgian Bay and east along the Trent-Severn Waterway.
We did fit in a few school shows before everyone finished for the summer (and got a few more sets of surveys to add to our data - yay), but Canada day was really our first full day of travel as a team. We started out at the Midland Canada Day festivities and arrived at the same time as the parade - which unfortunately meant that we couldn't drive into the park where we were supposed to be. After some strategic driving around looking for another way in, we finally parked and carried our two boxes of animals between the three of us, train-style. This meant we were able to watch the parade as we walked though, and once we were in we had a good crowd for the program.
After this slight hiccup our day went quite well! We next made our way over to Parry Sound which also had a great turn out, and it made Brittany's day because she was able to get a nice new orange water bottle and pet a zebra (mammals are okay too)! We were also at Oaster Lake Provincial Park in the evening, where our group was small but enthusiastic, and made for a great end to the day.
Brittany, Eric and I are thrilled to be joining the project this summer, and are looking forward to hitting the road! This Thursday will be our first road trip, spending about three days on the Bruce Peninsula. Eric used to live in the area, and we are all looking forward to a chance for some visiting and exploring in between programs. Our later trips will include the Kingston area, Long Point, Chatham and Windsor. It's going to be busy, and it should be a fantastic summer!
Robin