Leader: Allan Goddard, B.Sc., ODH
Date: Saturday, March 25, 2017 *THIS IS THE NEW DATE
Wander the Fortune Family Farm with Allan Goddard. Learn how maple syrup gets from the roots of the tree to your breakfast pancakes. Experience a day in the woods in early spring. Activities include bird identification, examination of early insects, tree identification, and animal track identification. Go into the sugar house to see the process of boiling down the sap to the sweet syrup we all love. Enjoy that yearly tradition of taffy on the snow. If we are lucky they will be making maple fudge. Lunch will be around the fire.
Child and Grandchild Friendly: It’s March Break. Bring the kids and grandkids.
Departure: meet at 9:30 am. for departure at 10 am from Almonte Civitan parking lot, or meet at Fortune Farms at 10:10 am.
Returning: from Fortune’s Farm:1:30 pm.
Car-pooling: Highly recommended. Meet at the Almonte Civitan parking lot (Wolf Grove Road). This is important as the parking lot at the sugar bush fills quickly and parking spreads to a busy road.
Level of difficulty: easy, snow-packed main walkways. We will walk the trails if they are hard-packed and in stable, walking condition.
Bring:Â binoculars, field guides, layered clothing, waterproof footwear, sunglasses, sun protection, lunch and water.
Facilities: There is a store where you can buy freshly produced maple syrup.
Cost: There is no cost for this event and no entrance or parking fees apply.
Registration: You must pre-register for this event. To register, please email Gretta Bradley at glbradley@icloud dot com and provide the following information:
1. Names of participants and
2. Where you intend to meet the group (Almonte Civitan parking lot or at Fortune Farms).
Please dress appropriately. Should cancellation be necessary, registrants will be contacted by email by 8 am. If in doubt, please call 613-256-4202 before 8:30 am the day of the outing to confirm.
