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Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on March 6, 2024 at the Delhi German Home.  Doors open at 6pm for you to view the many booths displaying lots of ideas on woodlot management and chat with people tending the displays.  The formal part of the meeting starts at 7pm and concludes at 9pm with the chainsaw draw.

Guest  Speaker ,  Madison Struba. She will inform us about dealing with local invasive species. She  is a Program Development Coordinator at the Windsor Invasive Species Centre. There she focuses on training and outreach, particularly on forest and agricultural pests. She graduated from the University of Windsor with an MSc in Biology and an Honours BSc in Behaviour, Cognition, and Neuroscience.

Second Speaker, Adam Biddle, Norfolk Supervisor Forestry Parks with an update on Norfolk forests. Be sure to attend and listen to the latest info on what to do when these unwanted critters show up in your woodlot

Once again there will be many Door prizes (for paid members) , including a Chainsaw, provided by our generous  sponsors , and encourage our members to support them when possible

 

 

We WILL once again be having our  in-person AGM ( after a couple years of conducting via Zoom ) at the Delhi German Home.

Doors open 6:oo PM for members to view displays and information by our sponsors and vendors,
Formal meeting starts at 7:00 PM
Glenn Prevost – from the OWA will be our guest speaker
Members and Guests welcome

lots of door prizes to be won

 

 

As our members now know we cannot have our normal in-Person AGM meeting. Instead the business portion of the NWOA AGM will be conducted virtually, and by mail in ballot from our membership.   The Board  will meet to conduct the AGM virtually on March 29th.

Early Bird Draws – be will still be having a draw for Early membership renewals and also return of the voting proxy forms.  Good LUCK!

 

Annual General Meeting  – March 4 , 2020

All members and visitors welcome, doors opens at 5:30 pm for viewing of displays,  mingle with other Woodlot owners , meet vendors etc :
General  Meeting   7:00 – 9:00 pm

Lots of Door Prizes for paid Members
And a special draw for Members who Renewal Early – by February 28th

Our guest speaker, Dr. Christian (Chris) MacQuarrie is a researcher with the Natural Resources Canada’s Canadian Forest Service based in Sault Ste. Marie. He has been a member of the Pest Ecology and Management team since 2010. His research interests include integrated pest management of native and introduced forest insects, biological control, insect population dynamics and insect ecology and behaviour

 

Annual General Meeting – March 2 2016

Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Delhi German Home
Meeting Convened at 7:00 pm
Approximately 175 people were in attendance.

 

Angelle van Kleef opened the meeting, welcoming attendees to the 17th Annual General Meeting of the Norfolk Woodlot Owners. She recognized existing members, new members and associate members.

She then recognized current volunteer Board of Directors as well as Directors at Large
She thanked advisors who provide advice & assistance to the Board of Directors on an ongoing basis.
She acknowledged that Toby Barrett had planned to attend the Meeting but was unable. He sent regrets.
She recognized those County Councillors who were present.
She thanked those who set up the meeting hall and organized all of the necessary arrangements to make a successful meeting.
She thanked the vendors and special interest groups who had tables and booths explaining their focus.

 

Steve Scheers, County Superintendent of Forests, advised that replacements for the Flowering Dogwood trees that failed to develop would be announced in the next NWOA newsletter. He also noted that the County is partnering with other nurseries to find other types of native trees for planting. He noted that weather has affected forest health in winter of 2013. He encouraged landowners to continue to plant native trees. He also asked members to ensure they report evidence of invasive pests and any other threats to their forests.

Steve offered congratulations to LPRCA in their achieving SCOR certification. He suggested there is good news in resurging prices in forest products. He also reported that Scotts Canada continues to be interested in local forest products. Price is the competitive issue and will continue to be an issue.

Steve noted that Townsend Lumber is also now certified, as of the date of this meeting.

He asked for help with newsletter article ideas as well as hosting workshops that members would be interested in attending.

 

Eric Ferguson presented the financial report for the year. The Opening Balance for 2013 was $10,415.36. Membership dues paid in 2013 were $5,948.00. Expenses for the year were $6,036.84. Year End Balance is $10,326.52. Mike Kunkel moved to accept the Treasurer’s Report. Dolf Wynia seconded the motion. The motion was carried.

 

George Demaiter announced that the Board is presently fully complemented but would entertain further volunteers. Rick Lambert stepped up to be a new board member.

 

Mr Sayers’ presentation covered the existence and propagation of badgers in SW ON. He and his wife have been studying badger populations for several years in the local area. He described how burrows are dug, along ravines and gullies as well as scattered throughout forest and field edges. Burrows tend to have multiple tenants – foxes, skunks and groundhogs. He noted there could easily be several thousand burrows in Norfolk County. County geology accommodates badgers. Forest cover and farm field size also contributes to propagation. The small population in this area may be at risk, over time, as no new species have been identified moving into the area. He recommends that landowners preserve hedgerows and fence-lines where possible. He also suggested that natural habitats such as ponds, fields, pits, etc. be maintained, in order to accommodate Badger populations. He also suggested converting marginal farmland to natural cover using the ALUS model. He provided a website that members may be interested in visiting: www.ontariobadgers.org.

BREAK

 

Mr Dyson is involved in a research project in the Norfolk County called the Wood Duck Project. The project focuses on waterfowl and wetland research. It is supported by Long Point Waterfowl. The project is also used to teach undergraduate students at The University of Western Ontario and Fanshawe College. The researchers provide advice to landowners on waterfowl. They study the habitat of wood ducks to determine best approaches to ensuring continued propagation of the species. The researchers have introduced nest boxes to support species survival. The research is also supported by private and public groups and organizations. The Big Creek corridor is focus of study. The nest boxes also provide habitat opportunities for other species, since not all of the current 300 boxes are consistently used by Wood Ducks.

 

Mr Milton addressed the MNR and Forestry issues. He stated that the motto of OPFA is “Minding our Forests and Managing their Use”. OPFA have communicated disappointment about the reduction in the number of foresters in Ontario. Foresters practice professional forestry. Foresters are regulated by OPFA.

County Mayor Dennis Travale recognized the continuing effort of NWOA members. He also noted that the Minister of Natural Resources was not aware of the MNR loss of Foresters in the County until very recently. There is an understanding that the Minister will be addressing this issue.

 

Angelle van Kleef thanked those who donated many gifts as door prize draws and gifts to members who renewed their membership early.

Closing remarks – Angelle van Kleef
Meeting adjourned at 9:20

 

Below are some pictures from our AGM and other meetings