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About the event leader
Leanne Gauthier-Helmer is a photographer, naturalist and environmental educator who focuses on experiential learning to help people appreciate the fascinating history of the natural world around us. When Leanne is not teaching with the creative crew from Fanshawe College’s Adventure Expedition program, she can be found on a guided hike, putting on a workshop or even instructing from a kayak.
About Shirley & George Pond Nature Reserve
Habitats: Meadow, Wetland, Early Successional Forest, and Carolinian Forest.
Dedicated in 2014 in honour of Shirley & George Pond for their contributions to regional conservation, this nature reserve protects a diverse landscape of forests, meadows, and the east branch of Forestville Creek, just north of the Turkey Point Marsh.
Ongoing ecological restoration efforts aim to enhance wildlife habitat, strengthen natural linkages, and improve water quality throughout the watershed into Turkey Point Marsh and Long Point Bay on Lake Erie.