High Lonesome Nature Reserve is located not far from Pakenham. The reserve has rich biodiversity and is interesting for visits in the different seasons of the year.
This is a guided nature tour to explore Forêt-la-Blanche Ecological Reserve, located in southern Quebec not far from Gatineau. This area is known for its rich diversity of undisturbed trees, amphibians, reptiles, birds, insects, many interesting plants, and mushrooms.
This is travel for people who like hiking and nature exploration. First, we'll visit the Eagle Nest area to see the environment from a peak. Later, we'll visit several areas around that to see plants, flowers, fungi, and mushrooms in the forests around.
This is a guided tour for those who want to know more about mushrooms in Ottawa Valley. The middle of July is a time when the first summer edible mushrooms appear in forests. We hope to see several species of chanterelles and we'll try to learn how to identify edible and poisonous species of mushrooms.
Early August is a time when the first bird migrants start to move to the south: ruby-throated hummingbirds are among those migrants. This is also a time when you can observe some tiny amphibians (spring peepers and grey tree-frog) hunting insects from tall perennial plants... If you are interested to see the changes in nature after bird breeding season, join our guided tour to High Lonesome Nature Reserve, located near Pakenham in Ottawa Valley.
This guided tour is for those who like to explore new places. We'll meet in the center of Ottawa near Dow's Lake at 8:30 am and we'll go together to the Gatineau area from there. In Gatineau, we'll visit several areas near Val-des-Bois, including the area adjacent to several lakes and a small waterfall.
We organize a guided tour to Mud Lake in Ottawa for observation of migratory birds. This place (a part of Britannia Conservation Area) is a real paradise for birds and birdwatchers. So, we invite birdwatchers and other naturalists to explore bird diversity during the start of autumn bird migration.
During our guided hike for mushroom identification, we'll learn about various kinds of mushrooms and fungi that can be found in forests not far from Ottawa. We'll learn about the main rules for mushroom picking up and about some identification tips.
This is a trip for nature and mushroom lovers. We will visit the Marlborough Forest, located not far from Ottawa. This place is known as homeland for several species from Suillus genus. We'll learn how to identify the different species of Suillus and other Boletes. During our guided hike, we'll learn also about other various kinds of mushrooms and fungi.
This is a trip for mushroom lovers. We will visit several places at the crown land in Quebec to explore suitable areas for mushroom harvesting. During our guided hike, we'll learn about various kinds of mushrooms and fungi.
This is a guided hike to learn more about fall mushrooms. We'll find out how to differentiate edible honey mushrooms from several other similar species, some of which can be poisonous. We'll also know about mushrooms associated with mycorrhiza of honey mushrooms such as Aborted Entoloma or shrimps of the woods.
This is a guided tour for those who are interested to know more about fall mushrooms and nature in Ottawa Valley. We plan to go to the Mayo area, Quebec. We'll visit the area, which is known as good for mushroom harvest, including many various species. At this time, we expect to find a diversity of Oyster Mushrooms, some boletes, perhaps, some honey mushrooms, some milk caps, and russula species.
