Escarpment Celebration Day 2006

The Escarpment Celebration Day was held on July 15 2006 from 10am to 4pm at the Grey Sauble Conservation Authority office in the Inglis Falls Conservation Area, near Owen Sound. It was sunny and hot day. The day included nature hikes, informative talks, educational displays, children crafts and cake cutting.

Many thanks to our partners - Grey Sauble Conservation Authority, the City of Owen Sound - Escarpment Center Ontario and the Nature League. Special thanks to Chris Hachey for all his work in making this event a success.

One of our event partners, Escarpment Centre Ontario.	Jesse Patterson enlightened and entertained everyone with his talk on the Northern Flying Squirrel.

No celebration is complete without cake.
Here is ours, decorated with an escarpment photo taken by Walter Crowe.

Cake Cutting

L to R: Carole Hill, Nature League; Mark Frawley, Niagara Escarpment Commission; Deborah Haswell, Councillor & Niagara Escarpment Commission, Grey County; Diane Breukelman, Escarpment Centre Ontario; Dick Hibma, Grey Sauble Conservation Authority; Ruth Lovell, Mayor, City of Owen Sound; Jean Hilborn, CONE.

There was time for a picnic lunch followed by a piece of cake in the sunshine.	Dr. Doug Larsen enthralled the hikers with his ecology lesson in the woods.
Overview of the Arboretum by the display board.	Peter Smith, Arboretum Alliance lead the tour through the Arboretum.