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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2015-10-29, Page 27A new program aims to track and report on changes in local forest conditions and species diversity in the long term. Ausable Bayfield Conservation staff members have created a one-hectare forest plot at Bannockburn Conservation Area as part of the Go Global program. The conservation authority invites local volunteers to be part of this work to measure locally and report globally. “By measuring what is changing in our forests and calculating the rate of change, we can begin to understand more about climate change and forest pests,” said Hope Brock, Healthy Watersheds Technician with Ausable Bayfield Conservation. “This will help us to understand climate change impacts on local biodiversity. This monitoring will also allow us to make the best possible decisions to protect the future of our local forests.” Staff members marked out a one- hectare plot of trees early in 2015. They divided the plot into 25 smaller areas called quadrats. Each quadrat is 20 metres by 20 metres in size. Staff members have a goal to find and train volunteers to do this job as citizen scientists. For each quadrat, these volunteer citizen scientists will identify tree species. The volunteers will then work together to measure the trees’ diameter, height, crown width, and health for any tree greater than four centimetres in diameter. These measurements will form a benchmark or baseline. When later measurements are taken, staff and volunteers can compare the new figures with the original measurements. Staff members and citizen scientists are to set up a Go Global monitoring quadrat at the Bannockburn Fall Hike on Sunday, Oct. 4. Those who attend the fall hike have a chance to learn about the new Go Global program. Volunteers are to demonstrate how to measure trees. Event hosts invite people to try to measure the trees as well. The Association for Canadian Educational Resources (ACER) has a network of one-hectare forest plots called Go Global. Ausable Bayfield Conservation is working with local volunteers as a community partner on this program. The plots are to help show how effective local monitoring and reporting can be to find changes in forest diversity over the long term. For more information visit: www.acer- acre.ca/programs/go-global Brock encourages community groups and organizations to take part in the Go Global program. Tree measuring works best with at least three people, she said. Groups, clubs, schools, or places of worship may even want to ‘adopt’ a quadrat. Those groups that adopt one or more quadrats would be responsible for measurement of these areas over the long term. If you are interested in helping to collect tree data at Bannockburn, please contact Hope Brock at Ausable Bayfield Conservation at 519-235-2610 or toll-free 1-888-286-2610 or hbrock@abca.on.ca. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2015. PAGE 27. Total receipts for Brussels Livestock for the week ending Oct. 23 were 2,458 cattle and 205 lambs and goats. On Tuesday fed steers and heifers sold on a strong active trade at steady prices. Choice steers and heifers sold $159 to $163 with sales to $167. Second cut sold $155 to $159. Cows sold on an active trade at prices $2 to $3 higher. On Thursday beef calves sold on a steady market while holstein calves sold under pressure. Lambs sold barely steady while sheep and goats sold steady. On Friday calves and yearlings sold on a strong active trade at prices $3 to $5 higher. Andrew Black of Proton Station, consigned 12 steers that averaged 1,531 lbs and sold for an average price of $163.41. Four black steers averaged 1,581 lbs. and sold to Ryding Regency for an average price of $166.75. Wayne Beirnes of Listowel, consigned three steers that averaged 1,253 lbs. and sold for an average price of $158.87. Two black steers averaged 1,325 lbs. and sold to Willard Martin for an average price of $163. Brian Reid of Ripley, consigned seven cattle that averaged 1,529 lbs. and sold for an average price of $157.66. One black heifer weighed 1,570 lbs. and sold to Delmar Sproul for $160. Lloyd Reid of Palmerston, consigned four heifers that averaged 1,409 lbs. and sold for an average price of $154.74. One black heifer weighed 1,495 lbs. and sold to Clark Bros. Livestock for $159. There were 238 cows on offer. Export types sold $90 to $101 with sales to $105; beef, $91 to $111 with sales to $121; D1 and D2, $90 to $96; D3, $83 to $92; D4, $72 to $83. Dennis and Doug Johnston of Holyrood, consigned one limousin cow that weighed 1,425 lbs. ands old for $121. There were 11 bulls selling $95 to $144. Victor and Nancy Charlton of Englehart, consigned one red bull that weighed 1,910 lbs. and sold for $144. There were 145 head of veal on offer. Beef sold $175 to $230 with sales to $268; good holsteins, $150 to $160 with sales to $168; plain holsteins, $110 to $130; heavy holsteins, $145 to $155; medium holsteins, $130 to $140. Joni J. Shetler of Lucknow, consigned two calves that averaged 765 lbs. and sold for an average price of $225. One blue heifer weighed 735 lbs. and sold for $268. Ervin W. Shantz of Wallenstein, consigned nine calves that averaged 934 lbs. and sold for an average price of $204.94. Two steers averaged 890 lbs. and sold for an average price of $240. John Martin of Lucknow, consigned five calves that averaged 763 lbs. and sold for an average price of $169.56. One rwf heifer weighed 855 lbs. and sold for $234. Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs. sold $248 to $250; 65 - 79 lbs., $232 to $252; 80 - 94 lbs., $196 to $207; 94 to $110 lbs., $187 to $192 / lb. Sheep sold $90 to $125 / lb. Goats: kids sold $150 to $250; nannies, $80 to $125; billies, $150 to $250 / lb. Top quality stocker steers 400 - 499 lbs., sold $310 to $377; 500 - 599 lbs., $301 to $327; 600 - 699 lbs., $266 to $290; 700 - 799 lbs., $252 to $272; 800 - 899 lbs., $248 to $258; 900 - 999 lbs., $241 to $248; 1,000 lbs. and over, $231 to $237. Top quality stocker heifers, 300 - 399 lbs., $340 to $350; 400 - 499 lbs., $289 to $317; 500 - 599 lbs., $251 to $301; 600 - 699 lbs., $246 to $271; 700 - 799 lbs., $216 to $231; 800 - 899 lbs., $222 to $234; 900 lbs. and over, $219 to $235. Murray Shiell of Wingham, consigned 96 steers that averaged 1,012 lbs. and sold for an average price of $240. Stewart Farms of Douglas, consigned 75 cattle, 37 heifers averaged 882 lbs. and sold for an average price of $230.75. 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