Lakeshore Advance, 2013-05-29, Page 88 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Students learn about animals in local waters, thanks to grant
from Biodiversity Education and Awareness Network (BEAN)
1111 Hillside School
students to travel to
scenic Rock Glen
Conservation Area to find
out about the different
aquatic creatures that live
in creeks and rivers and
their importance
Students from I lillside School of
Kettle and Stony Point First Nation
will learn about the different ani-
mals that live in local waters, as
part of International Biodiversity
Day celebrations. The school pro-
gram has been made possible
through a grant, to Ausahle Bay-
field Conservation, from the Biodi-
versity Education and Awareness
Network (BEAN). Educators from
the local conservation organization
will offer the program, which
teaches about different aquatic
species, what these creatures tell us
about land and water, and how to
protect them. Students from hill-
side School of Kettle and Stony
Point First Nation will travel to sce-
nic Rock Glen Conservation Area,
in Arkona, to learn about the fish,
insects, reptiles, and mussels that
live in local ponds, streams, and
rivers. The young people will
actively encounter these animals in
the water through the use of dip
nets. Students will learn what these
underwater species eat, the habitat
they need, and why they are
important.
"We have many unique aquatic
species in our watershed - so it's
important the next generation
learns about why they are signifi-
cant and how to protect them," said
Julie Stellingwerff, conservation
education specialist with Ausahle
Bayfield Conservation.
BEAN is a group of education,
industry, governmental, and non-
governmental organizations and
agencies dedicated to increasing
awareness, understanding, and
action for more biodiversity in
Ontario. Each year BEAN promotes
local actions and awareness to
engage Ontarians in activities that
involve communities, organiza-
tions, and individuals in the con-
servation of biodiversity. Interna-
tional Biodiversity 1)ay is celebrated
on May 22. This year's theme is
'water and biodiversity: Biodiver-
sity activities will take place
throughout May and lune. Hillside
School classrooms will attend their
two-hour programs on a morning
in June.
'lhe I lillside School students will
meet at Arkona Lions Museum and
Information Centre and hike
through the Ausahle Gorge. The
trek is called a'I111'PO' hike. Stu-
dents will see props and pictures at
each stop along the hike through
the forest and each stop will focus
on 1a letter of the word '1111'PO.'
(HIPPO stands for habitat Loss,
Introduced Species, Pollution, Pop-
ulation Growth, and Over -
Consumption).
Students will do their own
research and snake their own con-
clusions about whether the Ausa-
ble River is polluted. 'they will find
this out based on the creatures they
find in the water. 'This is called bio -
monitoring and staff members
from Ausable Rayfield Conserva-
tion Authority (A11(:A) study the
health of the watershed in this
saline way.
One way to protect 11qua1It' spe-
cies is through stewardship projects
it runoff 1
s � and erosion control,
,
tree planting, 1111(1 wetlands. Ansa
Ile Bayfield Conservation can help
provide technical expertise and
find grant programs to support
local residents as they identify and
complete stewardship projects that
improve their own properties and
protect community resources
including the fish, insects, reptiles,
and mussels that live in local
waters. Eor more information visit
abc1%.on.ca, a-11)011 info(u)ahca
on.ca or call 5151-235-2160 or toll
free I -11811-286-2610.
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