By Sue Tiffin
Published Feb. 6 2018
Parents and caregivers would not have been surprised to see Abbey Gardens Gathering Place fill with a crowd of kids interested in the Paws Poop and Other Animal Signs workshop. After all from emojis to children’s books poop is popular.
The event the first of the year in the Haliburton Land Trust’s Discovery Days series was held on Feb. 3 and led by Irene Heaven wildlife biologist and education co-ordinator of Abbey Gardens. Heaven put much thought into the event which included a reading of Track that Scat! a creative snack sample of “critter poop” a booklet activity in which participants matched “poop to paws” using pencil rubbings of rubber tracks and animal scat and an outdoors walk to look for evidence of animals.
Some adults ventured to the event too – newcomers to Gelert who said the workshop had been helpful as an introduction to their new surroundings. The event was open by donation and funded by the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation.
The next Discovery Day event will be a reptile road show held at the Haliburton Fish Hatchery on March 17 at 10 a.m. Visit haliburtonlandtrust.ca to learn more.