Wednesday Evening Walks


The Niagara Falls Nature Club welcomes you to participate in leisurely walks to enjoy the splendid flora and fauna of the Niagara Region. Walk run from May until the end of August.

Walk Information and 2024 Schedule

All walks are scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Anyone may join and all participants are asked to sign in with the leader ahead of time. Walks are rated from 1 to 10: 1 is easy and 10 is strenuous.

All participants must complete a Liability Waiver before each walk/activity.
Member waivers are good for the year, while guests must complete a waiver for each event separately.

NFNC Release of Liability for non members
NFNC Release of Liability

Meet at the end of Holloway Bay Road, Fort Erie.

Come and enjoy the abundance of spring flowers. We should also see many birds.

JOYCE SANKEY

Meet at Niagara College, 135 Taylor Rd., NOTL, at the south-east corner of the back parking lot near the greenhouse.

On the Wetland Ridge Trail, we will find marsh birds, turtles, and frogs.

KATIE BRISTOW 

From Hwy 3 in Port Colborne go west to Wainfleet, take Golf Course Rd. south to Lakeshore Rd., then Lakeshore west to Morgan’s Point Rd., then go south to the park.

We will explore old growth forest, prairie remnants and a sand dune complex on Lake Erie shoreline.

MISSY ACKER   

3101 Barron Rd, Fonthill. Park in the small parking lot before the gate. Gates are locked  at 8pm.

Located within the Niagara Escarpment and Twelve Mile Creek valley, this natural area provides a tranquil setting for wildlife and visitors.

INGRID FORSTER

Meet in the 2nd parking lot at the north end of Dorchester Rd. N. Falls, just over the train tracks.

This area has a wealth of trees and flowers.

MISSY ACKER

Meet at the picnic area, followed by a walk in the woods. Bring  food, plate, cup, utensils, and drink.

WIN LAAR

9382-9388 Tallgrass Ave, Chippawa.  Take Sodom to Mann to access the new subdivision where the woodlot is located. We will walk along the new boardwalk to view wetlands and tall trees in this lovely woodlot.

JOYCE SANKEY & MICHELLE STRANGES 

4174 Mountainview Rd, Beamsville.

A passive natural area comprised of Carolinian forest, this 25-hectare area conserves Carolinian plants, provides habitat for animals and shelters a portion of the Niagara Escarpment. We’ll see exposed dolostone rock, many bedrock fractures and eroded talus slopes of the Escarpment.

INGRID FORSTER

2919 Niagara Parkway, Fort Erie (Townline Rd & Niagara River Parkway)

This wetland adjacent to the Niagara River has undergone restoration of the shoreline habitat that will include wildlife habitat conservation work, trail upgrades and educational signage.

KATIE BRISTOW 

300 Taylor Rd, NOTL.

Marsh wildlife. Meet in the parking area 1A, behind Marshalls.

DEBBIE WRIGHT

Meet at Parking Lot C on Wiley Rd., Thorold.

Short Hills Provincial Park at 660 hectares, is the largest provincial park in Niagara Region.

MICHELLE STRANGES  & MISSY ACKER

On Decew Rd., north of Beaverdams Rd., in Thorold

We will look for flora and fauna along a trail and a lovely boardwalk overlooking Lake Gibson.

LISA BACON

From East Main St., turn Right on Cross St., follow over white Bridge to parking lot, Welland.

Walk the paved trail at an enjoyable pace, stopping along the way to enjoy flora and fauna.

LISA BACON  

We will meet in front of the Butterfly Conservatory. Paid Parking.

Legacy Prairie Garden located next to the Butterfly Conservatory was designed as an educational resource for the native habitat, meadows and prairie gardens found throughout Ontario.

WIN LAAR    

325 Lakeshore Rd, St Catharines.

We will observe the native plant restoration that is attracting many birds and mammals.

WIN LAAR

From the corner of Dominion Rd. & Burleigh Rd. in Fort Erie turn north on Burleigh.  The parking lot is after the first house on the left.

We’ll explore some of the trails through this park maintained by BMNC.

DAWN PIERRYNOWSKI

Meet at the last parking lot. 6345 Dufferin Isle Rd., (Niagara Parkway) Niagara Falls. Paid Parking.

Come and explore the varied plant and bird life on the island. Many surprises are to be found here both in the plants and birds. Meet at the last parking lot. 6345 Dufferin Isle Rd., (Niagara Parkway) Niagara Falls.

JOYCE SANKEY

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