Nature London Boosts Turtle Education and Prairie Restoration听
The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) is excited to share that Nature London has donated $20,000 over four years to support turtles at risk and tallgrass prairie restoration in our watershed.听
This generous gift will allow our Southern Ontario at Risk Reptiles (SOARR) program and Community Education staff to team up on new hands-on learning opportunities. From turtle lab tours to school visits and community events, people of all ages will be able to discover the challenges turtles face and what we can all do to help.听
We kicked things off in August with a special Turtle Talk and Lab Tour for more than 50 Nature London members. Guests got a close look at our new turtle models and other education tools, heard about local species and their threats, and toured the turtle lab with Species at Risk Biologist Scott Gillingwater. Hatchling turtles stole the show, along with two surprise visitors 鈥� albino snapping turtles and hognose snakes!听
On top of supporting turtle education, Nature London鈥檚 donation will help restore prairie habitat in Kilally Meadows Environmentally Significant Area, which the UTRCA manages on behalf of the City of London. Each year, about an acre of non-native plants will be replaced with native wildflowers and grasses, providing food and shelter for pollinators, birds, and other wildlife.听
A big thank you to听 for helping us protect species at risk and inspire the community to get involved!听
