Winterlude
Join us for Winterlude and enjoy guest speaker geologist Nick Eyles from the department of Geology at the University of Toronto and star of CBC’s Geologic Journey as he speaks about the unique geology of Georgian Bay.

February 3rd, 2010
Beginning 7:45 p.m. at the Bishop Strachan School Theatre
To access Theatre & parking, enter via Russell Hill Road (view map)
Free!

Nick Eyles holds a Ph.D and D.Sc. and is Professor of Geology at the University of Toronto. He has worked at the universities of Leicester, Newcastle upon Tyne and East Anglia in Great Britain, at Memorial University in Newfoundland and has been at Toronto since 1981 when he was awarded an NSERC University Research Fellowship. He has authored more than 150 publications in leading scientific journals on ice age geology and environmental geology in urban areas and has conducted geological fieldwork from the Arctic to the Antarctic, including work on Ocean Drilling Program onboard the drillship Resolution .

Rocks of Georgian Bay Poster Launched!
After much discussion and most likely some restless nights, our jurors chose 25 photographs from our Rocks of Georgian Bay photo contest to be included on this year’s poster, the second in a series of posters celebrating the beauty of eastern Georgian Bay and the North Channel.

The poster portrays the many faces of the rocks, from orange lichen-covered crags to smooth whale’s backs plunging into the water, each one a snippet of the Bay’s beauty. The splendour of the rocks is just one of the many reasons to protect this incredible natural wonder, a cause the GBLT is forwarding through conservation, promotion and education. Our “Unique Trees of Georgian Bay” poster has raised over $10,000 that directly supports education within our community about the delicate nature of Georgian Bay so they can assist us in caring for these unique properties. We hope this poster will continue to be purchased by those who love the Bay so we may together preserve this place for our families.

Click here for more information about adding this beautiful poster to your Christmas shopping list!

Get off your rock and be a friend of the Georgian Bay Land Trust
Help preserve the place you love! Become a Friend of the GBLT!

Giant’s Tomb Island
GBLT is engaging in an effort to raise 225,000 dollars for the purchase of the northeastern portion of Giant’s Tomb Island in Georgian Bay. The GBLT is appealing to the public to help raise the funds to protect this property. The privately owned portion of Giant’s Tomb Island is of interest to the GBLT because of its unique ecological and historical importance. It has been designated as an Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI) by the provincial Government of Ontario and has been assessed to have provincially significant wetland.

The fundraising effort is expected to continue into 2009. To find out how you can support this important project contact the GBLT at 416-440-1519.

For more information about Giant’s Tomb Island please click here or to view an article about the project, click here.

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Trees of Georgian Bay Poster
The Trees of Georgian Bay poster is AVAILABLE AT THESE STORES. To get a copy you can also contact Janet Lougheed at 705-735-2600 or at janet.lougheed@gblt.org.
Click here to see the poster.

Bayscapes Photography Auction
November 6th 6:30 pm
The Faculty Club - U of T
View some of the photographs that were sold here.

• July 11th
  Kayaked around Sandy Island with our Stewards
• July 18th
  Patrick Stark gave a presentation about his "Paddle for the Bay" in Sans Souci at 4:oopm at the Community Centre
• August 8th
  Wendy Cooper, Executive Director of the GBLT - "Learning from the Pro-Mother Nature" to the Cognashene Garden Club
• August 9th
  Picnic, Pointe au Baril
• August 15th
  Wendy Cooper talked at the Annual Meeting of the Georgian Bay Osprey Society

Winterlude 2009
Our Winterlude speaker, Patrick Stark, described his summer trip where he circumnavigated Georgian Bay by kayak and brought awareness and raised over $7,000 for GBLT.
Date: February 11, 2009
Place: Rosedale Golf Club
Time: 7:45pm

GBLT Art Auction 2008
On Tuesday November 25th, 220 people gathered for the Bayscapes Art Auction and Sale. It proved to be a delightful evening, full of celebration and support for the efforts of the Land Trust. Eighty-three pieces of art were on sale, all of which had been generously donated by Georgian Bay artists. The evening was a great success raising over $50 000. These funds will contribute to our efforts in protecting special places on the Bay and North Channel.
A special thank you to all of those involved in making this event a success. We look forward to seeing you next year at the Bayscapes Photography Auction.
Click here to view more the art auction website and art gallery, or click here to view some photos from the event.

Paddle for the Bay
GBLT is pleased to announce that one of its members, Patrick Stark, circumnavigated Georgian Bay this summer to raise money for the GBLT. He travelled 1000km and raised well over $6000 for the GBLT. For more information check out patrickstark.com.