It worked! Local nature enthusiasts have helped to report more than 230 species at risk, and counting. This is a great start for the range maps that will be included in the final Species on the Edge guidebook, but their are species that still have yet to be reported at all: American Ginseng, Walking Fern, Broad Beech Fern, Chimney Swift, Yellow Rail, Short-eared Owl, and others.

We are accepting last-minute reports until November 30 this year.

To submit a last-minute species report or to get more information on the project, contact Kristen Field at (705) 326-4643. Reports can also be mailed using the reporting form to the Couchiching Conservancy: Box 704, Orillia, Ontario, L3V 6K7.

Each volunteer who submits a report will receive a copy of the final Species on the Edge stewardship and identification guidebook. This will be created over the winter and be ready for distribution by March 2009 - just in time for the field season!

Blanding's Turtle - photo by Conservancy                         Golden-Winged Warbler - photo by Larry Kirtley

Join us in a search for the rare and endangered living wonders of our region!

Specifically, this project is asking for volunteers to help seek out species at risk and report their sightings using the Species on the Edge Reporting Form. Whether interest lies in birds, reptiles, amphibians, or plants, there is a species at risk in our region for every type of naturalist:

Species reporting forms can be obtained from the link (in blue) above, or by contacting Kristen Field, Outreach Assistant, at 705-326-4643. Also, contact Kristen to set up outings to search for species at risk or to set up training sessions in species and habitat identification. Larger scale mapping is also available on request.