Rotary Holiday House Tour
May 19, 2025
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By Wanda Backus-Kelly Port Rowan and the surrounding area was the location for the Rotary Club of Simcoe’s annual Holiday House tour this year.
By Bob Wood
Long Point Biosphere Region (LPBR) announced the release of the new film NIGHT CALLER.
The 20-minute documentary sheds light on the elusive eastern whip-poor-will and the dedicated efforts of student researchers to study and conserve this nocturnal bird species.
A private screening of NIGHT CALLER will be held at Long Point Eco-Adventures Resort’s Retreat Centre on April 27 at 8:30 p.m. in celebration of Earth Day and the season opener.
Good News readers are welcome to join the conversation and watch NIGHT CALLER. It will be available for viewing on April 27 at www.longpointbiosphere.com streaming through Kinema.
NIGHT CALLER takes viewers on a nocturnal journey through the forests of Norfolk County. These forests are one of the last remaining strongholds for the eastern whip-poor-will in Southwestern Ontario. The documentary highlights challenges faced by researchers as they track, monitor, and study the behaviors, nesting habits, and food sources of these birds.
This project is a collaboration with the LPBR and Birds Canada. It highlights the work done in 2024 at the Long Point Walsingham Forest Priority Place in Norfolk County. The documentary features research conducted by students in a lab run by University of Waterloo professor Liam Maguire. The mini-documentary was produced by WorkCabin Films and funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) for the outreach and communication component that LPBR manages.
“Finding and monitoring nests is incredibly rewarding despite the challenges. Each discovery brings us closer to understanding how to better protect these birds,” said Lauren, a student researcher involved on the project.
The film emphasizes the importance of habitat restoration and the collaborative efforts between the University of Waterloo and Birds Canada to support the survival of this threatened species.
For more information, contact Cynthia Brink, executive producer at LPBR, 226-567-0465.
Originally printed in The Good News, April 2025.
By Wanda Backus-Kelly Port Rowan and the surrounding area was the location for the Rotary Club of Simcoe’s annual Holiday House tour this year.
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