Pathway to Stewardship & Kinship

📣Thank you to OTF for funding the Pathway Project & to everyone who helped grow the Pathway community. Our funding is now complete. Our website will remain a strong resource for our community. Stay tuned for future updates. For now, thank you for all the memories! ☀️🌎💚🙌🎉

Three years ago, we started with a Landmark Goal of 10,000 experiences connecting kids with the natural world. Today, our Landmark total is 61,318. The joy we feel at how this project has impacted our community is immeasurable. Thank you to every person who has taken part ☀️

Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day! Here is a wonderful video with Kristin Muskratt, TRACKS Oshkwazin Co-ordinator, discussing the importance of having a favourite outdoor place as part of Landmark 4. youtube.com/watch?v=1Y2VVp…

It's #PlantOfTheWeek time from Ecology Park Nursery! I am Common Yarrow. I'm a native, perennial wildflower. I prefer full-sun to part-shade. I grow up to 2-3 ft tall. I have white flowers that bloom from June-Sept + fern-like foliage. greenup.on.ca/ecology-park/n…

📢Meredith Carter & Candace Clark from Otonabee Conservation explain how you can use the Water Rangers Kit to explore Citizen Science in the classroom. youtube.com/watch?v=FZoXRb…

Join David Kubica as he explores Landmark 25-three new outdoor skills. Develop identity, confidence & responsibility through outdoor recreation. David offers lots of activity ideas & local organizations in PTBO to join this summer! youtube.com/watch?v=_sOdiN…

📣Each day we get closer to 60,000 Landmark reports! We're calling on our community to help us push that number forward before the end of the school year. We've got this! Log your Landmark at pathwayproject.ca 🙌

📣Shout out to our friends at Keith Wightman for winning the monthly prize draw. Report a Landmark at pathwayproject.ca to be automatically entered for a $50 gift certificate to a local business.

Shoutout to Grade 1's at Keith Wightman for Landmark 15. "We have been working on animal life cycles for our Grade 2 science curriculum. We took our butterflies outside and released them. Some of the butterflies flew off right away, some stuck around for the students to hold." 🙌

🐝🌼😁 We're buzzing with these great Spring activity ideas that support positive bee habitats! 🐝🌼😁

🎉Congrats to Peterborough Child & Family Centres who launched their Outdoor Playspace on Antrim Street. The project was funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation & 100+ donors including the Pathway Project. It's a creative space that will be enjoyed children for years to come!

Calling all Ontario #teachers! 🍎 Bring the outdoors into your classroom with a FREE virtual field trip from Ontario Parks! Featuring multiple topics over multiple grades, we've got something for everyone. Space is limited! Register today: bit.ly/3Bhm8NF

The Annual Spring opening for #GreenUP Ecology Park Nursery is happening this weekend! 🌸⁠ When? 👉️ Saturday, May 20th 10am -4pm! 👈️ Where? Ecology Park, located at 1899 Ashburnham Dr. ⁠ The Nursery has a selection of mostly native plants, shrubs and trees for sale.🌳🌱

Migration Alert!! 400 million birds will be migrating tonight—a good time to turn off nonessential outdoor lighting and to treat reflective windows to keep birds safe. Learn more at birdcast.info/science-to-act… #LightsOut #LightsOutAlert

Great event this weekend at the PTBO Library to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day! World Migratory Bird Day Saturday May 13, 2023 Time: 1-4 Location: Peterborough Public Library, FOL Community Room Cost: Free ptbolibrary.ca

Warmer weather is here & turtles are on the move. Be careful on roadways to keep these beautiful creatures safe. If you encounter an injured turtle, contact @OntarioTurtleCC at (705) 741-5000 or visit their site for more info ow.ly/AU7L50Oiv76.

Last chance to register for our workshop happening Saturday! Art Outdoors: Seeing & Sharing Stories Beyond Words with Heather Thoma. pathwayproject.ca/artoutdoors/

Young minds experience nature through Camp Kawartha’s Pathway Project thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterboro… via @ptboexaminer

We celebrated the our $750,000 Grow Grant from Ontario Trillium Foundation! Thank you Queen Elizabeth for hosting us! We were recognized by MPP Dave Smith, KPR Chairperson Steve Russell & Superintendent James Brake. Great performance by the JK class & puppet show by Glen Caradus!

Spending time outside has a positive effect on your mental health. Outdoor play and time spent in nature can reduce worry and anxiety in us and our kids! Why not: 🌳 go for a family nature walk 🛝 play at the local playground 🏕️ go camping #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek