Our volunteer, Nilushika joined OFT’s Farmland Protection and Stewardship Program Manager, Joel, on monitoring visits at the Dean, Copeland, and Ignatius Farms. Below are her observations and reflections from the field, as well as some of the incredible photos she captured!
On July 3rd, I had the privilege of volunteering alongside Joel, Farmland Protection and Stewardship Program Manager, to monitor three ecologically significant farmlands in the Guelph/Eramosa area: Ignatius, Copeland, and Dean. Using a bird identification app, we documented bird species by their calls while surveying the sites for ecological changes, comparing them to last year’s data. All monitoring points were documented with geotagged photos for reporting and future reference, which were uploaded to a GPS tracking app.