Events
END-OF-THE-YEAR BARBEQUE!
Date: Tuesday June 16, 2026, at 6:30 PM
Location: Mapleton Park Rotary Lodge
Our June meeting will continue the tradition of a fun social event with good food to celebrate the success of another fantastic fall/winter series of meeting presentations, outings and workshops! Members and non-members are invited to the Rotary Pavilion at Mapleton Park, where we will serve some delicious beef and veggie hamburgers and enjoy a picnic outdoors. Burgers and potato chips will be provided as a thank you from the executive for all your help and participation, but we would welcome any other food contributions brought for sharing (please note that this is a non-alcoholic event).
After we feast on hamburgers, we’ll go inside and watch a presentation of photos taken by participants of various nature highlights they have had throughout the year. If you would like to share some of your sightings, choose your best 10 photos and bring them on a USB stick. Photos of birds, plants and insects, as well as photos of participants on outings, are all welcome as ways to share great memories of the year.
To help us get an idea of how much food will be needed, please let us know if you plan to attend the barbeque by sending an email to outandabout4nm@gmail.com. Also indicate whether you would prefer a veggie burger, so we have an idea of how many we’ll need.
Hope to see you there. All are welcome, Nature Moncton member or not.
Wednesday Night Walk
Location: Irishtown Nature Park
Start time: 6:30 PM
Hosts: Matt Nguyen and Cynthia Doucet
Starting Location: Parking Lot P2
Directions: Irishtown Nature Park is located north on Elmwood Drive. From TCH Route 2, Exit 459A onto Elmwood Drive (Route 115). Turn north and travel 1.6 km to the sign for the park on your right, and a main parking lot. Continue on the short access road past the first parking lot and find the second P2 lot. Gather near the board posting the park map.
Description: Irishtown Nature Park provides woodland trails, and is a favourite spot for birders and botanists. Our walk will take us along the Hawk footpath, the Bouctouche Line, and the Scout footpath, for about 2 km. The footpaths are sometimes uneven, a mix of gravel and dirt. The Bouctouche Line is part of the Reservoir dam system, and is narrow but smooth.
Bug spray and protective clothing are recommended. Don’t forget to wear your name tag too!
All are welcome, Nature Moncton members or not.
Other Activities
Monthly Meeting Presentations
Guest presenters provide interesting and informative presentations about a variety of nature topics. Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month from September to June. Meetings take place at the Mapleton Rotary Lodge at 7 pm.
Field Trips
When possible, field trips are organized on a monthly basis, are often located within 1 hour’s drive from Moncton, and are often scheduled on a Saturday.
Workshops
Workshops have been on a hiatus since before the pandemic. The Activities committee is working to resume this type of event in the near future.
Wednesday Night Walks
Wednesday Night Walks take place on Wednesday evenings during the summer months. The walks tend to be at a leisurely pace, as we take time to explore whatever interesting life there is to see. This year, we plan to visit paths and trails such as Mill Creek Nature Park, Salisbury Highland Park, the Ducks Unlimited impoundment (Upper Coverdale), Sackville Water Retention Ponds, Mapleton Park, and other locations soon to be confirmed. More precise meeting instructions and further details about trail conditions will be published closer to the event. Should we be rained out, we have a Plan B: a movie night, on Zoom!
Christmas Bird Count
The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is North America’s longest-running Citizen Science project. Nature Moncton has been leading the Christmas Bird Count for the Moncton area since 1960!