Alderville Black Oak Savanna
8467 Northumberland County Road 18 K0K 2X0

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The Alderville Black Oak Savanna would like to recognize the Alderville Cenotaph today, which was constructed in 1927 by Alf McKeel and Son of Campbellford who supplied the design and donated the materials for the project. Volunteers supplied the labour. The cube on the very top symbolizes the four courners of the earth. The three globes beneath the cube symbolize the Holy Trinity. the three large pillars suporting the above symbolize the three holy virtues - Faith, Hope and ...Charity. The square base on which the Cenotaph stands symbolizes the four freedoms - freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from fear and freedom of the press. The nine large cubes around the Cenotaph represent the nine men who were killed in World War 1. The chain that is comprised of 35 links that encircles the Cenotpah represents the 35 residents who served in World War 1 and at the same time represents Eternity. The members of the band at Alderville had one of the highest per capita enlistments in Canada in World War I. http://images.ourontario.ca/Cobourg/18038/data See more

The fall brings seed collecting at the Alderville BOS! One of the important seeds we collect are...of course...Black Oak acorns. When collecting acorns (and other seeds) we conduct a "Float Test". This involves placing all the collected seeds in a bucket of water for a few hours. Generally speaking, the seeds that float have some sort of damage or a non-viable seed. In the second image, you can see that two floating seeds were removed and have insect damage and would not be viable for growing. This is a very simple test to show how many viable seeds have been collected.

Big shout-out to the Kawartha Wildlife Centre for being so responsive, professional and knowledgeable! We hope for a speedy recovery! Kawartha Wildlife Centre