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•Th e IFP• H alton H ills, Thursday, January 30, 2014 11 GRASSLANDS ON MY LANDS Saturday, March 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Watershed Learning Centre, Terra Cotta Conservation Area 14452 Winston Churchill Blvd, Halton Hills NEW PROGRAMS Join Credit Valley Conservation for this informative session. Learn how to improve and create grasslands on your property and provide habitat for threatened grassland bird species. Learn about the new Bird-Friendly Certified Hay program that will encourage bird-friendly hay production and provide an online marketplace for hay growers and buyers. This new program will provide a niche product and business opportunity for hay growers. It will make it easier for hay buyers to connect with hay growers. GRASSLAND BIRD SURVEY volunteers needed for a breeding bird survey of meadow habitat Forest Management CVC is looking for volunteers who can identify grassland birds by sight and by ear. CVC is organizing a monitoring 'blitz' of meadow habitat in the middle and upper portions of the Credit River watershed to gather more information about at-risk grassland bird species. This is a one-day event in June that will include an earlier two-hour training session. Volunteers will be put into teams and surveys will be conducted from the roadside using a 'point-count' method. Interested volunteers are asked to visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/cvc-bird-survey for a brief questionnaire that will help us determine the best date for the 'blitz'. After filling out the questionnaire, interested volunteers will receive updates as more event details become available. Photo by: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources GRASSLAND BIRD RECOVERY PROGRAM farmers and rural landowners needed This is a free event. Free lunch provided. Registration is required. Call 1.800.668.5557 x 436 or visit http://grasslandrecovery.eventbrite.ca Further questions can be directed to CVC's Annabel Krupp at 1-800-668-5557 ext. 446. This project is generously supported by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Species at Risk Stewardship Fund. Below, seven-year-old Emelie Oli- ver from Acton enjoyed the dog buggy ride at the Acton Winter Carnival. Loving winter at Acton BIA's Winter Carnival An Ice Cultures carver worked on his ice moose sculpture during the Acton Winter Carnival. Miss Acton Jordan Lentz and Runner-up Rebecca Nelles showed their radiant smiles from the ice pic- ture frame at the Acton Winter Carnival. Photos by Ray Lavender