Kids Fish Derby, Dark Skies & Night Pollinators Craft

The Kids Fishing Derby and Community Gathering is a cherished event that LSPPOA has proudly supported for the past three years with a donation of $100. This day is dedicated to bringing everyone together for fishing, swimming, and learning while fostering connections within the broader community. This year, Hastings Highlands Library, Watersheds Canada, and LSPPOA will collaborate to host a workshop focused on Dark Skies and Nighttime Pollinators, featuring a fun craft where kids can create their own moth wings. We extend our gratitude to Hastings Highlands for the grant that enabled us to enhance the library's resources on Dark Skies and Pollinators, facilitate this workshop, and include a guide on Butterflies and Moths of the Great Lakes in the Nature Discovery Backpacks available at the Library.

We will also continue to share information on our Fish Habitat Restoration with the Community.

Moths are drawn to artificial light sources because they try to orient themselves by maintaining a constant angle to their back, a natural behavior for navigating the night sky. In the presence of artificial light, this instinct makes them continuously steer around the light, becoming trapped. Moths attracted to lights are more susceptible to predation by insectivores like bats and birds, who use the light to find them. They can also die from exhaustion, or by being unable to find suitable sites for egg-laying. Broader ecological Effects: impaired Feeding; Disrupted Pollination; Impact on Life Cycle; Population Declines.

Butterflies and Moths of the Great Lakes Area

Moth or Butterfly?

Karner Blue Butterflies sole food source for larval stage is wild Lupine.

Get ready to kick off your adventure by exploring every corner of your property with excitement!

Monarchs start their migration between August and mid October driven by declining temperatures

Notch-wing moth, adults resemble an autumn leaf found in Lake St. Peter Sept 3, 2025.

Northern Lights - a glimpse through a lens Lake St. Peter Sept 2, 2025 around 9:30pm

Make the Most of Your Lights! - Switch off lights when they're not needed, and consider installing motion-sensing lights in areas where safety is a priority.

Face Lights Downward - Keep those spotlights aimed down! They reach farther than you'd expect, helping to protect bird and bat behavior and keeping your neighbors happy too!

Use Warmer Coloured Lights - Yellow-green and amber LED lighting will have fewer negative effects for wildlife than blue-rich LED lighting