<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Hello GREN members:</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">As many of you may know our long time
members, Daphne and Gordon Nicholls, have worked tirelessly for years to
preserve the integrity of Hidden Valley in Kitchener. Unfortunately Daphne did
not live long enough to follow through on her plans to showcase the beauty and
value of this incredible area. She hoped
that another art show would inspire others to help in the protection of the
forests, wetlands and fields from development.<span></span></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We are pleased to announce that Gord and
several of Daphne’s friends have taken up where Daphne left off, and are
finalizing details for a juried art show, “Hidden Valley Revealed” that will
take place at Homer Watson Gallery in September 2017. This early notice will
give everyone an opportunity to take photos, paint and get inspiration from
Hidden Valley throughout the four seasons. Whether it be the amazing vistas,
the wonderful wildflowers or the diversity of wildlife, every aspect of Hidden
Valley represents a jewel worth preserving, and we hope this art show will help
to garner public support for its protection in perpetuity.<span></span></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">To read some of the historical perspectives
on the struggles to protect the 200 acres of Hidden Valley with further
descriptions of this amazing area and how to enter the show, Gord has created a
web site: <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/hiddenvalleyorg/Home"><span style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">https://sites.google.com/site/hiddenvalleyorg/Home</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(26,26,26)"> <span></span></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(26,26,26)">In the coming months there will be more information for pre-registration
and entry submission requirements for the show on the Homer Watson Gallery
website </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.homerwatson.on.ca/">www.homerwatson.on.ca</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(26,26,26)">. Meanwhile further
enquiries can be directed to Deb Swidrovich (519-746-5287) or Anne Morgan
(519-747-4049)<span></span></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(26,26,26)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">So, for all the talented artists in our GREN group, please think
about submitting a current original piece of art inspired by any aspect of
Hidden Valley in any season; and to our membership, we hope you will all come
out to the show and support the protection of Hidden Valley (dates to follow).<span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(26,26,26)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(26,26,26)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"><br></p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_157e805c1840e584" alt="Inline image 1" width="396" height="297" style="margin-right: 0px;"></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span lang="EN-US">Hidden Valley</span></i></b><i><span lang="EN-US"> </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US">by Daphne Nicholls</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US">the woods,
fields and wetlands;<span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US">the mature
Oaks, Maples, Cherries, Beeches, and Hemlock groves;<span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US">the
ephemeral pools in spring, where Jefferson Salamanders mate;<span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US">endangered
species at risk, including Jefferson Salamanders ,<span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US">and a
Butternut tree,<span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US">and
threatened species including Woods Sedge,<span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US">ringed
Gentians, Barn Swallows, Chimney Swifts, Least Bitterns, little brown Bats,
northern bats, and rusty patched bumblebees;<span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US">species of
concern, including Bald Eagles, Canada Warblers, Common Nighthawks, Eastern
Wood Peewee<span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US">Eastern milk
snake, Monarch Butterfly, Snapping Turtle.<span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US">And West
Virginia White Butterfly;<span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US">the many
wildflowers and Carolinian plants;<span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US">the
migratory waterfowl;<span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US">the creeks
that flow to the Grand and contribute to the Region's drinking water;<span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US">the hills
and valleys that are part of the Waterloo moraine and filter and store our
water<span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left">Thanks,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left">Anne Morgan</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left">Deb Swidrovich</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(26,26,26)">
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