OFNC outing 2005, Grant Cemetery in Larose. Photo by C. Hanrahan. 
tuned! Breeding birds have been well surveyed over the last five years (2001-2005) 
as part of the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas project (2001-2005). In 1989 a Forest 
Bird Monitoring Program (FBMP) site was set up in the forest and monitored 
variably until recent years. Now, consistent monitoring is being done. As noted 
above, a vascular plant survey was done during the summer of 2004. Joyce and 
Allan Reddoch have monitored the status of orchid colonies in Larose for over 20 
years, therefore, some interesting and important work has certainly been done. 
During the fall of 2005, two Carleton University students examined the vulnerability 
of Larose Forest to continued development pressures, using this forest as an example 
of how forests throughout Ontario are not adequately protected (Murphy and Sine 
2005). There is certainly scope for many and varied projects in Larose and perhaps 
local universities will become more involved in the future. 
Larose Forest BioBlitz 
A BioBlitz is a quick inventory or assessment of the variety of flora and fauna found 
in a defined area over a 24 hour period. The first BioBlitz in the Ottawa area was 
held in Vincent Massey Park, the Fletcher Wildlife Garden and surrounding areas in 
1997 (Vitols and Hamilton 1998). 
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