Starting from early childhood, all of us are taught about simple classifications within nature. Snoopy is a beagle. A beagle is a dog. A dog is a mammal. And a mammal is an animal. Seems simple. But as guest presenter Grant Munroe will show, the process of naming and sorting individual organisms within a systemic [...]

RSVP if you want to present to with a brief description of you topic

Greenhouse Integrated Pest Management   - Joanna Dawson 

Wonderful Wildlife (..birds) of Peru - Cameron Chevalier and Jeremy Hatt Jeremy Hatt and Cameron Chevalier invite you to join them in their passion for wildlife and birds when they share their knowledge and photos of a recent trip to Peru.

Winter is here! Let's see what winter in Spring Garden looks like. Join us in the Spring Garden Natural Area of the Ojibway Prairie Complex as we monitor changes in the natural world on a monthly basis as the year progresses.  Meet at the Titcombe Parking Lot off Malden Rd.

Annual General Meeting followed by a presentation on bats and bat boxes

Nature Conservancy of Canada with Kristyn Richardson, Program Director, Southwestern Ontario Wednesday April 9, 2025 7:00-9:00PM An overview of the Nature Conservancy of Canada - who we are, what we do, and our work in Essex County. Highlights include recent restoration projects, new acquisitions, and upcoming projects such as the restoration of the Hillman Sand [...]

Learn about the final year of the breeding bird atlas project

Save the Date - more info to come!

The results are in! We are very excited to share with you the results of the Backyard Bat Acoustic Monitoring project conducted by the Toronto Zoo. This summer club members volunteered to mount a bat monitoring device that listens for bats on their properties for several nights. A representative from the Toronto Zoo will join us [...]

December is our annual member showcase! Do you have anything you wish to share with the club? A special talent A place you've visited Information you would think club members must hear Let us know so we can out you on the speakers list. Presentations should be about 10 minutes in length.

CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER Olivia Galloway (she/her/hers) is an Aquatic Ecologist who is passionate about species at risk recovery, biodiversity conservation and science communication One quarter of the world’s freshwater fauna is at risk of extinction, and freshwater fishes face the most threats. Conservation reintroduction programs are a promising approach to restore declining populations of [...]

Olivia Galloway (she/her/hers) is an Aquatic Ecologist who is passionate about species at risk recovery, biodiversity conservation and science communication One quarter of the world’s freshwater fauna is at risk of extinction, and freshwater fishes face the most threats. Conservation reintroduction programs are a promising approach to restore declining populations of imperilled fishes. Olivia will [...]