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Upcoming events are listed below by category. For all events, see the events list. For a month-at-a-glance view, see the events calendar.
Awards Banquet
The Awards Banquet gives members a chance to gather with friends who share a passion for Nature, and to extend special recognition to those who have made exemplary contributions to Nature London and its mission “to preserve and enjoy nature”. These may be members of the club, or individuals or groups from London and area. Nature London has three awards, some or all of which may be presented at the banquet in a given year. These are the Conservation Award, Special Recognition Award, and W.E. Saunders Award of Merit. Although the recipients are notified prior to the banquet, their names are usually kept confidential until the banquet.
2023 Awards Banquet
London, Ontario Canada
Guest Speaker: Adam Shoalts is a professional explorer and national best-selling author. Topic: Lake Erie to the Arctic. Members may purchase tickets for $50.
Find out more »Hybrid and Virtual Meetings
The Nature London board has revised its masking guidelines for those attending in person. “Masking is no longer required at Nature London indoor meetings but encouraged, particularly for those individuals who are at higher risk for infection. We remain mask friendly. Please refrain from attending indoor meetings if you are currently experiencing an infection or illness, particularly an upper respiratory tract infection.”
Climate Change and Deep-Energy Building Retrofits
NATURE LONDON MEMBERS ONLY. VIRTUAL MEETING.
Prof. Tom Davis will talk about has team’s work on sustainability with students and companies to make Fanshawe College net zero.
Big Year Birding in Ontario
London, Ontario N6K 4T1 Canada
Susan Nagy, a local birder and photographer will share her story and photographs from her 2022 Big Year in Ontario.
NATURE LONDON MEMBERS ONLY. HYBRID MEETING.
Field Trips
Fall Birding at Westminster Ponds ESA
London, Ontario Canada
NATURE LONDON MEMBERS ONLY.
We will walk around Saunders Pond looking for fall migrants. Be prepared for the possibility of muddy conditions.
Find out more »Fall Hike to Witness Wildlife Preparation for Migration and Hibernation
London, Ontario N5X 1J9 Canada
NATURE LONDON MEMBERS ONLY.
Explore relatively level trails through open fields, forest and along the Thames River in search of signs that fall is in the air. Wearing hiking boots and bringing binoculars will be an asset. Dress for the weather.
Directions: Park in the lot at the east end Windermere, east of Adelaide Street and The Tin Cup. We will meet at the trail entrance for Kilally Meadows Trail.
Additional Comments: To see some of the trails we’ll be hiking, you may view this video from “Hiking With Kathleen” where the Kilally Meadows Trail is shown in the first 5 minutes of the video.
Hike MacNaughton Trail, Exeter
Exeter, Ontario N0M 1S1 Canada
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC -REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Join us on a hike along the Ausable River in Exeter. We will be looking for the Exeter white squirrel, late migrants, fall colours and other interesting plants and features.
Community Events
Nature in the City 1
London, Ontario Canada
Bats as Beings
Brock Fenton, professor Emeritus at Western University’s Biology Department, will discuss bats’ long (for their size) life spans — over 30 years in the wild — to the distances they travel, as well as their resistance to many viral infections.
Nature in the City 2
London, Ontario Canada
Building bird-friendly communities in London
Brendon Samuels, a Western Biology PhD candidate, will tell us about simple actions to support our relationships with birds and the urban spaces we share.
Nature in the City 3
London, Ontario Canada
Some bugs suck! Why the insects in your garden have a drinking problem
Brent Sinclair, a Western Biology Professor will introduce us to the insects around London that get all their food from liquids, explain why that’s a challenge, and the extraordinary adaptations that help them get away with it.
See London Environment Network’s event calendar for more events.
Announcements
Announcements posted here also appear in the E-Newsletter, sent every 2 weeks to members who subscribe. They include exclusive offers to members, latest information on website changes and newly available reports from the board and committees. For retired items, see Archived Announcements.
- Nature in the City
NATURE IN THE CITY RETURNS THIS WINTER
Wolf Hall hosts presentations on six consecutive Tuesdays from 7:00 to 8:30, starting on January 16. To see the full poster, click here.
- London Symphonia Discount Offer
LONDON SYMPHONIA DISCOUNT OFFER
Once again, we are very happy to give Nature London members a 20% discount on individual tickets, but not series, for all 8 concerts this season. Information on the concerts and ticketing options can be found on London Symphonia’s website.
For members only, click here.
- SUMMER 2023 E-CARDINAL
The Cardinal FOR SUMMER 2023
Online copies of The Cardinal are available here. Use the member password to see this fantastic issue.
Book reviews
Awards
Meetings
Outings
Moths, butterflies, dragonflies, snakes, turtles
Conservation action
- MEMBER PRESENTATIONS ARCHIVE
MEMBER PRESENTATIONS
This new page on the website will index PDF versions of member presentations from members’ nights. As with access to The Cardinal, the member password is required.
Email the webmaster at nlwebguy@gmail.com if you would like to share your presentation for other members to see. I can assist with any uploading or formatting.
- INDOOR MEETINGS
INDOOR MEETINGS SCHEDULE
Awards Banquet instead of November meeting
Indoor Meetings
Sep 22 (Hybrid)
Oct 20 (Virtual)
Jan 19
Feb 9
Mar 8
Birding Wing
Oct 27 (Hybrid)
Feb 23
Mar 22
Members’ Night
Apr 12
- PHOTO ID GUIDE FOR BIRDS
PHOTO ID GUIDE FOR BIRDS
Birds Canada’s website has a tool that generates a photo gallery of birds for any part of Canada for any week of the year. For example, here is the gallery for London on December 2, the date of this year’s Christmas Bird Count for Kids.
Invasive Species Warnings
SPOTTED LANTERNFLY
If you haven’t heard about it yet, there has been a record of a live Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula, Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) in Ontario. It can feed on more than 100 species of trees and plants and poses a significant threat to the grape, tree fruit, wine and ornamental nursery industries.
The CFIA has clear advice of what to do if you spot one (Capture it and report it!):
https://inspection.canada.ca/plant-health/invasive-species/insects/spotted-lanternfly/eng/1612895045716/1612895046419
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