Author: Glenn Berry

  • Call for Nominations for the Awards Banquet

    Nature London’s Awards Committee is calling for nominations of prospective recipients of awards to be given out in 2025.  NL members in good standing are eligible to submit nominations on the official Awards Nomination form. There are online and printable versions of the form. The website also contains information about the W.E. Saunders Award of Merit, Special Recognition Award, Conservation Award and Thank-You (Suncatcher) Award.  The deadline for submission of nominations is August 15th.  Please submit Conservation Award nominations by email to Sandy Levin at s.levin@bell.net.  Submit nominations for the other awards to Anita Caveney (anita.caveney@gmail.com).”

  • Click your chimney’s name for details.

    Click your name for your schedule.

    Only the names in large bold letters are links to chimney assignments.

    Marguerite Annen Leslie Baker Glenn Berry Susan Berry
    Jack Blocker Nancy Chapple Cait Daley Karin deVries
    Ruth Dickau Grace Edwards Pam Fraser Sandy Grant
    Shelagh Grant Leanne Greig Chris Guglielmo Irma Harris
    Steve Jarrett Michael Johnson Kathy Ludanyi Ann MacPhail
    Theresa Mathers Gail McNeil Ros Moorhead Yolanda Morbey
    Mary Morris Theresa Morrissey Antonia Munoz John Ninness
    Vianne Ninness Susan Price Leslie Rockwell Evelyn Rogers
    Judy Shaw Jane Skinner Ric Symmes Sandy Symmes
    Paul Thomas Pat Tripp Jen Vander Vecht David Wake
    Winnie Wake Lois Ward Garry Williams Heidi Williams
    Glen Winegarden Jennifer Evans































    Marguerite Annen

    Sunset on 15-Jul is at 9:05. Please arrive in time to start monitoring at least 30 minutes before sunset.

    Chimney: Kings College-Wemple Building
    Address: – Waterloo and Epworth

    For more information on your chimney, click on its underlined name.
    King’s College Waterloo Street has free parking. View from anywhere you can look northwest towards the chimney. In the event of rain, view from your car in the lot farther west along Epworth, on the north side just past the Wemple building. Drive towards the back of the lot to view the chimney to the east. Make sure your monitoring partner knows where you will be.

    You will be with:

    Leslie Baker
    lesliebaker25@gmail.com



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    Leslie Baker

    Sunset on 15-Jul is at 9:05. Please arrive in time to start monitoring at least 30 minutes before sunset.

    Chimney: Kings College-Wemple Building
    Address: – Waterloo and Epworth

    For more information on your chimney, click on its underlined name.
    King’s College Waterloo Street has free parking. View from anywhere you can look northwest towards the chimney. In the event of rain, view from your car in the lot farther west along Epworth, on the north side just past the Wemple building. Drive towards the back of the lot to view the chimney to the east. Make sure your monitoring partner knows where you will be.

    You will be with:

    Marguerite Annen
    margueriteannen@rogers.com



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    Glenn Berry

    Sunset on 15-Jul is at 9:05. Please arrive in time to start monitoring at least 30 minutes before sunset.

    Chimney: Huron Coll.-O’Neil/Ridley Hall
    Address: – 1349 Western Rd

    For more information on your chimney, click on its underlined name.
    Huron There is paid parking lot south of Huron College. There is a drop-off circle where you may be able to park without paying.

    You will be with:

    Susan Berry
    susan.berry@sympatico.ca



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    Susan Berry

    Sunset on 15-Jul is at 9:05. Please arrive in time to start monitoring at least 30 minutes before sunset.

    Chimney: Huron Coll.-O’Neil/Ridley Hall
    Address: – 1349 Western Rd

    For more information on your chimney, click on its underlined name.
    Huron There is paid parking lot south of Huron College. There is a drop-off circle where you may be able to park without paying.

    You will be with:

    Glenn Berry
    teacherglennberry@gmail.com



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    Compact List



    Phoenix 300 Wellington
    David Wake Winnie Wake

    First St. Andrew’s-N&S chimney
    Nancy Chapple Michael Johnson

    First St. Andrew’s-NE&SE chimn
    Ric Symmes Sandy Symmes

    Huron Coll.-O’Neil/Ridley Hall
    Glenn Berry Susan Berry

    Kings College-Wemple Building
    Marguerite Annen Leslie Baker

    Elborn College
    Lois Ward

    Old North (was Ryerson)
    Ruth Dickau Sandy Grant

    Hunt’s Warehouse
    Garry Williams Heidi Williams

    South Collegiate
    Leslie Rockwell Glen Winegarden

    Labatts Warehouse
    Theresa Mathers Ros Moorhead

    Smith Fruit
    Karin deVries Paul Thomas

    ICORR Building 700 Richmond St
    Susan Price Jane Skinner

    388 Dundas & 423 Colborne
    Chris Guglielmo Yolanda Morbey Antonia Munoz

    Kingsway Academy-N&S chimney
    Leanne Greig Irma Harris
  • Last Chance to Find Missing Bird Species for the Third Breeding Bird Atlas

    Pete Read is looking for birders to find and report “missing” species in some squares for the third atlas. These species were reported in the second atlas in those squares. To contribute to this activity, please email Pete. You will need to register for the atlas at birdsontario.org and download the NatureCounts app to your mobile phone. 

  • Up to four Butterfly Counts in June (Sarnia area) and July (West Elgin)

    Butterfly enthusiasts and nature photographers love butterfly counts. Spend a day outdoors in carefully selected areas with teams of counters. See all available information on this new page.

  • Urban League Green Awards and Grant Applications

    Nominations are open until May 15, 2025, for the Urban League’s Green Brick and Green Umbrella Awards. Click here to learn more and to nominate.

    Urban League’s Small Grants application is also open. These grants are to support community groups and local organizations in beneficial projects and initiatives. Applications are due by Thursday, May 15, 2025. Click here to learn more and to apply.

  • New time-limited discount offer (NL Members Only)

    Some offers are long-standing, while others are time-limited. The complete list appears on a password-protected page. New offers will take effect soon.

  • Modernization of the Website

    Total replacement with a more complete package? Check with clubs that are using NationBuilder.

    Incremental changes and upgrades?

    Modernize the appearance?

    Move towards paperless systems.

    Eliminate re-typing of information. Allow data transfers via spreadsheets and some copy-paste.

    Absorb some functions (membership database, image database, email distribution lists, financial records). Add more admin users for specific functions.

  • YouTube Channel Updated with Latest Presentations

    Soon after each Indoor Meeting or Birding Wing meeting, a recording of the Zoom session is added to the Nature London YouTube channel. These videos are unlisted and can be accessed only via their links. The links are included in the E-Newsletter and on this webpage. Note that you must used your member password to access this directory of links.

  • Zoom for Hybrid Meetings

    Usually requested by the committee from 7 pm to 10 pm

    Video on for host and lectern. The host will stop the video during the meeting.

    Recording on in cloud

    No waiting room

    Allow participants to join at any time

    The link is added to the reminder email for the meeting.

    The host starts the meeting and adds other devices in the room

    The host emails the recording details to Kathleen for publishing.

  • Zoom for Committees

    The committee sends an email

    Use a meaningful name

    Host and participants videos on

    Advanced:

    Allow participants to join at anytime

    Enable continuous meeting chat

    Copy and paste the link into the reply email.

    Add a reminder to your calendar.