Author: Glenn Berry

  • Retiring a Chimney

    Warn monitors when their assigned chimneys have been empty for 3 weeks. They should not feel obliged to monitor that night, but they should tell us if they don’t go.

    Aug 22 list of empty or nearly empty chimneys

    • Phoenix – close to Labatt but empty for 3 weeks
    • FSA NE & SE – could be checked by the same team as FSA N & S
    • Dundas – could be checked by the same team as Colborne
    • ICORR – may still surprise us one week
  • YOUTH SUMMIT SPONSORSHIPS

    YOUTH SUMMIT SPONSORSHIPS AUG 20 DEADLINE

    Nature London is sponsoring two youths aged 14–20 at the 2023 Youth Summit for Mother Earth, September 22—24, for an action-packed, cross-cultural weekend of nature exploration, hands-on environmental education and outdoor land-based learning opportunities.  One sponsorship is already filled, and the second is still open. The Youth Summit will be held at Camp Wahanowin, on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy, now known as Longford Mills, near Orillia.  The Youth Summit will be held in compliance with Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s COVID-19 measures at the time of the event.  For more information about the Youth Summit, visit https://ontarionature.org/events/youth-summit

    Any NL youth interested in attending should contact director.dt@naturelondon.com as soon as possible to request a sponsorship, as the Ontario Nature deadline for registering is August 20th, 2023.

  • BYLAWS 2023

    DRAFT BYLAWS FOR MEMBER REVIEW AND COMMENT

    This is an invitation to Members of Nature London to review and comment on draft revised Bylaws for Nature London’s governance.

    The Nature London Board of Directors, assisted by a subcommittee of the Board, has been revising our Bylaws with the help of Nonprofit Law Ontario to be compliant with Ontario’s Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010. This is part of an exercise to review, update and file our governing documents with the Ontario government and the Canada Revenue Agency.

    Some relevant information can be found by going to this link.

  • AWARD NOMINTATIONS

    AWARD NOMINATIONS

    Use the member password to see the nomination form and details.

  • AOS CONFERENCE UPDATE

    AOS CONFERENCE EVENTS

    See the events (above) for 4 opportunities to participate.

  • 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.

  • BUTTERFLIES

    To celebrate the arrival of butterflies, there is a new section on the website that brings together information from The Cardinal, butterfly counts, and other resources. It is the second sub-menu item under the Resources menu item. The full menu is at the top of every page.

    Photo of one of the earliest butterflies to appear each year.

    Red Admirals hibernate in their adult form.

  • FREE NATURE GUIDES

    Ontario Nature has developed free online nature guides. The excellent photographs provide a reminder of (introduction to?) species of Ontario in a number of categories; including,

    • Butterfly and Moth
    • Dragonfly and Damselfly
    • Reptile and Amphibian
  • Connecting for Climate Change Action

    Free course from Western University

    Posted May 27, 2023

    Check out this free, open course offered through Western University!