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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).”

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

While the in-person audience could follow and participate, there were audio and video problems that affected the Zoom audience and Zoom recording. Here are the slides for review in a PDF file. You do not need PowerPoint to open the file.

Here is the link to the Ontario Nature blog on the election issues. https://ontarionature.org/protect-our-planet-vote-for-nature-blog/

The EAI supports community projects that demonstrate a positive impact on the local environment. Each project receives up to $1,000 in funding, coaching, and promotional support to bring the project to life.  Click here  to find out more. Application deadline is March 14.

The Indoor Meetings Committee is open to receiving offers of 15-minute presentations to be delivered on April 11. Please email the committee at indoor.meetings@naturelondon.ca or approach the audio-visual team at any meeting.