April 17th: RHN AGM and Dinner / Speaker: John Riley

Don’t miss our annual Richmond Hill Naturalists AGM and Potluck Dinner on Thursday, April 17th. Dinner will be at 6pm, followed by our guest speaker, John Riley at 7:30pm.

John Riley is the Chief Science Officer and National Director of Conservation Strategies with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). He is also a past member of the Richmond Hill Naturalists. His latest book, The Once and Future Great Lakes Country presents a detailed accounting of the geologic, natural and human history of the Great Lakes Region – an area that, according to Riley, “now supports a population of more than forty-five million and a shared annual economy of more than $1 trillion. It is a place that is open to the continent, and now to the world, more of a crossroads than anything separate or insular.”

The public is cordially invited to our speaker’s event. which is sponsored by the Richmond Hill Naturalists. There is no admission charge and parking is free. For more information, contact Marianne Yake, 905-883-3047.

Location: Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church, Wallace Hall, 10066 Yonge St.