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November 24th meeting: The Sacred Valley: Birding Adventures in Peru

Please join the Richmond Hill and West Humber Naturalists at our annual joint meeting and talk. This year’s talk will be presented by Gene Denzel. Last April, Gene and Charlene Denzel were fortunate to be able to visit Peru. Five days of the trip were with a group tour to Machu Picchu and the sacred valley, through Adventure Canada. Surrounding this were some solo sightseeing in Lima, and several one-day and one week-long birding trip, with car, driver, and guide. The talk will mostly concentrate on the Machu Picchu portion, but will also feature birds seen on the various outings (ranging from sealevel to 4500 metres, covering a variety of habitats).  Along the way, Gene will also share some of the unplanned adventures they ran into.

Time: 7:30pm
Location: Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church, Wallace Hall.
10066 Yonge St.,
North of Major Mackenzie Dr., West side.
For info contact Marianne Yake at 905-883-3047, or visit www.RHNaturalists.ca.

Above: Machu Picchu
Below: Chestnut-crested Coronet
Photos by Gene Denzel, April 2011

Posted Monday, November 14th, 2011 in Events, Frontpage
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Great German Mills Creek clean-up

Joe Agg’s Great German Mills Creek clean-up continues every Sunday from October 9th through November.

Gloves and garbage bags will be supplied.  Please dress according to the weather.  Wear long pants and bring rubber boots if you have them.  Drinking water, a hat, sunscreen, bug repellant and a light snack are also recommended.

If you are interested in volunteering for this event or need further information please contact Joe Agg to register.  He can be reached by email: joe.agg@hotmail.com or by phone: (905) 884-5012

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Posted Sunday, October 16th, 2011 in Environment, Events, Frontpage
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Concord West: a little help for our friends

Another lovely greenspace is under threat. The Province of Ontario has plans to build an intermodal transit hub in a natural heritage wildlife sanctuary that lies to the east of Keele Street, at the end of Rockview Gardens, south of Highway #7, and north of the 407.  This area has traditionally provided access to the Bartley Smith Greenway system and is the only greenspace readily accessible to the residents of Concord West.  The residents of the area have worked extremely hard to develop a detailed alternate plan for the transit hub, a plan that would preserve this much-needed greenspace.

If you support the preservation of the Concord West greenspace, please send a message to Premier Dalton McGuinty.

For more information on this issue and the resident’s plan, please see http://saveconcordwest.wordpress.com/

Posted Thursday, April 7th, 2011 in Actions, Environment, Frontpage
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RHN Earth Hour gathering

Join the Richmond Hill Naturalists for Earth Hour, Saturday March 26, 2011 just before 8:30 pm
Celebrate with us by candlelight, flashlight, etc.

Watch as we see Richmond Hill and south of us turn off the lights.

Meet us at Yonge and Hopkin Streets
Just south of Major MacKenzie and the Main Library
Remember to turn off the lights before you leave home.

Posted Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011 in Events, Frontpage
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RHN Meeting: Speaker Lev Frid

Title: RHN Meeting: Lev Frid talk on The other end of Migration: the lives of Neotropical migrants in the Neotropics
Location: Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church, Wallace Hall. 10066 Yonge St
Start Time: 7:30pm
Date: 2011-03-17

Neotropical Birds: The Other End of Migration

Everyone is invited to join the Richmond Hill Naturalists for an informative and entertaining talk on neotropical birds with Lev Frid.  Lev is a well-known Ontario birder and naturalist, who has followed his passion from the far north to the Andes and beyond. He will show photographs from his travels in Central America to illustrate the lives of Canadian songbirds on their wintering grounds.

Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church,
Wallace Hall, 10066 Yonge St., Richmond Hill
(west side, just north of Major Mackenzie Dr.)

Free admission, all are welcome, donations accepted, parking is free and refreshments will be served.  For more information, contact Marianne Yake, 905-883-3047 or president@rhnaturalists.ca.

Feel free to distribute this poster to anyone who may be interested in attending

Posted Saturday, February 26th, 2011 in Frontpage
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