Review by Michael White Published by the McGill-Queen’s University press, 2013. In 2014, John Riley brought his new book to the monthly meeting of the Richmond Hill Naturalists, an organization he once was part of and from whose members he learned about much about nature. At another Richmond Hill Naturalists monthly speakers meeting more than […]
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Citizen science goes mobile with free Ontario Nature app
Ontario Nature’s Reptile and Amphibian Atlas app helps you identify more than 50 species of frog, toad, turtle, snake, lizard and salamander found across the province. In addition the app allows you to submit sightings with ease and stores a record of your submissions. The Atlas will increase the quality and quantity of observations of reptiles […]
A model for naturalist’s actions: Toronto’s Todmorden Mills Wildflower Preserve
by Michael White 300 years ago, the Don River Valley at the location of Todmorden Mills was filled with trees and flowers and the Don River meandered through it. Wonscoteonok is what indigenous people called our Don. The river was full of salmon and trout and big lake white suckers and maybe a sturgeon or […]
Protect York Region’s Urban Forest
LEAF is working to protect York Region’s urban canopy from the devastating effects of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). It is anticipated that most for the 2,800,000 ash trees in York Region (700,00 in the urban forest and 2,100,000 in rural woodlands) will become infested and die within the next 10-15 years. It is critical that […]
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 […]