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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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 […]
January 16th Meeting: Bird banding in King Township – Migrants, snow buntings, M.A.P.S. and More!
Please join the Richmond Hill Naturalists at our January 16th general meeting and talk. This month, Theresa Mckenzie will take members on an illustrated tour of a new banding station in King Township. Learn about the art and science of bird-banding and get a feel for the diversity of birds and other wildlife found in […]
15th Annual Mill Pond Splash – June 2nd 2013
Join us as we celebrate the Don River watershed at the 15th annual Mill Pond Splash, a FREE eco-festival held at Mill Pond Park, near downtown Richmond Hill The 15th annual Mill Pond Splash, a popular eco-festival hosted by the Don Watershed Regeneration Council, Toronto and Region Conservation, the Town of Richmond Hill, and the […]
Theo Hofmann: Alpine and Arctic Flowers/Banksias, Feb 21
Professor Theo Hofmann will speak on flowers found in both alpine areas, specifically the European Alps, and in arctic areas with emphasis on the Canadian Arctic. Some of the flowers from both the Alps and the Arctic of flowers do not grow in both regions. The Banksias, flowering plants from small shrubs to sizeable trees, which grow […]