Marine debris is a rising problem. Just ask our May guest speaker Alexa Goodman. A scientist, intersectional environmental activist and practising yogi, Goodman has been a driving force in managing abandoned, lost and discarded (ALD) fishing gear, also called “ghost gear.” Goodman first got involved in the retrieval of Continue reading →

Our club’s January Members’ Night tradition lives on in 2023 but with a twist. To simplify the process this year we invite you to showcase a prized nature or natural history possession or experience via Zoom. We will not be meeting in person at the Arnprior Curling club in January. Continue reading →

Canadian Geographic called Louise de Kiriline Lawrence Canada’s Rachel Carson and Canada’s Thoreau, noting that she spent 50 years studying birdlife in a remote forest on the Mattawa River.

An endlessly curious self-trained amateur ornithologist and nature writer, de Kiriline Lawrence changed the way we think about birds.

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Canadian marine biologist Shane Gero is the Biology Lead for Project CETI, (Cetacean Translation Initiative ) an interdisciplinary A‑team of badass scientists: marine robotics specialists, cetacean biologists, AI wizards, linguistics and cryptography experts and data specialists.* Their project–a 2020 TED initiative applying advanced machine learning and state-of-the-art Continue reading →