Gillies Grove

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Owen Clarkin grew up near Russell Ontario, and has been studying the trees of Eastern Ontario as a dedicated amateur from an early age. He has a formal background in the natural sciences and is Chair of the Conservation Committee of the Ottawa Field Naturalists’ Club. Continue reading →

A highlight annual event.  Combine learning, laughter and camaraderie. NO experience is necessary! Puns welcome.  If you are good at riddles, then this is the place to be! But, be prepared to meet your match. Michael’s riddles are challenging, evocative and ever so finely crafted.

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We are looking forward to learning all about your prized nature or natural history possessions or experiences! Please sign in at the door with the item or topic you wish to showcase. If you are showing photos, there should not be more than five and they should be on a Continue reading →

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Bill Montevecchi is a University Research Professor in the Psychology, Biology and Ocean Sciences Departments at Memorial University of Newfoundland.  His interdisciplinary research lab focuses on the behavioral ecology of birds and their responses to environmental change.

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Funk Island, a small granite outcrop 50 km Continue reading →

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Allan Donaldson is a retired professor from the Department of Geology, Carleton University in Ottawa. His specialty is sedimentology, with an emphasis on rock strata of Precambrian age.

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Stromatolites are distinctive layered structures formed by biofilms of cyanobacteria. They provide an impressive record of the Continue reading →