DURHAM REGION FIELD NATURALISTS
MEETINGS
Meetings are held the last Monday of
the month with the
exception of June, July, August
and December.
All meetings commence at 7:30 p.m.
We have returned to in-person meetings. Wearing of masks is advised.
NEW MEETING LOCATION
Please note that in-person meetings will now be held at
Centennial Albert United Church
19 Rosehill Blvd, Oshawa,
ON L1J 5G5
During these difficult times of COVID-19 DRFN will follow the guidance, laws and regulations of Canada, Ontario and local municipalities to limit the spread and minimize the danger. As per changing regulations DRFN meetings are returning to in- person.
NEXT MEETINGS
April 29th James Kamstra “The Snakes of Ontario”
May 27th Members Night and AGM
Past Meetings
March 25, 2024
Brian Boddy, General Astronomy with an emphasis on eclipses
January 29 2024 Natasha Barlow Birds Canada :Swifts and Swallows”
November 27th 2023 Andrea Kirwood Ontario Tech University “The Value of Urban Wetlands”
October 30th 2023 Mark Stabb NCC “ What is the Nature Conservancy of Canada”
September 25th 2023Jim Schaefer from Trent U “Conserving Caribou”
Monday September 26, 2022
Brian Joyce: The Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory Story
May 30, 2022
AGM and Member's Night
April 25, 2022
Paul Laporte will do a presentation about “Woodland Plant Identification”
March 28, 2022
Jeff Bowman will speak about “Flying Squirrels”
February 28, 2022
Bruce McKenzie will present “the Wetlands Of the Hamilton Area
January 31, 2022
Marcie Jacklin will speak on “the Owls of Ontario”
November 29, 2021
Kaelyn Bumelis “Bank, Cliff and Tree Swallows”
October 25, 2021
Neil Gray, “Evolutionary Aspects of Hummingbirds”
September 27, 2021
Michael Runtz “Wild Algonquin”
Monday March 29, 2021
Beth Gilhespy "The Geology of the Niagara Escarpment"
Monday, February 22, 2021
Otto Peter “The Natural History of Honduras on Land and Sea
Monday, January 25, 2021
Mike Burrell “30 Top Spots to Bird in Ontario”
Monday, November 30, 2020 7:30pm
Martyn Obbard
“How Black and Polar Bears Prepare for Winter” - VIA ZOOM
Monday, October 26, 2020 7:30pm
Owl Foundation
“The Owl Foundation a Fly by Night Organization”
VIA ZOOM
Monday September 28, 2020
Jean Iron- The Nature of Arctic Birds -
via ZOOM
Monday May 25, 2020
Members Night and Annual General Meeting - Via invitation only on ZOOM
April Meeting Cancelled
March Meeting cancelled
Monday February 24, 2020
Tyler Weeldon “Prince Edward County coyote study and its findings and the natural history and taxonomy of coyotes”
January 27, 2020
Soper Creek Wildlife Rescue - Presentation and live animals
Monday, November 25, 2019
Janice Gilbert Latest News on Phragmites Control
& Bucket Raffle
Monday, October 28, 2019
Dr. Peregrine Lyme Disease
Monday, September 30, 2019
James Kamstra
Monday, May 27, 2019
AGM and Members Night
Monday, April 29, 2019
Dr. Jeff Bowman
Bobcat and Lynx a Tail of Two Ontario Wild Cats
Monday, March 25, 2019
Paul Laporte from North America Native Plant Society Building Biodiversity with Native Plants
Monday January 28, 2019
Otto Peter Eastern South Africa Trip
November 26, 2018
Kevin Callan “Paddling the Thames: An Epic Canoe Journey”
and Bucket Raffle
Monday, October 29, 2018
Elizabeth Kellogg Bird Banding
Monday, September 24, 2018
Tom Shields
The Orchids of Ontario
Monday, May 28, 2018
AGM and Members Night
Monday, April 30, 2018
Josh Sayers – Ontario Badgers
Monday, February 25, 2019
Rayfield Pye Hawk Identification Workshop
Monday, March 26, 2018
Martyn Obbard - Polar Bears and Climate Change
Monday, February 26, 2018
Lois Gillette: Southern Africa Safari
Monday, January 29, 2018
James Kamstra:Life Cycles of Insects
Monday, November 27, 2017
Dr. Todd Morris: Fresh Water Mussels of Ontario
& BUCKET RAFFLE
Monday, October 30, 2017
Mark Cadman: The Decline of Aerial Insectivors
Monday September 25, 2017
Jean Iron: Wildlife of the Canadian Arctic and Iceland
Monday, May 29, 2017
Membership Night and Annual General Meeting
Monday, April 24, 2017
Jean Irons: Northbound Shorebirds
Monday, March 27
Catherine Scott and Dr. Sean McCann: The Secret Lives of Spiders in Ontario and Beyond
Monday, February 27
Otto Peter: Natural History of Eastern South Africa
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Phill Holder: Biodiversity Research at Thickson’s Woods Nature Reserve and the Forgotten Pollinators
Monday, November 28, 2016
Glenn Coady: The Piping Plover Reclaims Lake Ontario – A New Breeding Species for Durham +
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