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Meetings
Club members meet on the third Monday of each month (from September to April except December)
to be informed and entertained by a guest presenter, often accompanied by slides and displays.
Members share recent nature sightings and report briefly on club activities. The evening
ends with refreshments, an opportunity to meet with the speaker and to socialize with
fellow members.
Upcoming Meetings
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September 19, 2011 - Monday - 7:00 pm - Annual Potluck Supper |
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Meet old friends, and maybe some new ones. Share summer experiences and sightings.
Bring a plate, cutlery, cup, and an entre or dessert to feed five to six persons.
Please note the early start for this event.
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October 17, 2011 - Monday - 7:30 pm - Sheridan Creek - Past, Present and Future |
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Presentation by Phil James, Water Source Engineer, Credit Valley Conservation
Residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and public lands, contribute to the
extremely poor quality of water flowing down Sheridan Creek, through Rattray Marsh and
into Lake Ontario. Discover the history and the restoration strategy and actions being
taken in partnership with private businesses, a school and a developer. A field trip
on Sunday, October 23 will visit these sites.
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January 16, 2012 - Monday - 7:30 pm - The Credit - Heritage River - Yes or No? |
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Presentation by Dave Beaton of Credit Valley Conservation
The Canadian Heritage Rivers System (CHRS) is a national recognition program that
honours and promotes Canada’s leading rivers. Established in 1984 by the federal,
provincial and territorial governments to recognize the best examples of Canada’s
river heritage, CHRS is a formal proclamation that a river has a recognized set of
natural, cultural and recreational values of importance to Canadians.
Situated within one of the most densely populated regions of Canada, the Credit River
is almost 90 km long and flows through some of the most diverse landscapes in southern
Ontario. From its headwaters above the Niagara Escarpment near Orangeville, the Credit
meanders southeast through nine municipalities, before draining into Lake Ontario at
Port Credit, Mississauga. Its watershed features both Carolinian and Deciduous Forest
zones as well as the Oak Ridges Moraine. It is home to a wide range of species - 1330
plants, 244 birds, 64 fish, 41 mammals, 17 amphibians, 8 snakes and 5 turtles.
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February 20, 2012 - Monday - 7:30 pm - The Grand - A Canadian Heritage River |
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The Grand River is the largest river in southern Ontario' flowing 300 kms from its
source near Grand Valley into Lake Erie. In 2000, the Grand River was recognized
as the best managed river in the world, based on its Canadian Heritage River
Management Plan. Although the river has been much altered over time, almost a fifth
of the land is still largely natural and of outstanding recreational and educational
value. The Grand River Forest, with its rare Carolinian species, lines much of the
shore in the southernmost reaches. The Eramosa River, one of the Grand's major
tributaries, boasts the world's largest pothole, the Devil's Well. The plentiful
marshes, the riverside trails and the torrential river flow at Elora Gorge are major
attractions.
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March 19, 2012 - Monday - 7:30 pm - James Bay Birds and Natural History |
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Presentation by Jean Iron
Jean is a long time member and past president of Ontario Field Ornithologists.
The extensive marshes and mudflats of Ontario's James Bay are of international
importance to breeding and migrating waterbirds. In the summers of 2009, 2010 and
2011, Jean was a member of a Royal Ontario Museum crew surveying endangered and
other shorebirds.
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April 16, 2012 - Monday - 7:30 pm - Annual General Meeting and Members' Night |
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Featuring presentations and displays (slides, art, photos, etc) by SPNC members
Meeting location:
Church of St. Bride - Basement Auditorium
1516 Clarkson Road
Mississauga, Ontario
Directions:
QEW - exit at Erin Mills Parkway / Southdown Road
Take Southdown Road south to Truscott
East (left) on Truscott to Clarkson Road
North (left) on Clarkson - St. Bride's is on the left. Ample free parking.
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