Thunder Bay Field Naturalists meet on the fourth Monday of September, October, November, January, March, April and May at Lunan Hall, St. Paul’s United Church, 349 Waverley Street, Thunder Bay. Take the sidewalk to the left of the main church entrance.
Please note that meetings begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. so that we will finish early enough to have time to socialize after the presentation.
Non-members are welcome. A small donation at the door to help defray hall rental costs is always appreciated.
If you have a particular topic you would like to see presented or know of someone with a presentation that would be of interest to our club, please bring this to the attention of one of the board members (found here: Board Members or email info@tbfn.net. Thank you!
2019 TBFN Speakers. From left to right: President Bruce Thacker, Saille, Melissa, and Program Coordinator Gerry Racey.
Dr. Rennie is the Canada Research Chair in Freshwater Ecology and Fisheries, As-sociate Professor at Lakehead University.
Dr. Rennie will talk on how aquatic ecosystems respond to stresses, such as cli-mate change, based on research at The International Institute for Sustainable De-velopment (IISD) Experimental Lakes Area of Northwestern Ontario. IISD Experi-mental Lakes Area is the world’s freshwater laboratory.
The lakes in the region are unaffected by human impacts. By manipulating these small lakes, scientists are able to examine how all aspects of the ecosystem, from the atmosphere to fish populations, respond. Findings from these real-world exper-iments are often much more accurate than those from research conducted at smaller scales, such as in laboratories.
This is the only place in the world where scientists can manipulate real lakes, over the long term, to understand what human activity does to fresh water. https://www.iisd.org/ela/
