Thunder Bay Field Naturalists meet on the fourth Monday of September, October, November, January, March and April 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 over tea and coffee 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 the programs organizer. Thank you!
2019 TBFN Speakers. From left to right: President Bruce Thacker, Saille, Melissa, and Program Coordinator Gerry Racey.
UPCOMING TALKS
TBFN Indoor Lectures and COVID-19 Virus
Lunan Hall has graciously allowed us to have in-person meetings, with capacity limits of 75 people. To attend in-person meetings, proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required, individuals must wear masks and maintain social distancing guidelines of 2 metres and provide your name and telephone number for contact tracing purposes. Please arrive early to avoid line-ups. The doors will close once we reach our capacity limits.
Lunan Hall - St. Paul's United Church
349 Waverley Street, Thunder Bay
Join us for a change for a change of pace evening presentation on Iceland: A Land Well Worth Visiting.
David Legge and Shelley Crawford recently circumnavigated this amazing country (by road), rich in scenery, with dazzling adventures at every turn.
They will show slides illustrating exceptional diversity in nature, art and culture and a warm, hospitable population little more than that of northwestern Ontario: very progressive, environmentally sensitive yet facing challenges and unique vulnerabilities of interest to our members.
COVID-19 screening will be in place. Maximum of 75 participants.
Lunan Hall - St. Paul's United Church
349 Waverley Street, Thunder Bay
This summer, TBFN relaunched its Youth Programming with three new program streams: the Wolf Packs, the Efts, and the Nature Explorers With Technology (NEWT). We will give an overview of these new programs which together provide educational nature and science-themed events for children, families, and youth up to 19 years of age. We will share some highlights from this summer and a sneak peek at what's to come this year. Speakers will include Courtney Moudoux and Gene Kent.
Several TBFN members will present brief updates on community science initiatives that have been undertaken by the TBFN. Meeting participants will hear about the Gray Fox Project, Thunder Cape Bird Observatory, the Bluebird Project, and several other TBFN initiatives, as well as potential future projects. Speakers will include Rob Foster, Allan Harris, Susan Robinson and Ted Armstrong.
Join us as Brian Jackson, Park Biologist for Quetico Provincial Park, shares recent work examining a historical perspective on red pine and white pine but in a contemporary context. He will explore the relationship between these majestic pines and wildfire and the challenges in managing a wilderness park to perpetuate their abundance and distribution. He will also share the historical and cultural significance of white and red pine as revealed through physical evidence still observed within the park and being revealed through collaborative research projects.
