Exploring Peter's Woods during Ontario Nature's 2011 AGM & Gathering

Ontario Nature's 81st AGM and Gathering

Please join us to celebrate Ontario Nature’s 81st Annual General Meeting and gathering at the Opinicon Resort hotel, northeast of Kingston in the Frontenac Arch on June 8-10, 2012.

The gathering brings together scientists and expert naturalists to lead workshops, talks and field trips as well as outings to Frontenac Park, St. Lawrence Islands National Park, Queens University Biological Station and Ontario Nature’s own Lost Bay Nature Reserve on the eastern arm of Lake Gananoque.

Click here to register now. Please mail or fax your registration package to Ontario Nature.

Highlights

Click here for the program-at-a-glance.

Nature Workshops – Enjoy a hands-on experience as you learn from the experts about wasps, weeds, bats, threats to native crayfish, mussels and snails, how to locate reptiles and amphibians, and much more! Click here for more information.

Field Trips – Spend a day at the Frontenac Arch with leading naturalists exploring some of the richest plant and animal diversity in Canada. Outings include a canoe trip at Ontario Nature’s Lost Bay Nature Reserve, a geological expedition on Hill Island, and guided hikes among the area’s diverse flora and fauna at St. Lawrence Provincial Park, and Queen’s University Biological Station. Click here for more information.

Ontario Nature Conservation Awards – Learn about the year’s highlights and celebrate the achievements of our conservation award winners.

Saturday Wine and Cheese Reception, Dinner and Quiz – Have a glass of wine accompanied by delicious hors d’oeuvres with old friends and new, followed by dinner. Whet your appetite for Sunday’s field trips with The Great Ontario Natural History Quiz, which will give you a taste of the Frontenac Arch and its extraordinary wildlife.

The Frontenac Arch

A biodiversity hotspot, the Frontenac Arch is a nature lover’s paradise: a landscape of granite outcrops and lakes supporting an abundance of wildlife, including rare and endangered animals and plants such as cerulean warblers, prairie warblers, gray ratsnakes, common musk turtles, five-lined skinks, deerberry, blunt-lobed woodsia and pitch pine.

Transportation

Take the train! There will be a free shuttle between the The Opinicon Resort Hotel in Chaffey’s Locks and Kingston VIA Rail Station. This is a great option for those of you who would like to reduce your carbon footprint!

Pick-up and drop-off times are scheduled to meet train times for those trains coming in from the west and east. For train times, please visit the VIA Rail website at www.viarail.ca.

Shuttle from Kingston VIA Rail Station to Opinicon Resort Hotel
Friday, June 8, 2012

Departs Kingston VIA Rail Station: 3:00 p.m.
Arrives at Opinicon: 4:00 p.m.

Shuttle from Opinicon Resort Hotel to Kingston VIA Rail Station
Sunday, June 10, 2012

Departs Opinicon: 4:00 p.m.
Arrives at Kingston VIA Rail Station: 5:00 p.m.

To book your spot, please contact Lauren Wright by phone at 416-444-8419 ext. 271 or e-mail at laurenw@ontarionature.org

Accommodation

Accommodation for this year’s AGM will be at Opinicon Resort Hotel in the beautiful Chaffey’s Locks along the historic Rideau Canal.

We have an excellent package deal from the Opinicon which includes two nights stay (Friday June 8th and Saturday June 9th) and all six meals for the duration of your stay (from dinner on arrival to lunch on departure).

If the above package does not suit your needs, please contact us at the contact details at the bottom of this page and we will try our best to accommodate you.

Accommodation at Opinicon can be booked through your AGM registration (please refer to the registration form).

There are 80 rooms available in both the hotel and shared cottages at the Opinicon, and these rooms will be booked on a first-come, first-served basis. Hotel rooms have private bathrooms with TV, A/C and a porch in most. Cottages range in size from one to four bedrooms. They also include TV and partial A/C. Bed linens and towels are provided.

Note: Please contact us if you plan to attend the AGM in a group of more than two. This will help with our accommodation planning.

You can find directions to Opinicon Resort Hotel here: www.theopiniconresorthotel.com/Location.html.

For more information on accommodation at Opinicon, please visit their website at www.theopiniconresorthotel.com.

Registration

Unfortunately we will not be offering online registration this year due to our transition to new e-communications software. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Click here to register now. Please mail or fax your registration package to Ontario Nature. The deadline for registration is May 25.

For inquiries or more information, please contact Lauren Wright by phone at 416-444-8419 ext. 271 or e-mail at laurenw@ontarionature.org

Click here to read about past AGMs.