Huronia Regional Meeting, Giiwedin-ki, Chippewas of Rama First Nation © D. Paccagnella
About
The Nature Network is organized into seven regions across the province. Groups from each region elect a Regional Councilor, each of whom is well connected with their local nature community and are members at least one Nature Network group. The Regional Council meets virtually four times annually and regularly communicates with Ontario Nature’s Nature Network Organizer and groups in their region to help guide activities and resources.
The Regional Council elects some of their members to serve as Nature Network Directors on Ontario Nature’s Board of Directors. The directors are the conduit between the board and the Nature Network for concerns, resource needs and communication flowing both ways.
Northern Regional Meeting, Elliott Lake © Michael Wynia
Regional Councilors
- Marilyn Baxter, Nature Guelph – Great Lakes West
- Sylvia Bowman, York Simcoe Nature Club – Huronia
- Carol Burnup, Ottawa Field Naturalists – Ontario East
- John Diebolt, Friends of Misery Bay and Manitoulin Nature Club – Northern Ontario
- Mike Fisher, The Friends of Ojibway Prairie – Carolinian West
- James Kamstra, North Durham Nature – Lake Ontario North
- Paul Toffoletti, Hamilton Naturalist Club – Carolinian East
Lake Ontario North Regional Meeting, High Park, Toronto © Sharon Lovett
Join the Regional Council
Volunteer to strengthen our collective voice for nature by advocating for local environmental concerns. Applicants must be involved with a member group in a region with a vacancy.
The Nature Network regions of Lake Ontario North and Northern Ontario will be holding elections in the spring of 2025 for the role of Regional Councilor. If you are involved in a Nature Network member group in one of these regions and would like to help guide the Nature Network, this might be a good fit for you!
Email naturenetwork@ontarionature.org for more information.
Lake Ontario North Regional Meeting field trip © Michael Wynia