Ontario Nature’s 85th Annual Gathering – The Bruce Beckons

Thank you for joining us for a weekend reunion on Little Red Bay along the Bruce Peninsula to celebrate 85 incredible years of protecting wild species and wild spaces in Ontario.

We explored local ecological treasures and a great diversity of habitats, including field trips to Ontario Nature’s Petrel Point, Bruce Alvar, and Malcolm Bluff Shores nature reserves.

Nature Workshops ran twice on Saturday, June 4th, with the opportunity to participate in two workshops. The morning session ran from 10:00 to 11:45 a.m. and the afternoon session ran from 1:15 to 3:00 p.m.

Field trips ran on Sunday, June 5th from 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Participants were picked up and dropped off at Evergreen Resort.

We had two great speakers lined up for the weekend:

• Ellen Schwartzel, the Deputy Environmental Commissioner of Ontario gave us a special presentation on Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights: A Toolkit for Change.
• Dr. Laurence Packer, from York University, delivered the keynote speech on The Importance of Bees: Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation.

During our Annual General Meeting, Ontario Nature celebrated conservation successes and shared our vision for the year ahead. Ontario Nature’s 85th Annual Gathering also presented the Conservation Awards ceremony recognizing 2015’s outstanding leaders in conservation.

We appreciate the generous support from the following sponsors of Ontario Nature’s 85th Annual Gathering: