{"id":16,"date":"2008-08-26T05:29:05","date_gmt":"2008-08-26T09:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-06-05T12:01:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:01:57","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/speakers","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Meeting location<br \/><strong>St Alban the Martyr Anglican Church<\/strong><br \/>537 Main St.<br \/>Glen Williams, (Georgetown) Ont.<strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/C49vjpk1rFgDSmr3A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MAP<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<h4>Tuesday, June 9, 2026<br \/>Time: 7:00 p.m.<\/h4>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Annual Outdoor Meeting at Scotsdale Farm to monitor the HNPNC nestboxes installed by our club.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Contact us for more info. <a href=\"mailto:info@hnpnc.com\">info@hnpnc.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><br \/>Room available at 7:15 for greeting and social chat.<strong><br \/>St Alban\u2019s Church<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><br \/>Presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m.<br \/>E-Mail us at <strong><a href=\"mailto:info@hnpnc.com\">info@hnpnc.com<\/a><\/strong> if you want more information about our meetings, outings, or membership.<\/p>\r\n<p>Public welcome.\u00a0 Please show your support &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024membership-form.pdf\"><strong>become a member<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p>Meetings are held on the <strong>second Tuesday of each month<\/strong> from September to June <strong>unless otherwise stated<\/strong>. Meetings take place at <strong>St Alban the Martyr Anglican Church<br \/><\/strong>537 Main St. <br \/>Glen Williams, (Georgetown) Ont.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past Speakers<\/h3>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>May 12, 2026 &#8211; My Explorations in Costa Rica: Des MacNeal<\/li>\r\n<li>April 14, 2026 &#8211; Niagara Escarpment Land Between Waters: Mark Zelinski<\/li>\r\n<li>March 10, 2026 &#8211; Sea Mammals and Sea Birds: Patrick O&#8217;Reilly<\/li>\r\n<li>February 10, 2026 &#8211; Odonates: Dr. Pedro Pereyra\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>January 13, 2026 &#8211; Birds: Jennifer Pierson<\/li>\r\n<li>December 9, 2025 &#8211; Annual pot luck and member slide show.<\/li>\r\n<li>November 11, 2025 &#8211; Crawford Lake &#8211; From Corn Pollen to the Golden Spike: Brenna Bartley<\/li>\r\n<li>October 14, 2025 &#8211; A Whale of a Story<strong> &#8211; <\/strong>from tragedy comes hope for the\u00a0Atlantic blue whale: Dr. Mark Engstrom<\/li>\r\n<li>September 9, 2025 &#8211; Anne Innis Dagg (Giraffologist): Mary Dagg<\/li>\r\n<li>May 13, 2025 &#8211; Insects: Dr. Steve Marshall<\/li>\r\n<li>April 8, 2025 &#8211;\u00a0 Snakes: Limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles: Don Scallen &amp; Yves Scholten<\/li>\r\n<li>March 11 &#8211; Bottoms up in Africa: Margaret Beaudette<\/li>\r\n<li>February 11, 2025 &#8211; Aquatic Life: Colin Illes<\/li>\r\n<li>January 14, 2025 &#8211; Wilfrid G. Crozier Nature Reserve: Pedro Pereyra<\/li>\r\n<li>December 10, 2024 &#8211; Annual Christmas Club member slide show<\/li>\r\n<li>November 12, 2024 &#8211; Sulawesi: Fiona Reid<\/li>\r\n<li>October 8, 2024 &#8211; Freshwater Mussels of Ontario: Sarah Richer<\/li>\r\n<li>September 10, 2024 &#8211; A Review of Some Invasive Plant Biological Control Programs: W. D. McIlveen<\/li>\r\n<li>May 14, 2024 &#8211; Witness of the Natural World: Dr. Bill McIlveen<\/li>\r\n<li>April 9, 2024 &#8211; Turtles of Ontario: Don Scallen<\/li>\r\n<li>March 12, 2024 &#8211; Fish Ecology of our Region: Jon Clayton<\/li>\r\n<li>February 13, 2024 &#8211; Penguins, Pinnipeds and Cetaceans: Elizabeth Szekeres<\/li>\r\n<li>January 9, 2024 &#8211; Meeting cancelled due to weather<\/li>\r\n<li>December 12, 2023 &#8211; Annual Christmas Club member slide show<\/li>\r\n<li>November 14, 2023 &#8211; Insects and Plants and Climate Change: Dr. Heather Kharouba<\/li>\r\n<li>October 10, 2023 &#8211; Birder Murder Mysteries : Steve Burrows<\/li>\r\n<li>September 12, 2023 &#8211; Baja California Whales: Ian Jarvie<\/li>\r\n<li>May 9, 2023 &#8211; Introduction to Molluscs: W. D. McIlveen<\/li>\r\n<li>April 11, 2023 &#8211; Bats and Community Science: Fiona Reid &amp; Bridget Sparrow-Scinnoca<\/li>\r\n<li>March 14, 2023 &#8211; Birding as Therapy for the Chronically ill: Rob Bell<\/li>\r\n<li>February 14, 2023 &#8211; Birds and Other Wildlife of Uganda: Yves Scholten<\/li>\r\n<li>January 10, 2023 &#8211; Amorous Salamanders, Piscine Stonemasons, and Crooning Tree Crickets: Don Scallen<\/li>\r\n<li>December 13, 2022 &#8211; Annual Christmas Club member slide show<\/li>\r\n<li>November 8, 2022 &#8211; Conservation Halton Landowner Stewardship Conservation Programs: Beth Anne Fischer &amp; Mike Heyming<\/li>\r\n<li>October 11, 2022 &#8211; From the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative: Parasites and Wildlife Diseases: Brian Steven<\/li>\r\n<li>September 13, 2022 &#8211; CVC\u2019s Butterfly Blitz with mention of West Virginia White butterflies: Laura Timms PhD<\/li>\r\n<li>May 10, 2022 &#8211; Monitoring Bird Boxes on CVC Properties: Christina Kovacs<\/li>\r\n<li>April 12, 2022 &#8211; The Galapagos Islands : Elizabeth Szekeres<\/li>\r\n<li>March 8, 2022 &#8211; Eat the Beetles: David Waltner-Toews<\/li>\r\n<li>February 8, 2022 &#8211; Blood and the Curious Lives of Blood-feeding Creatures: Bill Schutt<\/li>\r\n<li>January 11, 2022 &#8211; Trail Cameras How They Work: Janet Pesaturo<\/li>\r\n<li>November 9, 2021 &#8211; Algonquin Park: Michael Runtz<\/li>\r\n<li>October 12, 2021 &#8211; A fifth limb: tails of hanging around in the Neotropical rain forest: Fiona Reid<\/li>\r\n<li>September 14, 2021 &#8211; From endangered Redside Dace to stunning Brook Trout: Don Scallen<\/li>\r\n<li>June 8, 2021 &#8211; Ontario Prairies, Savannahs and Grasslands: Dan Stuart<\/li>\r\n<li>May 11, 2021 &#8211; The wildlife of the Pribilof Islands: Rich Hoyer<\/li>\r\n<li>April 13, 2021 &#8211; Caterpillars the Whole Story: Caterpillars, Connections, and Why Biodiversity Matters: Sam Jaffe<\/li>\r\n<li>March 9, 2021 &#8211; Saving South American Giants (giant armadillos): Arnaud Desbiez<\/li>\r\n<li>February 9, 2021 &#8211; Central American Amphibians and Reptiles: Twan Leenders<\/li>\r\n<li>January 12, 2021 &#8211; Beautiful Nocturnal Creatures &#8211; Costa Rican Night Life: Tracie Stice, Gianfranco Gomez<\/li>\r\n<li>November 10, 2020 &#8211; Come Walk With Us: Sonya and Sean Morton walking journey across Canada<\/li>\r\n<li>March 10, 2020 &#8211; Local Insect Discovery<\/li>\r\n<li>February 11, 2020 &#8211; Bill McIlveen<\/li>\r\n<li>January 14, 2020 &#8211; Ontario Herptiles<\/li>\r\n<li>November 12, 2019 &#8211; The Special Wetlands of the Hamilton Watershed<\/li>\r\n<li>October 8, 2019 &#8211; Toxic Animals<\/li>\r\n<li>September 10, 2019\u00a0 &#8211; Tropical Nature<\/li>\r\n<li>May 14, 2019 &#8211; Wetland Wildlife<\/li>\r\n<li>April 9, 2019 &#8211; Out of the Depths, ROM&#8217;s Blue Whale Salvaging Project: Mark Engstrom<\/li>\r\n<li>March 12, 2019 &#8211; Eat Prey Love: The Secret Lives of Spiders: Catherine Scott<\/li>\r\n<li>February 26, 2019 &#8211; Practical tips to take your nature photography to the next level: Gary Hall<\/li>\r\n<li>January 8, 2019 &#8211; little things that run the world: Laura Timms<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meeting locationSt Alban the Martyr Anglican Church537 Main St.Glen Williams, (Georgetown) Ont. (MAP) Tuesday, June 9, 2026Time: 7:00 p.m. Annual Outdoor Meeting at Scotsdale Farm to monitor the HNPNC nestboxes installed by our club. Contact us for more info. info@hnpnc.com Room available at 7:15 for greeting and social chat.St Alban\u2019s Church Presentation will begin at &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/speakers\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Speakers<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P4gne2-g","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":460,"href":"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113380,"href":"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions\/113380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}