Our club is 60 years old this year.<\/h1>\r\n
Brook Trout<\/strong> If you were unable to join us for the outing to Silvercreek to observe Brook Trout, here is some video from a club member. https:\/\/youtu.be\/XxhoTLPHTh4<\/a><\/p>\r\n Snake Walk at Fletcher’s Creek.<\/strong> Speaker: Tunde Otto<\/strong> Subject: Willow Park Ecological Centre<\/strong> Contact us for more info. info@hnpnc.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n Contact us for more info. info@hnpnc.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n Room available at 7:15 for greeting and social chat. Questions: Weeds to Broomsticks<\/strong> Saturday Adventure Walk<\/strong> Annual membership Fees 2026-2027 H N P N C<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-285","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P4gne2-4B","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285","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=285"}],"version-history":[{"count":656,"href":"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113474,"href":"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285\/revisions\/113474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
This appeared in the Georgetown Herald in 1966<\/strong>![\"\"](\"http:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/clipping_naturalistclub400.jpeg\")
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Ontario Nature Youth Summit for Mother Earth <\/strong> If you would like to make a donation<\/strong> to help support youth through this very important program and encourage a new generation of Naturalists, you can donate here. CANADA HELPS<\/strong><\/a> In the box below Apply your donation to a fund set up by this charity*<\/em> select Ontario Nature Youth Summit for Mother Earth<\/strong> This will ensure that your donation is applied to the Youth Summit. Donations are CRA Tax Deductible.<\/p>\r\nNext outing:<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\r\n
Saturday, September 26<\/h4>\r\n
Time: TBA<\/strong>
Leader: Yves Scholten
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Fall can be a great time to look for snakes, and this area has proven excellent for several species. We will carpool from Winners (departure time TBA). Contact Yves to confirm that the weather is suitable.
Contact Yves<\/strong> to confirm your attendance (yvesjs9@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\r\nNext meeting:<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\r\n
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Time: 7:30 p.m.<\/h4>\r\n
The part-time Executive Director of the Willow Park Ecology Centre since 2013.
A founding member with a Masters in Botany and Environmental Studies. Upon graduation from the University of Toronto, sitting on the Town Environmental Advisory Committee (TEAC) that initiated this project then continuing as a citizen of the Town while pursuing a career and raising a family.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
Our Programs have become the driver of our ecology management and fulfill our vision to educate and engage people as everyone that participates in education and volunteer programs, and recreational events, learns to care for the planet that sustains us while having fun outdoors doing hands-on nature stewardship activities.
It has become a truly inspiring community success story sought out as a model of how to start, and manage a community Ecology Centre.
We will discover how the wisdom of citizens and the Town created a special project within the Town of Halton Hills 28 years ago for a place to both conserve nature and to enlighten visitors and participants.<\/p>\r\nRegular monthly meetings September to May.
Time\/Date: 7:15 pm on the second Tuesday of the month, program starts at 7:30
Location: St Alban the Martyr Anglican Church
<\/strong>537 Main St.
Glen Williams (Georgetown L7G 3T1)
(Directions<\/a>)<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n
St Alban’s Church<\/strong><\/p>\r\n
<\/strong>E-Mail us info@hnpnc.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/h4>\r\n
Sunday, October 25
9:30 a.m. \u2013 12:00 p.m.
Cedarvale Park<\/strong>
181 Main Street South
Georgetown
Join Credit Valley Conservation<\/strong> to remove invasive buckthorn<\/strong> from the park and turn them into wooden witches\u2019 broomsticks for Halloween.
For more details and to register for the event:\u00a0 CVC Website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n
Watch for further information****<\/strong><\/p>\r\nJoin us<\/h3>\r\n
Individual: $40.00
Family: $50.00<\/strong>
The public is welcome to attend meetings and hear expert speakers on a variety of topics. To participate in field outings such as nature walks and bird watching, become a member<\/a>!<\/p>\r\nSign up for our newsletter<\/a><\/h4>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"