{"id":285,"date":"2013-12-20T15:23:18","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T19:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/?page_id=285"},"modified":"2026-08-12T23:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T03:34:08","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">H N P N C<\/h1>\r\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The <strong>Halton\/North Peel Naturalist Club<\/strong> welcomes new members of all ages and experience levels who are interested in nature and conservation. Whether you&#8217;re an experienced naturalist or a beginner who loves nature, we invite you to <a href=\"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/membership\">join us.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<h1>Our club is 60 years old this year.<\/h1>\r\n<p><br \/><strong>This appeared in the Georgetown Herald in 1966<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/clipping_naturalistclub.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-113321\" src=\"http:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/clipping_naturalistclub400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/clipping_naturalistclub400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/clipping_naturalistclub400-300x239.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-113423 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/youth_summit_mother_earth.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/youth_summit_mother_earth.jpg 504w, https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/youth_summit_mother_earth-300x80.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><strong>Ontario Nature Youth Summit for Mother Earth <\/strong> If you would like to <strong>make a donation<\/strong> to help support youth through this very important program and encourage a new generation of Naturalists, you can donate here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/en\/dn\/73074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CANADA HELPS<\/strong><\/a> In the box below <em>Apply your donation to a fund set up by this charity*<\/em> select <strong>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\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>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. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XxhoTLPHTh4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/XxhoTLPHTh4<\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/speakers\"><strong>Next meeting:<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\r\n<h4>Tuesday, September 8, 2026<br \/>Time: 7:30 p.m.<\/h4>\r\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Grant Linney<br \/>Now retired, his last full time teaching position for 8 years was as Senior Teacher at the Upper Canada College Norval Outdoor School.<br \/><strong>Grant<\/strong> has been an outdoor and environmental educator for a career that spans 6 decades. <br \/>He lived in Georgetown for 16 years.<br \/><strong>Grant<\/strong> has delivered more than 1250 presentations on climate change to a wide variety of audiences.<br \/>He has also written a book entitled <strong>Outdoor Magic: The Power of Nature Connection<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Subject: Outdoor Magic: The Power of Nature Connection<\/strong><br \/><strong>Grant<\/strong> will draw on stories and images from his book as well as making the connection between regular, positive experiences in the outdoors and developing the spark and drive to tackle the existential issue of climate change.<br \/>The book will be available for sale ($20 for paperback; $30 for hard cover)<\/p>\r\n<p>Contact us for more info. <a href=\"mailto:info@hnpnc.com\">info@hnpnc.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4>Regular monthly meetings September to May.<br \/>Time\/Date: 7:15 pm on the second Tuesday of the month, program starts at 7:30<br \/>Location: <strong>St Alban the Martyr Anglican Church<br \/><\/strong>537 Main St.<br \/>Glen Williams (Georgetown L7G 3T1)<br \/><strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/EBwJB62aXAJFJK696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Directions<\/a>)<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<p>Contact us for more info. <a href=\"mailto:info@hnpnc.com\">info@hnpnc.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>Room available at 7:15 for greeting and social chat.<strong><br \/>St Alban&#8217;s Church<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Questions:<br \/><\/strong>E-Mail us <a href=\"mailto:info@hnpnc.com\"><strong>info@hnpnc.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph \/-->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/outings\"><strong>Next outing:<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Saturday Adventure Walk<\/strong><br \/><strong>Watch for further information****<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<h3>Join us<\/h3>\r\n<p><strong>Annual membership Fees 2026-2027<br \/>Individual: $40.00<br \/>Family: $50.00<\/strong><br \/>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, <a href=\"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/membership\">become a member<\/a>!<\/p>\r\n<h4><a title=\"Subscribe\" href=\"http:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/subscribe\">Sign up for our newsletter<\/a><\/h4>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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":646,"href":"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113424,"href":"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285\/revisions\/113424"}],"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}]}}