{"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":"2026-04-05T19:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T23:34:24","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>Come celebrate with us on <strong>April 18, at Mold Masters Arena<\/strong> in the <strong>Gordon Alcott Heritage Hall<\/strong> on the second floor.<br \/>Join us at <strong>12:30 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Our program includes a history of our club, as well an overview of the rich nature that resides in Halton Region.<br \/>Check <a href=\"http:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HNPNC-60th-poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>This Poster<\/strong><\/a> for the Program and details about our featured speakers.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-112329 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/youth_summit-300x133.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/youth_summit-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/youth_summit.png 504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Ontario Nature Youth Summit for Biodiversity <\/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 Youth Summit for Biodiversity and Environmental Leadership<\/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, April 14, 2026<br \/>Time: 7:30 p.m.<\/h4>\r\n<p><strong>Speaker: Mark Zelinski<br \/><\/strong><br \/><strong>Mark Zelinski<\/strong> trained as an artist and a designer, and graduated as the top student of OCAD in 1979. <br \/>Zelinski is best known for his &#8220;Books That Heal&#8221; initiative &#8211; donating 8,000 copies of his photography books to 100 worldwide charities. His internationally acclaimed photography books include forewords by HRH Prince Philip, The Honourable Lincoln Alexander, and The Right Honorable Justin Trudeau.<br \/>His diverse career as a professional photographer has taken him across 80 countries, with clients ranging from <strong>The National Film Board of Canada<\/strong> to <strong>Panasonic<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><br \/><strong>Subject: Niagara Escarpment: Land Between Waters<br \/><\/strong><br \/>This presentation brings exquisite focus to the environmental treasures of the Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere, and to the diverse Indigenous and modern communities that thrive along its rugged, curving path.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Contact us for more info. <a href=\"mailto:info@hnpnc.com\">info@hnpnc.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<h4>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 2025-2026<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":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"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":637,"href":"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113335,"href":"https:\/\/hnpnc.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285\/revisions\/113335"}],"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}]}}