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Upcoming General Meetings
BENTHIC BIO-MONITORING
Speakers: Lucie Lavoie and Ken Deacon
Sampling the creatures living on the bottom of a variety of water bodies
can help indicate water quality. We will also see amazing samples,
and learn how to find and identify the animals that no one knows are there.
Tuesday April 13, 2010
“The Dirt on Peat: Forms and Features of Local Boreal Wetlands”
Speaker: David Pelster, Ph.D. in Forest Sciences, expert in Forest Hydrology
5:30 pm at the Lakehead University, Braun Building Room 1006
The presentation will examine the physical processes that create the various forms of wetlands,
along with a brief description of the ecology of wetlands in the Thunder Bay region.
This is a special presentation that ties in with the upcoming wetlands field trip on May 15
led by aquatic biologist Dr. Paul Dinsmore and ecologist Rebecca MacDonald as well as an article
on local wetlands that will appear in the May issue of Nature Northwest.
Monday April 26, 2010
ANIMAL COMMUNICATION THROUGH SOUND
Speaker: George Holborn
Includes birds, frogs, mammals, and insects. Lots of sound files along with photos.
Thunder Bay Field Naturalists meet on the fourth Monday of
September, October, November, January, March and April at
Lunan Hall, St. Paul's United Church, 349 Waverley Street, Thunder Bay.
so that we will finish early enough to have time
to socialize after the presentation.
Map showing the location of St. Paul's United Church
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