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Monthly meetings are held, usually on the first Sunday of the month, from September to May at 2:00 p.m. in the Multi-purpose room, Perth & District Indoor Pool, Sunset Boulevard at Wilson Street in Perth. September and January meetings are traditionally held on the second Sunday, to avoid conflict with Labour Day weekend, and the New Year's holiday.

Watch this page for a list of upcoming speakers.

    Sunday September 12, 2010
    Mike Yee, Manager of Biology and Water Quality for the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, will present a talk on the variety of flora & fauna, critters that swim, crawl, fly, float and wiggle around our natural environment.
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    Sunday May 2, 2010
    Shaun Thompson, District Ecologist with the Ministry of Natural Resources, will give a talk to the Rideau Valley Field Naturalist club on his experience and knowledge of ticks and Lyme disease in our area.
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    Sunday April 11, 2010
    Martin Streit of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources will present a lecture to the Rideau Valley Field Naturalists on the principles of forest management and the help available to landowners
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    Sunday March 7, 2010
    Meaghan McDonald, of the Community Stewardship Council of Lanark County, will give a talk at the Rideau Valley Field Naturalists’ General Meeting, describing what is involved in organizing and conducting the upcoming bioblitzes in Lanark County.
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    Sunday February 7, 2010
    Tobi Kiesewalter, Senior Natural Heritage Education Leader at Murphy’s Point Provincial Park, delivering a lecture on the importance of biodiversity and the threats to it.
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    Sunday January 10, 2010
    Shaun Thompson, District Ecologist with the Ministry of Natural Resources, will give a talk to the Rideau Valley Field Naturalist club on the changes he has seen in our area over the last 25 years.
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    Sunday December 6, 2009
    Franziska von Rosen will give a lecture on a multi-faceted project she is involved with called ‘Our Incredible World’.
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    Sunday November 1, 2009
    Not all insects are nasty, and Organic Gardener Maureen Bostock will explain this to the Rideau Valley Field Naturalists and guests at their meeting on Nov. 1
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    Sunday October 4, 2009
    In the U.S., John Rogers of New York state is one of the leading educators and conservationist of Bluebirds, and John will be giving a lecture on Bluebird recovery at the Oct. 4 meeting of the Rideau Valley Field Naturalists. 
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    Sunday September 13, 2009
    'Green Cottager of the Year’, Gray Merriam will be addressing the RVFN, with a lecture on "Ecology -- Growth & Change Over Time.  
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    Sunday May 3, 2009
    The Stewardship of Lanark County’s natural environment with guest speaker Jeff Ward.
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    Sunday April 5, 2009
    RVFN presents astronomy lecture at general meeting, with guest speaker Frank Hitchens.

    Sunday March 1, 2009
    RVFN presents a look at Amphibians and Reptiles of Eastern Ontario with guest speaker Oliver Reichl, Outreach Co-ordinator for the Eastern Ontario Model Forest’s Herpetofaunal Atlas project.
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    Sunday February 1, 2009
    The Rideau Valley Field Naturalists presents a lecture by archaeologist Brenda Kennett.

    Sunday January 4, 2009
    Algonquin to Adirondack Conservation Association topic of next RVFN presentation, with guest speaker Emily Conger, President of the A2A.

    Sunday December 6, 2009
    RVFN sponsors presentation on Lanark County’s natural heritage lecture by Dr. Paul Keddy.

    Sunday November 2, 2008 at 2PM
    RVFN sponsors a presentation of the "Well Aware" Program with guest speaker Susan Brandum of the Rideau Environmental Action League
    Perth and District Indoor Swimming Pool All-Purpose Room,
    Wilson Street at Sunset Boulevard
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    Sunday October 5, 2008 at 2PM
    Join RVFN and Mark Garbutt, who is a wildlife photographer with a special interest in birding.
    Perth and District Indoor Swimming Pool All-Purpose Room,
    Wilson Street at Sunset Boulevard
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    Sunday September 7, 2008 at 2PM
    Marie-Andree Carriere, Species at Risk Biologist with the Ministry of Natural Resources, will speak about the Endangered Species Act
    Perth and District Indoor Swimming Pool All-Purpose Room,
    Wilson Street at Sunset Boulevard
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    Sunday May 4, 2008 at 2PM
    Isabelle Nicol, well-known Ottawa-area natural history educator,
    will be speaking about wildflowers
    Perth and District Indoor Swimming Pool All-Purpose Room,
    Wilson Street at Sunset Boulevard
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    Sunday April 6, 2008 at 2PM
    A presentation on canoe routes
    by Cliff Bennett, well-known naturalist, canoeist and member of the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalist Perth and District Indoor Swimming Pool All-Purpose Room,
    Wilson Street at Sunset Boulevard
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    Sunday March 2, 2008 at 2PM
    A discussion of butterflies
    by Jeff Skevington, Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Perth and District Indoor Swimming Pool All-Purpose Room,
    Wilson Street at Sunset Boulevard
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    Sunday February 3, 2008
    A discussion of North American Trees
    by Diana Beresford-Kroeger
    award winning author of "Arboretum America: A Philosophy of the Forest"
    Perth and District Indoor Swimming Pool All-Purpose Room,
    Wilson Street at Sunset Boulevard
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    Sunday January 6, 2008 at 2PM
    Presentation on wolves and coyotes in Lanark County
    by Glenn Desy, biologist with the Ministry of Natural Resources
    Perth and District Indoor Swimming Pool All-Purpose Room,
    Wilson Street at Sunset Boulevard
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    Sunday December 2, 2007 at 2PM
    Well known biologist Dr. Fred Schueler, speaking on species at risk
    Perth and District Indoor Swimming Pool All-Purpose Room,
    Wilson Street at Sunset Boulevard
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    Sunday November 4, 2007 at 2PM
    John Kerr-Wilson speaking on his recent trip to the Galapagos.
    Perth and District Indoor Swimming Pool All-Purpose Room,
    Wilson Street at Sunset Boulevard
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    Sunday September 9, 2007 at 2 PM
    Bud Andress speaking on Bald Eagles
    Perth and District Indoor Swimming Pool All-Purpose Room,
    Wilson Street at Sunset Boulevard
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    Sunday, April 1, 2007 at 2 p.m.,
    Matt Saunders ~ Bats, their lives, myths and realities
    Perth and District Indoor Swimming Pool, Wilson Street at Sunset Boulevard
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Other Past Speakers include:
  • John Haynes, Queen's University - Geology of Eastern Ontario
  • Dr. Bob Stewart - “Birdwatching in South Africa”
  • Scott Smithers - MNR, “Fishers”
  • Bud Andress - “Bald Eagles and Osprey of the 1000 Islands”
  • Brian McCullough - “Astronomy”
  • Tony Beck - ”Birds of Texas”
  • Barry Frost, “Bird Brains and Behaviour”
  • Peter Hall - “What is that Butterfly doing anyway?”
  • Stephen Cumbaa - “Sharks, Crocs and Birds with teeth - Canada’s prairie ocean in the age of Dinosaurs”
  • Dr. Danna Leaman - “Conserving Medicinal Plants”



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