Ontario Nature's 80th AGM and Gathering

Fostering the next generation of environmental stewards

Thank you for celebrating nature and eight decades of conservation with us at the Ganaraska Forest Centre on June 11 – 12, 2011. We are proud of the accomplishments of our many supporters and the Nature Network. Together we are the voice for conservation in Ontario. Here’s to another 80 years of protecting wild species and wild spaces.

Click here to read about the 2010 Conservation Award winners.

Thank you to our sponsors who made the AGM possible.

Click here to see the event program-at-a-glance.

Photos of the 2011 AGM

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Exploring our Watersheds

Ontario Nature's 79th Annual General Meeting & Carolinian Canada Coalition's 2010 Forum & Annual General Meeting

AGM group photo; CREDIT: Michael Wynia

The International Year of Biodiversity was the theme of our 79 th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lambton County, Ontario, a well-attended event where our members and supporters celebrated biological diversity and discussed how best to protect Ontario’s wild species and spaces. We also recognized excellence through our annual conservation awards that honoured individuals, groups and corporations who have worked to protect nature over the past year.

The AGM was co-hosted with Carolinian Canada. Together, we held numerous workshops on wildlife and landscape conservation along with local excursions with expert guides. In addition, participants had opportunity to explore Lampton County’s unique natural and aquatic features, a region rich in biodiversity with more than 60 species at risk, 300 provincial rarities and a large network of significant natural areas.

Guest speaker Gord Miller, Environmental Commission of Ontario, opened the event with an excellent talk, “Re-casting a vision for biodiversity in Ontario.”