Indoor Event – Lambton Wildlife

08 May 2024

AGM and Annual Awards

All photos - Copyright: Mark Buchanan 2024Lambton Wildlife held our Annual General Meeting at the Dante Club on April 27. Thank you to everyone who attended, to all of the volunteers who made the event possible, and to both the incoming and outgoing board members! We also had the pleasure of presenting two very special awards: the LWI Meritorious Service Award to Mike Kent, and the Environmental Award to Golden Alexanders Native Plant Nursery. Mike Kent is Sarnia’s very own eco warrior and this year’s meritorious service award winner. Mike has been involved in Lambton Wildlife for many years and has…

15 Mar 2023

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The Importance of Forests

Environment, Indoor Event, Natural Areas

Renowned local naturalist and past president of Lambton Wildlife, Larry Cornelis will cover the history of our local Carolinian forests and Carolinian indicator species. We all have a significant relationship with trees and forests and Larry will explain why they deserve more respect as living organisms. Please join us March 27 @ 7:00 pm at the YMCA Learning Centre, 660 Oakdale Ave, Sarnia, Room 47. Seating is limited so arrive early. Banquet tickets for the April 22, 2023 AGM will be on sale for $30. Donations to the bucket draw could be brought to this meeting. We are looking for new or gently used nature themed items or consumable items.

23 Feb 2023

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Polar Bears: Rulers of the North

Community Event, events, Indoor Event, Natural Areas, Wildlife

Monday Feb. 27, Lambton Wildlife is hosting a presentation on Polar Bears: Rulers of the North. These animals are the largest land predator in the world and our speaker, Roberta Buchanan, will tell us about the behaviour of these magnificent animals in their natural habitat as they gather to await the formation of sea ice near Churchill, Manitoba. The spectacular photography of Mark Buchanan will be featured. All are welcome! YMCA Learning Centre, 660 Oakdale Ave, Sarnia @ 7:00 pm. Next month's presentation is by Larry Cornelis on the Importance of Forests on Monday, March 27.

12 Sep 2022

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LWI September Indoor Presentation

Announcements, Indoor Event

Lambton Wildlife is excited to welcome you back to a live in-person gathering on Monday, September 26 at 7:00 pm. Our presentation is about the Sydenham River Nature Reserve, an incredibly important habitat that has been preserved due to the amazing support of Lambton Wildlife members. An Ontario Nature representative will share the remarkable biodiversity of the reserve, the restoration work completed thus far, and the restoration plans for the newly acquired acreage. The presentation will start at 7:00 pm. (Please note the change in start time due to venue requirements.) Please join us at the YMCA Learning & Career…

27 Feb 2020

By Lambton Wildlife Inc

CANCELLED – AGM Banquet

Announcements, Blog, events, Indoor Event

The Lambton Wildlife banquet, scheduled for Saturday, April 18, has been regretfully cancelled due to the present situation of the COVID 19. Hopefully, you understand the situation that we're faced with and the safety of our members and those that host the banquet is first in our minds. Many thanks to those who supported us and purchased tickets early or donated items to the silent auction. We ask you for patience and understanding. Ticket costs will be refunded as soon as possible once the situation stabilizes. You also have an option to move the monies paid towards the 2021 banquet.…

12 Jan 2019

By Lambton Wildlife Inc

Join Us for Member’s Photofest

Blog, Indoor Event, Natural Areas, WildlifePhotography

Monday, January 28 is the LWI Annual Member’s Photofest Four LWI members will be showing off some of their favorite nature photos at our Member’s Photofest Night. Past events have been a real treat as we all get a chance to view some of the amazing images our members capture during their forays into natural areas. It’s a natural way to kick off our first indoor meeting of the New Year, so please plan to attend. Social time begins at 7:00 PM.

22 Sep 2018

By Lambton Wildlife Inc

To Boldly Go Where No Sturgeon Has Gone Before

Indoor Event

On Monday evening, September 24th, join Lambton Wildlife for a presentation on Sturgeon in the Great Lakes. Social gathering goes from 7:00 to 7:30pm with the presentation starting soon after. Research surrounding lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) feeding ecology in the Great Lakes is dated compared to other aspects of their ecology, despite their threatened status. Recent research has demonstrated different migration strategies exist in lake sturgeon from the Lake Huron-to-Lake Erie corridor (HEC), but dietary links are lacking in this system. Additionally, food web structures have been known to shift with new biological invasions, however little is known about the…

09 Apr 2018

By Lambton Wildlife Inc

Canadian Climate History and Observations

Blog, Indoor Event

As we learned at the March Indoor Meeting, Canadians have been collecting weather data for a long time! The video below shows the installation of weather stations across Canada since the 1840s. What you maybe didn't know (because I sure didn't), as Guest Speaker, Professor Alan MacEachern explained, is that the information collected from these stations was done on a volunteer basis by members of the local community by hand and sent by mail for inclusion in the records. While much of the data that volunteers recorded was quantitative such as temperature or precipitation readings, those volunteers also recorded personal qualitative remarks,…

22 Mar 2018

By Lambton Wildlife Inc

Of First Blossoms, First Peepers and First Lawn Mowers

Indoor Event

Canadians and Climate March 26, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Social gathering to start at 7:00 pm. Join other members for refreshments. Presentations will begin at 7:30 pm. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the predecessor agency of Environment Canada encouraged its daily weather observers to make remarks about the changing seasons, extreme weather, etc. but it never figured out a way to use these remarks. With the Environment Canada collection of weather observations now at Western, Prof. Alan MacEachern is studying what they tell us about Canadians and climate.

16 Mar 2018

By Lambton Wildlife Inc

Get Your Tickets For the Annual General Meeting & Banquet

Indoor Event

Saturday, April 14th, 2018 Camlachie United Church The business meeting and general elections take place at 4:30 pm. Bucket draw opens at 5:00 pm. Dinner is served at 6:00 pm. Matt Ellerbeck will be the guest speaker. Matt Ellerbeck is a noted advocate and conservationist known as "The Salamander Man". He is bringing the message of salamander preservation to Lambton Wildlife. Matt's presentation will feature a variety of live salamanders for people to meet up-close!