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Author: Glenn Berry

  • Nature London Bookings for Civic Garden Complex

    These are the 2025 secured dates for the CGC based on requests. The changed /added dates have been entered into our bookings and confirmed by the Customer Service Department at City Hall.

    From: donald taves <donald.taves@sympatico.ca>
    Sent: Monday, December 11, 2023 10:31 AM
    To: Farmer, Kelly <kfarmer@london.ca>
    Cc: president@naturelondon.ca
    Subject: [EXTERNAL] Nature London Requested Dates for the Civic Garden Complex – Revision

    Hi Kelly,

    Some requested changes and additions for Nature London 2025 bookings for the Civic Garden Complex

    If the changes cannot be made, then we will continue with the original arrangements and add the November date.

    January 10, 2025 – no change

    February 14, 2025 – no change

    February 21, 2025 – change to February 28, 2025

    March 14, 2025 – no change

    March 21, 2025 – change to March 28, 2025

    April 11, 2025 – no change

    September 12, 2025 – no change

    October 10, 2025 – no change

    October 17, 2025 – change to October 24, 2025

    add November 28, 2025

    Don Taves

    President Nature London

    For the remainder of 2024, we have:

    September 6, 2024 (Friday) – Indoor Mtg

    No Fridays available in October 2024

    November 1, 2024 (Friday) – Indoor Mtg

    November 22, 2024 (Friday) – Birding Wing

    We have also booked two Thursdays in October 2024

    Thursday October 10, 2024 – Indoor Mtg

    Thursday October 17, 2024 – Birding Wing

    We will revisit the November 2024 dates once we clarify the date for the 2024 NL Awards Banquet.

  • The Membership Password Changed on November 1

    Please see the back of this year’s membership card for the new password to the Members-Only pages.  If you don’t have the new card, please renew online or by using the paper forms sent to you last August.  Problems?  Our Membership Secretary will be glad to help.

  • Sending emails to @naturelondon.ca addresses

    Some of these addresses have been retired and are no longer valid. Please check the Contact page to confirm that you are using valid addresses. For quick access, click the “Contact” menu item at the top of each webpage.

  • Special Offer

    Members must use their password to access the invitation.

  • Cedarcroft Closed Until Further Notice

    Cedarcroft, Nature London’s treasured reserve is currently closed. More information is available on a dedicated page.

  • Finance Committee Q&A Session: 6:45-7:15, October 10

    The Finance Committee has prepared a detailed explanation that is now available online. Before the regular Indoor Meeting, Nature London’s Finance Committee will host an in-person only question-and-answer session to address options for handling recent bequests.

  • Webmaster’s Interim Report June-August 2024

    See previous report for more information for the annual report.

    Added events to the calendar.

    Added new announcements as required.

    Made some cosmetic changes to the website.

    Maintained the email forwarding table.

    Reduced the number of emails for each use of the online membership form.

    Supported Osprey monitoring and Chimney Swift monitoring.

    Reorganized the pages on volunteering.

    Paid renewal fees for software and domain names.

    Added and revised documentation to the online “adminidocs” posts.

    Adopted WEPB format for images on the home page and events. This improves internet performance.

    Monitored internet performance using third-party tools. Adopted several suggestions to improve performance and optimize elements for search engines. The home page now loads in about 1 second. Google searches using the keywords nature, London, and any suitable topic work well.

    Removed or repaired broken links on old web pages.

  • Volunteer Opportunities

    Information about volunteer opportunities and volunteering is available online.

  • London Symphonia Discount Offer for Members Only

    For the 2024-25 Season, London Symphonia is happy to offer Nature London members 10% off their ticket price.  This does not include subscriptions. See this members-only page for details.

  • Subscribe to Ontario Nature’s Network News

    Nature London is a founding member of Ontario Nature (formerly the Federation of Ontario Naturalists (FON).  Learn more or receive the Ontario Nature Network Newsletter at Ontario Nature Net. The August 2024 issue has conservation updates for Ontario Nature’s 150 member groups and supporters.