Non-members are welcome to attend our meetings and are encouraged to join the Sault Naturalists.

PROGRAMS

to Sept - Dec 2019

Go to Soo Nats Wiki for directions to the meeting sites and for program updates or changes.  

Tuesday, September 10, 2019, 7:00 pm @ Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Enjoying Nature on the Net - David Euler / Carter Dorscht / Mark Olivier - Species are under assault from many threats, including habitat destruction, invasive species, overexploitation, pollution, disease and parasites, and climate change. Extinctions are happening at 1,000 times the natural rate. Monitoring is the essential first step. Citizen science makes a big (and growing) contribution to knowledge about Ontario’s biodiversity. Development of mobile apps have contributed to a big increase in data collection – iNaturalist. The group will talk about enjoying nature on the net while making valuable contributions to science.

Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 7:00 pm @ Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Caribou on the North Shore – Gordon Eason – is a biologist and has been involved with Caribou Introductions – in the Lake Superior Area by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Wawa since the 1980s. Gordon will talk about the history of caribou on Lake Superiors shore and the reasons we are now involved in trying to keep them along the north shore, and policy changes being proposed.

Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 7:00 pm @ Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

BioForest - Joe Meating - Established in 1996, BioForest specializes in innovative product development, and consulting strategies for urban and commercial forest protection. BioForest’s purpose is to save trees from invasive pests and disease while having minimal impact on the surrounding environment. Using a science-based approach, BioForest is committed to implementing effective pest management and forest health strategies. 

TBA, December DRAFT @ Bayliss Library, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 

Holiday Meeting and Social - Our holiday meeting is a social event and members are invited to present their own thoughts on nature by bring in a few of their favourite pictures on a computer stick, recite favourite readings/ poetry ... or other arts inspired by nature.  The presentations will be followed by coffee, cider, cookies and some of our members favourite holiday treats.  Come out and enjoy the holiday season.

Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 7:00 pm @ Bayliss Library, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

TBA

Tuesday, February 11, 2019, 7:00 pm @ DRAFT Annual General Meeting and Dinner, Sault College,

TBA

Tuesday, March 10, 2019, 7:00 pm @ Bayliss Library, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

Seney Refuge Story -Sara Siekierski, Superintendent     

Tuesday, April 14, 2020 7:00 pm @ Bayliss Library, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

Our Moosewatch Adventure on Isle Royale - Barb and Will Scott - In August 2019, Barb and Will volunteered for the longest-running predator-prey study in the world: Moosewatch, which has been conducted by researchers from Michigan Technological University (MTU) on Isle Royale since 1958.  During the summer, three groups of volunteers hike the island and search as much area as possible for moose bones, which are then collected and packed out for examination by MTU.  These bones can provide information as to the cause of death, age at time of death, year of death, and the condition of the moose at the time of death.  This information in turn helps us to better know the relationship between the wolves and moose of Isle Royale, especially now that more wolves are being relocated to Isle Royale.  Barb and Will will talk about their experience adding to the world’s largest collection of moose bones while backpacking and camping off trail.

Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 7:00 pm @ Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Bumble Bees - Elisa Muto – is a Natural Environment Professor at Sault College who teaches entomology. Bumble bees are some of the first pollinators emerging in the spring and are important for the pollination of many plants. Bumble bees are declining steadily in Canada for a variety of reasons. Elisa will speak about the current bumble bee decline and show some methods to ID common bumble bees.

Tuesday, June 9, 2020, 7:00 pm @ Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

State of the St Marys River - Lisa Direckx, RAP (Remedial Action Plan) Coordinator

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