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Bruce Duncan Memorial Lecture Series
Bruce Duncan, General Manager of the Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA), was a devoted leader in the local 'green' community, who died tragically in the fall 2007. Through his teachings, he shared his knowledge and expertise with others, especially young people, in whom he instilled a love of the natural environment.

Presentations are held at the former Parks Canada Discovery Centre now administered by the Hamilton Waterfront Trust.

We will have to charge a $2 admission to help pay for the rental costs. Tea, coffee and cookies provided.

57 Discovery Drive, Hamilton, ON

Presentations will be will be held Sunday afternoons and run 2 - 3 p.m. on the noted date.


SERIES SEVEN (2010 - 2011)

Upcoming *** May 15, 2011   
Discovering the Spring Wildflowers in Hamilton’s Natural Areas
    Dean Gugler, Hamilton Naturalists’ Club

Upcoming *** Apr. 10, 2011   
The Ugly but Beautiful Turkey Vultures of the Niagara Escarpment
    Christopher Hamilton, Conservation Hamilton

Upcoming *** Feb. 6, 2011   
Healthy Hamilton,s Watershed Action Plan
    Jamie Overy, Hamilton-Halton Watershed Stewardship Program

Upcoming *** Feb. 6, 2011   
Healthy Hamilton,s Watershed Action Plan
    Jamie Overy, Hamilton-Halton Watershed Stewardship Program

Upcoming ***
Sun. Nov. 28
The Halton Conservation Lands and Parks on the Niagara  Escarpment - Bob Edmundson and Hassaan Basit, Conservation, Halton

Sun. Oct. 24
The Wooley Mammoth - Dr. Hendrik Poinar, McMaster University
 
June 07
The Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake - Sean  Liipere, Communications Officer and Species-at-Risk Technician, Bruce Peninsula National Park

May 16
The Bruce Coast Lighthouses - Betty McKillop, President, Bruce County Light House Association

Apr. 18   
Fossils of the Niagara Escarpment - Peter Russell, Curator, Earth and Environmental Science Museum, University of Waterloo

Mar. 07
The Vanishing Turtles of Southern Ontario - Erin Nadeau, Co-ordinator Adopt-A-Pond Program,Toronto Zoo

Jan. 17   
Geology of the Niagara Escarpment - Beth Kummling, Executive Director Bruce Trail Conservancy 



Click Here to see a list of previous speakers in the Bruce Duncan Memorial Lecture Series

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