Anyone with an interest in nature is welcome to attend our free meetings.
- We start with a few announcements of noteworthy upcoming events, conservation issues or projects.
- A mic is passed around as people share recent sightings of animals, plants, and insects
- We welcome new members and guests
- After a short break...
- The main feature is a presentation by a guest speaker on one of a variety of interesting topics
Our December meeting is a social event, lately a winter walk.
Our May meeting includes a native plant swap.
At each meeting field guides are available for sale.
Meetings are usually on the 4th Monday of the month (unless that conflicts with a holiday) at 7:30 pm from September through May. The December social is held earlier in the month. The May meeting (which includes a short annual business meeting) starts at 7:00 pm.
Our meeting location is:
Knox Presbyterian Church Hall
50 Erb Street West
Waterloo, Ontario
N2L 1T1
The facility is fully accessible
Doors will open at 7:00 pm for regular meetings, or as may be announced for special meetings (AGM in May and December Social).
PUBLIC TRANSIT:
There are ION LRT stations nearby at Waterloo Public Square and at Willis Way. The route 5 bus stops on Erb Street West between Father David Bauer Drive and Caroline Street. The route 7 and route 16 buses stop on King Street near the Waterloo Public Square station.
CYCLING:
Bicycles are welcome. The church recommends bringing your bicycle inside for safe keeping.
PARKING:
All Parking is Free
Marsland Centre is free after 6 pm
Dupont Lot D is free after 5:30 pm
As a courtesy to library users, please do not use the lot located underneath the library building.
Note that traffic around the block: Erb – Albert – Caroline is one-way counterclockwise.
All parking access is from Dupont Street, which is two-way and can be entered from either Albert or Caroline N.

Upcoming Meetings
Seed Exchange & Whip-poor-will Wonders
Lauren Weeks and Victoria Anne Pepe are masters students working on the breeding and migration biology of Eastern Whip-poor-wills. Please join them as they talk about these charismatic birds.
Monday, April 28 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm at Knox Presbyterian Church Hall
Missed a recent meeting? Get the link to the recording at:
Waterloo Region Fungi - Mar 24 2025
The Amazing World of Environmental DNA - Feb 24 2025
Six Nations and the Grand River Watershed - Nov 25 2024 (Slides only. Once again we forgot to press the record button for this talk.)
Groundwater Resources and the Grand River Watershed - Oct 28, 2024
The Moths All Around Us - May 27, 2024
Lets Talk About Wetlands - April 22, 2024 (Slides only. Unfortunately we forgot to press the record button for this talk.)
Giant Hogweed Mitigation Project and Ontario Reptile & Amphibian Atlas - March 25, 2024
The Science and Mystery of Bats - Feb 26, 2024
Biological Control of Invasive Phragmites - Jan 22, 2024
Implementing road ecology into Municipal Road Projects: A recipe for success! - Nov 27, 2023
Asters and Goldenrods of Ontario - Oct 23, 2023
Bumble Bees: Insect Teddy Bears in Our Backyards - Sep 25, 2023
Alvars and Alvar Flora - May 29, 2023
What Aquatic Invertebrates Tell Us About Water Quality - Apr 24, 2023
Wildflowers of Ontario - Feb 26, 2023
The Niagara Escarpment: A Natural Masterpiece 450 million years in the making - Jan 23, 2023
Canada Lynx and Snowshoe Hare Populations in Yukon - Nov 28, 2022.