The October 2026 issue of The Wood Duck is now available for members.

In this issue:

• A Walk at Johnson Tew Park
• Marshsightings: Wild Cherry
• Robert Bateman Remembers the Wood Duck
• Sanctuary Species Reports
• and more!

Join us for our 4th annual night of music in support of nature conservation across Hamilton. This year’s acts include Buff Orpington, returning from last year’s concert, and Natural Selection, a group of local conservation professionals making their live debut.

Doors open at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $15 online (free with a purchase of an HNC membership!) or pay what you can at the door.

Bruleville Nature Park is getting a boost through our new stewardship project!

Come volunteer on Tuesday mornings and be a part of the long-term stewardship work focused on removing invasive species, planting native trees and shrubs, creating a pollinator meadow, and engaging both youth and the community.

Help us restore a stream at Amaolo Nature Sanctuary!

Decades ago, the stream was channelized (straightened) which has disrupted its natural function and aquatic habitat.

We’re now undertaking our largest restoration project to date to repair this waterway, but we need your financial support to make this project happen.

Explore Noteworthy Bird Records for the Hamilton Study Area.

For nearly 80 years, the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club has been compiling these lists – first in the Wood Duck and today online.

How healthy are Hamilton’s urban woodlands? A recent survey last spring looked at 11 urban natural areas, funded by the HNC as a precursor to the 2024-2026 Hamilton Natural Areas Inventory.

The results of the survey show that biodiversity is in severe decline and urban natural areas of the City of Hamilton have little to no ecosystem function.

The award winning Grimsby Wetlands, a project of the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club, are found at the former Biggar Sewage Lagoons in the west end of Grimsby.