Thursday 6 March 2014

March 29 - John L. Riley - The Once & Future Great Lakes Country: An Ecological History


John L. Riley is chief science advisor, Nature Conservancy of Canada. He has had careers as a botanist geologist, ecologist, and conservation professional with the ROM, the Ontario Geological Survey, and Ontario Nature. He lives in Mono, Ontario. 

In his book, The Once & Future Great Lakes Country: An Ecological History, John L. Riley chronicles how the region serves as a continental crossroads, one that experienced massive declines in its wildlife and native plants in the centuries after European contact, and has begun to see increased nature protection and re-wilding in recent decade. 

March 29, 2 pm
Dufferin County Museum

Regular Museum admission. 
For more details, 877-9417787 or info@dufferinmuseum.com.

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