A diverse and friendly group, the Nipissing Naturalists Club originally formed in 1976, with the primary objective to observe and enjoy nature through field trips, meetings and discussions, and to stimulate interest and understanding of our natural history and environment.
Our club celebrates and shares the wonder and importance of nature to all of us. As a member of the Nipissing Naturalist Club, you'll be invited to interesting and informative monthly meetings, receive our monthly newsletters, and be invited to participate in exclusive members only outings and activities.
By joining the Nipissing Naturalists, you too can help celebrate and share the beauty and fascination of the natural landscape of North Bay and Nipissing. The club has a number of projects on the go and in the works, and to see the local influence of our members, you need to look no further than the Louise de Kiriline Lawrence Historical Plaque and Nature Festival, the Motus Tracking Station Project, Bat Monitoring project and participation in local science fairs and festivals.
The club relies on its membership fees for many things, such as our membership in the Ontario Nature Nature Network, our meeting expenses, as well as payment of the insurance policy to protect members when on our outings. It is important that your membership is current as the policy only covers paid-up members, and is why NipNat outings are restricted to members.
New members are welcome to join at any time -- you can send your membership by e-transfer to nipnatmembership@outlook.com (please use the password "naturalists") or a cheque can be sent to our Club Treasurer, Connie Sturge, at 537 Hwy 534, Powassan P0H 1Z0.
If you send a cheque, please make the cheque payable to “Nipissing Naturalists Club Inc.”.
If you are also paying for Bird Wing by cheque, please send a separate cheque for that payable to “Bird Wing”.
2024 REGULAR - 1 YEAR
Single $20
Family $30
Student (with valid student ID) $10
Are you all about the birds? You may want to consider joining Bird Wing as well! Open only to Nipissing Naturalist Club members, Bird Wing hosts birding events and regular meetings. There is an additional $5 annual fee to join Bird Wing and take part in Bird Wing events.
Rick Tripp - President
Siobhan O'Leary - Vice President
Fred Pinto - Past President
Lori McDowell - Secretary
Connie Sturge - Treasurer
Angela Mills
Aris Morosin
Brittany Tartaglia
Kim Burns
Louise Simpson
Rachel Sturge
Dick Tafel, Chairman: rtafel (at) sympatico (dot) ca, 705-472-7907
Gary Sturge, Treasurer
Renee Levesque, Bird Wing Scribe
Dick Tafel
Angela Martin
Ted Price
Greg Boxwell
Steph Romaniuk
Jeremy St. Onge
Fred Pinto
Member Group