The Malaspina Naturalists typically host 8 invited speakers each year, usually on the 3rd Thursday of each month, from September through May (excluding December).
- Speaker meetings are usually held at Trinity Hall United Church (see the map).
- The Hall opens at 7:00PM with social time (including tea and cookies) and the talk begins a half hour later.
- Dates and times can be flexible; we need to accommodate speaker-availability and travel conditions.
- Club members only receive last-minute schedule-change notifications via email
Our meetings are a great way to meet new people and learn interesting things.
We hope you’ll take in one of our upcoming speakers and decide to join us!
Everyone is welcome to our Speaker’s meetings, though there is a $5 fee for non-members.
Some memorable images from previous talks…
(click on any image to start a full-screen slide-viewer, and hit “esc” or “close” to return)
Anomalocaris, the “strange shrimp” that isn’t a shrimp at all
“Exploring the Burgess Shale” (2015)
– National Science Foundation
“Exploring the Burgess Shale” (2015)
– National Science Foundation
An “atmospheric river”, aka the “Pineapple Express”
“Pacific Storms” (2014)
– D. Atkinson
“Pacific Storms” (2014)
– D. Atkinson
It looked rather cold
“Antarctica” (2015)
– M. Moore
“Antarctica” (2015)
– M. Moore
One of the “day geckos” (genus Phelsuma)
“Madagascar” (2014)
– B. Merilees
“Madagascar” (2014)
– B. Merilees
Planetary Nebula NGC 2818
“From Backyard Astonomy to Extremely Large Telescopes” (2016)
– NASA
“From Backyard Astonomy to Extremely Large Telescopes” (2016)
– NASA
Dancers at Choiseul, Solomon Islands
“Melanesian Marvels” (2015)
– R. Rudland
“Melanesian Marvels” (2015)
– R. Rudland
Tuari the Harris’ Hawk wows the crowd
“YVR Raptors: the science and art of Falconry” (2017)
– A. Bryant
“YVR Raptors: the science and art of Falconry” (2017)
– A. Bryant
Purple sea star
“Nature Photography” (2012)
– D. Bedry
“Nature Photography” (2012)
– D. Bedry
Hiking the North Powell Divide
“In the footsteps of the Greats” (2012)
– M. Jones
“In the footsteps of the Greats” (2012)
– M. Jones
Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia
“South Geogia and Antarctica” (2015)
– C. Phillips
“South Geogia and Antarctica” (2015)
– C. Phillips
The lovely Pink Tritonia nudibranch
“Marine Life of the Strait of Georgia” (2016)
– R. Harbo
“Marine Life of the Strait of Georgia” (2016)
– R. Harbo
Marmot “326-right”
“Recovery of Vancouver Island marmots” (2012)
– A. Bryant
“Recovery of Vancouver Island marmots” (2012)
– A. Bryant
Grizzly with salmon
“Coastal Grizzly Bears” (2012)
– J. Scarrow
“Coastal Grizzly Bears” (2012)
– J. Scarrow
I didn’t tell them I was an oceanographer
“Tides, currents and sailing the waters of BC” (2017)
– R. Dewey
“Tides, currents and sailing the waters of BC” (2017)
– R. Dewey
Fishermen, White-backed pelicans and Maribou storks
“Ethiopia: a birding extravaganza” (2016)
– N. Hughes
“Ethiopia: a birding extravaganza” (2016)
– N. Hughes
