Algonquin Wild: Four Seasons of Nature in Algonquin Park

📚Lecture: "Algonquin Wild: Four Seasons of Nature in Algonquin Park"
⏱️Time: Doors: 6pm Lecture: 7pm
🎤Speaker: Michael Runtz (Naturatlist, Author, Educator & Former Carleton University Professor)

Michael’s highly visual presentation, Algonquin Wild, will be an intimate exploration of the Park’s natural history through the four seasons. Spectacular images will provide insights into the lives of not only Algonquin’s trademark animals such as loons, wolves, bears, and moose but also of lesser-known creatures including dragonflies, butterflies, and minute snow animals. The presentation will also explore Algonquin’s remarkable diversity of plants and their habitats, as well as the dramatic visual changes each season brings.

Michael Runtz is a naturalist, author, educator and longtime Algonquin Park expert whose connection to the park spans more than 50 years including 15 seasons as an interpretive naturalist. He has authored and illustrated 15 natural history books, written more than 1,100 natural history articles, taught Natural History and Ornithology courses at Carleton University where more than 100,000 students took his courses. He has hosted the international series Wild by Nature, appeared widely in media, and received multiple awards for public science education and teaching. His photography and expertise have also been featured in projects with Canada Post, The Nature of Things, and David Attenborough's The Secret World of Sound.

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Agenda
6:00pm - Doors open: Grab a seat, order drinks and food and settle in.

6:55pm - Host Introduction

7:00pm - Lecture starts

7:45pm - Q&A with Audience

8:00pm - Socialize and make friends, grab drinks