About the Brodie Nature Club
Established in 1921, The Brodie Nature Club serves as a gathering place for a group of dedicated and knowledgeable naturalists who enjoy lively discussion, penetrating questions and good fellowship.
Past Speakers:
- From Principles to Practice — Community based Mini Forests using the Miyawaki Method
- A familiar bug in unfamiliar places: What the Monarch Butterfly’s global range expansion can teach us about its biology
- The Flora of High Park and Humber Plains
- The Animal Roots of Multicultural Society
- Are there Penguins in the Arctic?
- Plant Invasions on the Edge of the Arctic
And many more…!!
Dr. William Brodie
The club’s name honours Dr. William Brodie (c. 1831 – 6 August 1909), one of the greatest all-round naturalists in Canada of his time. Especially well-known for his research into plant galls, Dr. Brodie was a preeminent expert in entomology and botany and over his career, built up one of the most impressive scientific collections in North America at the time, with more than 18,000 galls and 80,000 other specimens. His work contributed immensely to the understanding of flora and fauna of Ontario.
