McMaster University recognizes that the University and surrounding Hamilton area, including their nature spaces, are situated on traditional territories shared between the Haudenosaunee confederacy and Anishnaabe nations. These lands are protected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum belt. The wampum uses the symbolism of a dish to represent the territory, and one spoon to represent that the people are to share the resources of the land and only take what they need.
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Hamilton Harbour Deep Dive Webinar
					
 Apr 15, 2026 
 5:30PM to 7:00PM

									

				

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	Date/Time

	Date(s) - 15/04/2026
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm







Webinar 5: Colony-nesting Waterbirds in Hamilton Harbour

Featured Guest Speakers: Dr. Jim Quinn and Shane de Solla


Hamilton Harbour was designated an Area of Concern in 1987. One of the challenges of its restoration was the degradation of wildlife populations. One of the goals of the Remedial Action Plan is to have a self-sustaining mixed community of colonial waterbirds—birds that nest in groups and return to the same nesting spot every spring. For more than 30 years, Dr. Quinn and his students have studied colonial nesting waterbirds like cormorants, gulls, terns, and night-herons. Meanwhile, Shane de Solla studies toxicology and the effects of contamination on wildlife.


Join us as we learn about the years of research, adaptive management and monitoring of colonial nesters in Hamilton Harbour.


Register for the webinar here.


 




 


Presented by the HHRAP and hosted by Conservation Halton, the Hamilton Harbour Deep Dive is a free webinar series featuring guest speakers. Each webinar covers different issues related to the Hamilton Harbour Area of Concern and provides updates on the HHRAP