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    About the Leader/ Presenter

    Joaquin Varela

    Hike Leader

    About Leader

    Joaquín Varela is an artist, nature interpreter, and educator. Joaquin has been teaching throughout the Toronto area for the past 10 years. Currently he is an Outdoor Educator at Humber Polytechnic’s Humber Arboretum. Passionate about connecting folks to nature, Joaquin is usually leading arts and ecology workshops, bird tours, birding series for newcomers and various community led naturalist events.

    Friends of Point Pelee

    1118 Point Pelee Drive
    Leamington, ON N8H 3V4

    519-326-6173 (Local)
    888-707-3533 (Toll Free)
    info@friendsofpointpelee.com

    Point Pelee National Park

    407 Monarch Lane
    Leamington, ON  N8H 3V4
    Administration & Maintenance
    519-322-2365 ext 0
    pelee.info@pc.gc.ca

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    All prices are CAD.

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    • Schedule of Events
    • Birding Hikes
      • Meet our Leaders and Presenters
      • Birding Hikes
    • Festival Programs
      • Festival Programs
      • 100 Species Challenge
    • In Park Services
      • Facilities
      • Parking
      • Birders Breakfast & Lunch
      • Shuttle to the Tip
      • Gift Stores
      • Birding Information Centre
    • Planning Your Trip
      • Directions
      • Hours & Fees
      • Where to Stay & Eat
      • Weather Conditions
    • Birding at Point Pelee
      • When to Visit
      • Where to go Birding
      • Where to Find Sightings
      • Birding & Photography Ethics
    • Contact Us
    • Book a Hike