Join Beth Anne Currie for an early spring hike to monitor the nesting activities of Eastern Bluebirds along her trail. We'll see Bluebirds on their nests and learn more about the role of Bluebird stewardship. Maybe you will be inspired the bluebird team in Grey Bruce by establishing nesting boxes on your property. Time:1:30 Pm to 3:30 PM

Register with Beth Anne Currie: 519-376-7237 or bethannecurrie@sympatico.ca

The snow should be out and the buds swelling. Now is a good time to learn to identify trees by their bark and buds. Forester Jim Coles will lead this trip.
Directions to the farm are very straightforward.
"Fire # 984, Bruce Rd 17. Exactly 5 km east of Burgogne and approx 3 km west of Arkwright - on north side of #17."

Register with Fred Jazvac: 519-797-3332 or jazvacfb@bmts.com

Alfred, a veteran OFO hike leader, will take us to areas in Wiarton, Sky Lake, Isaac Lake, Oliphant, and North Sauble Beach. searching for spring migrants. Meet at Tim Horton's in Wiarton at 7:30 am.
Register with Fred Jazvac at 519-797-3332 or jazvacfb@bmts.com

Starts at 6:00 PM
Join Dave Fidler and other leaders for nature hikes (with emphasis on birds) at Fidler's Green. We'll hike through mature woods that Dave has been managing for birds and visit a wetland with species such s Common Moorhen, Virginia and Sora Rail.
No registration required - just show up.
Directions from Owen Sound - take Hwy 21 to Jackson and turn right. Go one block north and turn left at the T Junction. Go one block west and turn left on Old School Road. Fidler's Green is about 1 km ahead, on your left.

Sunday, May 13, 1 pm to 3 pm.
Join wildflower photographer Marg Gaviller on an outing to the Sydenham Forest loop of the Bruce Trail in the former Sydneham Township. BTC describes this properly as an "undiscovered gem". We can expect to see Cut-leaf Toothwort, Red Trilliums, Trout Lilly, Wild Ginger, and Dutchman's Breeches, among others.
From Hwy 26, head North on Concession 6 to the intersection with County Road 22. There is parking along CR 22.
Limit 12 participants. Register with Marg Gaviller at 519-371-5149 or mgaviller@bmts.com

Saturday, May 12, starting at 7:30 am.
The Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory's migration monitoring station near the tip of the Bruce in the midst of this spring's migration monitoring. We'll walk the net lanes with station scientist Stepane Menu and Rod Steinacher, the chair of the BPBO board. Well watch as they band, record and release birds in CHRS's banding station We will also see what BPBO has done to take the station off the grid.
Limit 10 participants. We will meet in the parking lot of the tourism office in Springmoun at 7:30 am. We'll plan to arrive at the station by around 9:00 am. Please register with Fred Jazvac, at 519-797-3332 or email him at jazvacfb@bmts.com People who wish to meet us along the way please make your intentions known at that time.

Saturday, April 21, 10 am to 2 pm
Celebrate Earth Day by pitching in at OSFN's annual clean-up of Hwy 6 through the Malcolm Kirk Nature Reserve. Please consider donating a few hours of your time to help with the task. It is always interesting what people toss out their car windows.
Register with Joan O'Reilly, 519-370-2177 or by email: ashwood@bmts.com
Meet in the parking lot of the tourism office at Springmount, 10 am. Wear boots or hiking shoes, work gloves, and dress warmly. We will provide orange vests from the MInistry of Transportation.

Join John Hlynialuk and the Bluewater Astronomical Society at its new observatory for a stargazing session with members of the BAS and their telescopes. Three planets are in the sky this evening: Mars, Jupiter and Venus, and many bright stars of the winter constellation are still visible. If the skies are cloudy, an indoor tour of the facility will be held.

Meet to car pool at Tim Horton's on the south side the Sunset Strip in Owen Sound at 7:00 PM

Register with Andy Koshan: 519-534-0426 or akoshan@yahoo.ca