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Spring Bounty – the birds, bees and everything in between!
May 12, 2017 @ 10:00 am
Join guides Miptoon (Anthony Chegahno) and Esme Batten on a quest for all of the wonderful things that spring can offer from birds, and trees, to beautiful spring wildflowers.
Location: Shining Rainbow Deer Nature Sanctuary. We will meet at the Crane Lake Picnic Area (where there are washroom facilities) and carpool from there. Note that there are no washroom facilities at the property, and nowhere to purchase lunch etc. Here is a map of where the picnic area is, it is just south of Johnson’s Harbour Road on the east side of the highway. The Shining Rainbow Deer property is off of Cape Hurd Road and there is room for two vehicles to park in the lot. I have a van and can take four additional people.
For those coming from the Owen Sound area, carpooling form Springmount Tourist office can work with a departure from there. by 8:45 -8:55AM If interested in carpooling, confirm with John at jwdickso@gmail.com
Limit: 12
Start Time: 10:00am
End Time: 2:00pm with a break for lunch. Everyone should bring a lunch for the day.
Register: Esme Batten Esme.Batten@natureconservancy.ca, 613-612-9085
OSFN Indoor Meetings are normally held on the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the Bayshore Community Centre, 1900 3rd Ave E Owen Sound. There are no Indoor Meetings in July and August. Please see the individual event listings below for more details.
We invite speakers with a wide range of expertise from Grey/Bruce and other parts of the province. These evenings are open to the public. The auditorium is open by 6:30. The meeting gets under way at 7:00, and may include brief announcements by other organizations as well as OSFN club activities, club business, social time, nature sightings and reports.
The club also offers a full schedule of outdoor activities during the year. Through these outings, members learn more about the birds, plants, mammals and geology of this part of Ontario. We also keep a protective eye on our precious natural areas.