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Date: Sunday, August 25, 2019 Time: 2 pm – 4 pm Location: Grey Roots Theatre, Grey Roots Museum & Archives
Description: It is said that if you’ve got squirrels in your neighbourhood, then you also have owls! Really? How come I never see them? Naturalist Peter Thoem’s presentation, on behalf of the Owl Foundation, includes dozens of spectacular shots of owls taken here in Ontario. It shows you how owls are everywhere in our culture; they have even made it into our government. The show also deals with the mishaps (mostly man-made) that befall owls. And how the Vineland-based Owl Foundation is dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating injured and orphaned owls.
This program is hosted by the Owen Sound Field Naturalists.
Regular admission rates apply. FREE for Grey Roots Members and for Owen Sound Field Naturalist Members.
Date: Sunday, July 28: 2019 Time: 2 pm – 4 pm Location: Grey Roots Museum & Archives
Description: Join us at for a special screening of a different kind of climate change film. Resilience: Transforming our Community focuses on climate change in the Grey and Bruce region, but applies to all communities. Marine scientist Dr. John Anderson makes this global crisis a personal issue, right in our own backyard, and is designed to inspire action. This uplifting film, directed by Liz Zetlin, offers ways to build resilience in ourselves and our community by transforming the way we live.
“It’s so hard to know where to start,” says John. “Change our light bulbs? Drive less? Eat less meat? But the trouble is if we act as individuals, it’s just too little. If we wait for governments to act, it will be too late. But if we work together as a community, it might just be in time.”
Danuta Valleau will moderate a community discussion after the screening. See https://resiliencedoc.info for more info.
This film is hosted by the Owen Sound Field Naturalists.
Regular admission rates apply. FREE for Grey Roots Members and for Owen Sound Field Naturalist Members.
A one-of-a-kind culinary event supporting the NeighbourWoods North Healing Path Initiative
ENJOY
a sumptuous four-course meal expertly prepared by renowned Chef Zach
Keeshig
Zach is a culinary innovator who draws inspiration from indigenous traditions, while gathering natural ingredients foraged from Grey County woodlands and supplied by local producers. At this event you will enjoy a selection of dishes delicately flavoured with fruity and savoury highlights that will delight the palate and excite the senses.
TASTE
local wine at Gleason Brook Winery — Grey County’s newest startup
vineyard
Thirty minutes from Owen Sound, Gleason Brook Winery is set in the lush, rolling countryside characteristic of the Niagara Escarpment’s unique dolomite cap ecosystem. Sample local wine expertly paired with your meal in a beautiful sheltered setting with live music that will enhance the evening’s flavours and stunning venue.
SUPPORT
a unique grass-roots initiative that’s creating usable, accessible
greenspace
NeighbourWoods North volunteers have already planted more than 3,000 trees around the Owen Sound Hospital. Now the group intends to build, through the growing forest, a 2 km crushed-stone Healing Path, complete with benches and interpretive signs. All proceeds from this event will go towards The Healing Path.
Event
Details
Date & Time Saturday August 10: Reception at 5:00 pm. Dinner will begin at approximately 6:00 pm.
Location Gleason Brook Winery, 30 minutes from Owen Sound (map provided when tickets purchased). Carpooling is available upon request.
Cost $100 per person. $50 tax receipt and two drinks included.
Entertainment Live music featuring Al Crawford. Door prizes, and silent auction.
Format Sit-down four-course meal under an events tent. Ample off-road parking.
Ticket price includes two glasses of wine. Beer and wine available for purchase.
Feast in the Field is presented by NeighbourWoods North with generous support from Gleason Brook Winery.
NeighbourWoods North is a project of the Owen Sound Field Naturalists. Find NeighbourWoods North on Facebook, or contact them directly at info@neighourwoodsnorth.com.
A message from the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library:
The Library is pleased to partner with the Owen Sound Water Watchers, a grassroots community group, working to raise awareness and take action on local water issues, in presenting the 3rd AnnualWater Docs Where-You-Live in Owen Sound film series.
This event takes place in the Library auditorium, September 18th and 25th.. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Films start at 7:00 p.m. After each screening there will be a chance to talk about the film. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.
The series kicks off on Tuesday, September 18th with the American documentary, A River’s Last Chance. This compelling film shows the amazing recovery of the Eel River in Northern California, a haven for wild salmon. The river and salmon have weathered decades of over-fishing, abusive logging, catastrophic floods and droughts, and a hydro power dam that diverts water out of the basin. Today, the Eel’s recovering wild salmon compete for water with the region’s underground multi-billion-dollar cannabis economy and the multi-billion-dollar wine industries of Sonoma and Mendocino. According to film maker Shane Anderson, the film is rooted in the belief that we can live symbiotically with our watersheds and encourage both a river’s recovery and economic future.
On Tuesday, September 25th, the evening begins with Just Add Water, a presentation by Master Gardener, Pat Wyszynski. Pat has been watching her property transform with different water features that she has added over the years. Bring your questions and be prepared to be inspired.
Fix and Release explores the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre, a small turtle trauma centre in Peterborough Ontario as it fights to even the odds for survival that freshwater turtles face in a modern world. Most turtle species in Canada are endangered due to loss of habitat and collisions with cars and boats. Dr. Sue Carstairs leads a team of dedicated staff and volunteers as they develop their own ground-breaking approach to reptile medicine. This visually beautiful film shows turtles in a way that few have seen before – highlighting their amazing ability to recover from catastrophic injury and hinting that these ancient creatures may be more complex than previously thought. Turtles are vital for healthy wetlands and every saved turtle makes a difference. As Dr. Carstairs says, “We are saving the world one turtle at a time”.
We will close the evening with local water-themed shorts.
We’re grateful to our partners who make this event possible- the Toronto-based Water Docs International Film Festival, Scenic City Film Festival, and the Tom Thomson Art Gallery.
Neighbourwoods North is putting out another call for watering assistance at the spring hospital planting:
Saturday, July 8th, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, at the Owen Sound Hospital.
The Fire Truck will be there to accelerate the filling of the barrels.
Bring a 3-5 gallon bucket if possible.
But most importantly bring yourself!
A tree at each of these mulch locations at the hospital in Owen Sound (Photo by John Dickson)
Join us on Saturday May 26 from 11:00am to 1:00pm as we unveil our new 200-metre wheelchair-accessible boardwalk at Petrel Point Nature Reserve. Located on the southern Bruce Peninsula, Petrel Point is often described as a garden of wildflowers. But we’re not stopping there. We will continue working this summer to extend the boardwalk so that people of all abilities will be able to enjoy this incredible property.
A poster with more information (please note the RSVP date has changed to May 23rd):
Do you have a tree/shrub sapling or seedling you are willing to dig up and donate? You can add to the tree biodiversity of our hospital forest, by making a donation on Saturday May 5th or 12th, between 9am to noon at the NW corner of our hospital grounds. For more information contact Lloyd Lewis at 226 256 8804 or rhiandlloyd@gmail.com.
Ontario Nature has a monthly email newsletter detailing their, and other nature groups, activities around the province. You can read the April Edition through this link.
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