OSFN Programs
Please note that all Programs, and schedules are subject to change. To avoid disappointment, please check with this site for updates and changes to dates, speakers, locations, etc. We thank you for your understanding in these matters.
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A Return to Rural Rootz in Spring – A Wonderland of Rocks, Ferns, Flowers and more with hosts Tom and Dee Ashman.
June 11, 2022 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
A Return to Rural Rootz in Spring – A Wonderland of Rocks, Ferns, Flowers and more with hosts Tom and Dee Ashman. Celebrating 30 years of Rural Rootz and 25 years of the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy Nature Reserve here at Wiarton.
Date: Saturday June 11, (alt June 12), 1pm – 4 pm
Highlights include Cliffscape Ecology with amazing formations of limestone, Fossils and Fungi, and Blooming Orchids and other Flowers, Turtles and other Wetland Reptiles near the Beaver Pond and “check out our incredible crop of Hart’s Tongue Ferns. They are astonishing!”
Register: jwdickso@gmail.com Max15
Note: Must be able to hike. (Rural Rootz directions www.ruralrootz.com)
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.