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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Dwarf Lake Iris Reserve Bioblitz!
Join Conservation Biologist Esme Batten from the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) on Sunday, June 18th for a full day of birding, botanizing, and herping while completing a Baseline Inventory of NCC’s Dwarf Lake Iris Reserve! We will be exploring the 52 acre property all day, and are guaranteed to see an amazing population of globally rare Dwarf Lake Iris, with the possibility of seeing other Species at Risk/Provincially rare plants, birds and snakes.
Please come prepared with a lunch, water, and appropriate clothing and footwear. We will likely be exploring the wetland community so bring comfortable rubber boots if you have some.
Limit: 12 people
Time: 9:00am-3:00pm
Location: Parking area at the corner of Highway #6 and Dyers Bay Road
Bring: lunch, rubber boots or waterproof footwear, water, sunscreen, binoculars, field guides, etc
Register with: Bob Rice, bob@ningwakwe.ca, 519 477-1728
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.