OSFN Programs
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Lindsay Tract Trek to a Black Spruce Grove (locally rare) with County Forester Kevin Predon.
October 13, 2022 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Bruce County Forester Kevin Predon will lead us to this unique stand of Black Spruce, common elsewhere, but locally rare. Other features include the Spring Creek Wetland Complex with its resident fish, beavers, turtles, and frogs. We’ll see different tree species: along with the Black Spruce, we’ll see Jack Pine, White Pine, Red Pine, White Cedar, Balsam Fir, Sugar Maple, White Birch, Yellow Birch, Tamarack (which might be turning yellow) and lots of Speckled Alder. We may also see different species of animal tracks embedded in the mud along the trail – Bear, Coyote, Raccoon, Hare, Deer, etc.
Easy/moderate hiking conditions, with some wet areas. This is a 9 km one-way trip hike that goes from one side of the Lindsay Tract to the other – or with a shorter 3 km (6 km round trip) option. Meet at the Lindsay Tract main parking lot off Highway 6.
Register: KPredon@brucecounty.on.ca or at 226-909-2840.
Bring a snack or lunch and water.
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.