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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Winter Wonderland Excursion
A beautiful ski / snowshoe trek in along the property boundary to view the wetland, do some winter birding, and looking at animal tracks etc. Hike Leader - Esme Batten, Coordinator Conservation Biology - Saugeen Bruce Peninsula. Date - 1 PM Friday January 27 (Rain Date Monday January 30) for two to three hours. Location … Continue reading Winter Wonderland Excursion
Young Field Naturalists, Bognor Marsh Outing
Snowshoeing or hike at Bognor Marsh, Camp Fire, cook Bannock, and drink hot chocolate. Directions to Bognor Marsh: east of Rockford, parking on 4th. Concession South Sideroad. Registration: This is a Young Field Naturalists' program, please contact Krista McKee k.mckee@greysauble.on.ca and see thier Year-at-a-Glance
BPBO Birding Trip to Nicaragua
Speaker: Bob Gray In December 2015, 8 residents of Grey and Bruce Counties toured Nicaragua for 10 days. It was a birding tour hosted by the Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory. Come and experience some of the sights and stories of this grand adventure.
Lindsay Tract, Winter Ecology Ski/Snowshoe
Outing content: Winter cross country Ski / Snowshoe outing - Tyler will be talking about winter Ecology (winter tree Id., wildlife tracks etc..). Location: Lindsay Tract Trails, Hwy 6 just north of the Bury Road (approximately 12 km north of Ferndale), North Bruce Peninsula When: 2 pm - 4 pm February 17th. (<-Note the new … Continue reading Lindsay Tract, Winter Ecology Ski/Snowshoe
Snowshoe Nature Hike on the Bruce Peninsula
with Andy Koshan – Location TBA Register: Andy Koshan akoshan@yahoo.ca Limit: 12
Who Made Those Tracks and Why?
An Interpretive Late Winter Tracking Hike with Jeff Kinchen. Register: Jeff Kinchen, bognors.finest@gmail.com 519.372.7499 Limit: 12
The history and development of the ALUS Program in Grey and Bruce.
Speakers: Keith and Joni Reid of Grey Bruce ALUS ALUS is a voluntary program that allows for community-led, farmer-delivered conservation initiatives. Farming, Habitat and Wildlife as Partners!
History of John Muir
Speaker: Robert Burcher Celebrate the legacy of John Muir with Robert Burcher. He will share the stories of Muir's time here in Grey County and evaluate the impact of his visions and their implementation, here and beyond.
Earth Week Nature Ramble with Bob Knapp
Meet - 9:30AM at Sarawak Park opposite Legacy Ridge Golf Course Then follow to Wetland destination, near Kemble Mountain. We will be looking for anything of interest in this seldom visited wetland. Boots are recommended. Please register with Bob by April 18 by phone at 519-371-1255 or email rmknapp@yahoo.com Everyone Welcome! (Cancelled if Raining)
Earth Day Nature Ramble w/ Peter Middleton
Celebrate Earth Day with a Nature Ramble, led by Peter Middleton9:30 - 11AM Saturday April 22, 2017 Meet at Benallen (Junction of Keppel & Sarawak Rail Trails, with County Road 17) Everyone Welcome! Then Continue to Celebrate Earth Day and Canada 150, with the OSFN Keynote Address - by Dr. Alan MacEachern The Dominion of … Continue reading Earth Day Nature Ramble w/ Peter Middleton
EARTH DAY SPECIAL EVENT
Speaker: Dr. Alan MacEachern (http://history.uwo.ca/People/Faculty/MacEachern.html) Celebrate Earth Day and 150 years in 2017 - Keynote address by Dr Alan MacEachern, Environmental Historian. The Dominion of Nature: Canadians' Attitudes & Actions toward the Environment, 1867-2017 At Confederation in 1867, what did Canadians think of the nature of the new nation? How have our ideas about nature … Continue reading EARTH DAY SPECIAL EVENT
Inglis Falls Aboretum & Propagation Area
This is a perfect opportunity to join Bill Moses and see what's happening at the Arboretum. Register: Bill Moses, bill.mosesos@gmail.com Limit: 12
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.