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  • Annual Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs)

    Annual Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) Dec 14, 2021 - Jan 5, 2022OSFN members are invited to participate in CBC's across Grey-Bruce. Counts are held on different dates throughout the CBC period in Owen Sound, Meaford, Saugeen Shores, Kincardine, Hanover, Wiarton, Pike Bay, Cape Chin & Bruce National Park. Watch the HTH & E-Heralds for dates … Continue reading Annual Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) →

  • Regeneration through fire: The role of burns in alvar habitat.

    Regeneration through fire: The role of burns in alvar habitat. Emma Horrigan, Conservation Projects and Education Manager at Ontario Nature, will guide us through the prescribed burn process recently undertaken at Stone Road Alvar Nature Reserve, on Pelee Island, including the rationales, the risks, and the rewards along the way. Discover too, about an important … Continue reading Regeneration through fire: The role of burns in alvar habitat. →

  • Nordic Ski with Beth Anne Currie and John Dickson

    Nordic Ski with Beth Anne Currie and John Dickson We’ll ski over parts of the Grasslands of Sarawak/Georgian Bluffs/and/or Cobble Beach…depending on snow accumulation.Snowshoers are welcome to come along at your own pace.Weather permitting. We will be following Public Health Guidelines.For meeting location details and to Register: bethannecurrie@sympatico.ca or TEXT @ 519-379-8231

  • Who Made Those Tracks & Why?

    Who Made Those Tracks & Why? Jeff Kinchen will lead you on this interpretive late winter tracking hike, you will learn how to observe and recognize Nature’s clues. Snowshoes may be needed for this event. Register: bognors.finest@gmail.com or 519-374-4246

  • Members’ Night

    Members' Night - Brian Robin CoordinatingA potpourri of OSFN members’ slides, displays, art, collections and compositions focusing on the natural world. A limit of 10 minutes for each presentation is preferred. Register yours with Brian at robin.brian@gmail.com. Location: Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre (1900 3rd Ave E, Owen Sound, ON)Presentation:  Join us as we get … Continue reading Members’ Night →

  • Birding the Waters of the Beaver Valley

    Birding the Waters of the Beaver Valley with David TurnerBirding the waters of the Beaver Valley  - Tundra Swans (300 plus in 2021) and much more, at birding hotspots in the Valley during the Spring Migration. Register: fleshertonartgallery@gmail.com or 519-924-3560

  • Hogg’s Falls in Spring with Lilla Fodor

    Rescheduled to April 13 @ 10:30 am – 1:30 pmThere is still room!This spring hike explores the main Bruce Trail and loops below through the Beaver Valley ending at Hogg’s Falls on the Boyne River. Mud or ice anticipated. Appropriate footwear and hiking poles suggested. Register: lillaf@icloud.com or1-519-942-5257

  • A New Quest for the Orchids of Bruce and Grey with Willy Waterton and Audrey Armstrong.

    A New Quest for the Orchids of Bruce and Grey with Willy Waterton and Audrey Armstrong.OSFN is reprinting their Canadian best seller, Orchids of Bruce and Grey. To update Dr. Donald Gunn's original analogue photos with digital imagery for this 5th edition, Audrey and Willy have, with help, located and photographed over thirty orchids in … Continue reading A New Quest for the Orchids of Bruce and Grey with Willy Waterton and Audrey Armstrong. →

  • Celebrate Earth Week with Hap Wilson

    CELEBRATE EARTH WEEK with HAP WILSON2PM Sunday April 24, 2022 at the Bayshore Community CentreAlso with a selection of his books for sale. Tickets ($5) available at Owen Sound Market; Suntrail Source for Adventure, Hepworth;Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library; Meaford IDA Pharmacy 50 YEARS  ~ 100 RIVERS Fifty years in conservation, mapping Canadian … Continue reading Celebrate Earth Week with Hap Wilson →

  • Interpretive Hike at Neyaashiinigmiing with Lenore Keeshig

    Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - 10:00 a.m. – 1 pm or 2 pm.Interpretive Hike at Neyaashiinigmiing with Lenore Keeshig, to search for trail-marker trees. Bring a lunch.Location: Meeting place in Neyaashiinigmiing (Cape Croker), the intersection of the Boundary Road and Sydney Bay RoadRegister: Lenore Keeshig, lenorekeeshig@gmail.comLimit: 12 participants

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.