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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Events
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An Anglesea Klondike Ramble with Don Rawls
Saturday Sep17: 9:30–11:30am An Anglesea Klondike Ramble with Don Rawls. Trails, Ferns, Fungi, Heritage Trees, Erratic Boulders, and Local History too. 782358 Sideroad #3, Chatsworth. Register: 519 794 0561 or … Continue reading An Anglesea Klondike Ramble with Don Rawls
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Pop-up OSFN hike, with a focus on ferns
Bruce Trail Pop-up Hike with Barbara Palmer Pop-up OSFN hike, with a focus on ferns Bruce Trail Pop-up Hike with Barbara Palmer Date: Tuesday September 20Time: 2 pm - 4 pmBruce Trail … Continue reading Pop-up OSFN hike, with a focus on ferns
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The Asters and Goldenrods of Dorcas Bay with Tyler Miller
Friday Sep 23: 9am to 12 NoonThe Asters and Goldenrods of Dorcas Bay with Tyler Miller, Field Ecologist with Bruce Peninsula National Park. Immerse yourself in local aster and goldenrod … Continue reading The Asters and Goldenrods of Dorcas Bay with Tyler Miller
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Experience McIvor Wetland near Purple Valley
with Bob and Marie Knapp.Experience McIvor Wetland near Purple Valleywith Bob and Marie Knapp. Visit this 300 acre BTC unique wetland with lots ofescarpment features. Bring lunch and water. Tea will be served on … Continue reading Experience McIvor Wetland near Purple Valley
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Beaver Valley Fall Colours Hike with Lilla Fodor
Join us for a spectacular Fall Colours hike across the top of Beaver Valley, down through Bowles Gully and back up through the Kimberley Forest. This is an up to … Continue reading Beaver Valley Fall Colours Hike with Lilla Fodor
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Robert Burcher & John Muir in Trout Hollow
Robert Burcher & John Muir in Trout Hollow Mon Oct 10: 10am-NoonFollowing in the footsteps of John Muir - A Trout Hollow Saunter – with Robert Burcher. Discover the Escarpment Biosphere … Continue reading Robert Burcher & John Muir in Trout Hollow
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Lindsay Tract Trek to a Black Spruce Grove (locally rare) with County Forester Kevin Predon.
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, … Continue reading Lindsay Tract Trek to a Black Spruce Grove (locally rare) with County Forester Kevin Predon.
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Indoor Meeting: A Scientist Visits the Holy Land with Dan Ostler
Date: October 13, 2022Time: 7 pmLocation: Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre, Owen Sound Dan Ostler, our intrepid cruise ship lecturer, ventures forth into the Holy Land and considers the stories … Continue reading Indoor Meeting: A Scientist Visits the Holy Land with Dan Ostler
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Water Birds & More, with David Turner in the Beaver Valley Watershed
***NEW DAY - This Outing is now on Sunday Oct 16th due to rain***A chance to check up on the birdlife on the Lakes, shores, ponds, river banks, wetlands, and … Continue reading Water Birds & More, with David Turner in the Beaver Valley Watershed
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Crevices, Caves and Cambering with Carol Mullin.
Join Carol for a unique hike through Boyd’s Crevice near Owen Sound. You will observe and learn about the amazing geology in this majestic formation. Meet Time: 9:30 am at the … Continue reading Crevices, Caves and Cambering with Carol Mullin.
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Discover Trails of Doug Price and Gayle Watson’s scenic, hilly rural property in the Hills of Massie
Discover Trails of Doug Price and Gayle Watson's scenic in the Hills of Massie, East of Chatsworth, with the Tamaracks turning golden, and the forest canopy opening up too. Diversity … Continue reading Discover Trails of Doug Price and Gayle Watson’s scenic, hilly rural property in the Hills of Massie
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Aquatic Invertebrate Identification with Rosie Martin
Aquatic Invertebrate Identification with Rosie MartinDate: Sunday October 30Time: 1pm to 4pm Max group size 25 (drop in/out style rather than hike)Meet in Harrison Park (by the river just east of … Continue reading Aquatic Invertebrate Identification with Rosie Martin
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.