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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Hiking Kinghurst Forest Nature Preserve with Clarke Birchard
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Limit: 12 participants Register: 519 363 2719 or clarkeb@eastlink.ca
WOLVES AND COYOTES IN ONTARIO: POPULATION STATUS AND RECENT RESEARCH
Speaker: Dr. Brent PattersonIn conjunction with the release of the "Strategy for wolf conservation in Ontario" in 2005, the Province launched a comprehensive research program to better determine the distribution, abundance, and ecological roles of wolves and coyotes in representative ecosystems across the province. Dr. Patterson will provide an update on the present status of … Continue reading WOLVES AND COYOTES IN ONTARIO: POPULATION STATUS AND RECENT RESEARCH
Exploring the Shoreline of Malcolm Bluff Ontario Nature Preserve
1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.Limit: 12 participants Register: 519 372 9480 or akoshan@yahoo.ca
An Exploration of the Wodehouse Karst System in the Beaver Valley with Daryl Cowell
10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.Limit: 12 participants Register: 519 372 8480 or akoshan@yahoo.ca
FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE GROUP OF SEVEN PAINTERS
Speakers: Sue & Jim WaddingtonSue and Jim Waddington have located some of the wild places that inspired the Group of Seven painters. They particularly like to search for sites that can only be reached by canoe and on foot. Their talk will compare photographs of some of the 270 painting sites they have found with … Continue reading FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE GROUP OF SEVEN PAINTERS
Waterfowl Around the Bay with Fred Jazvac
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Limit: 20 participants Register: Fred Jazvac 519 797 3332 or email jazvacfb@bmts.com
Christmas Bird Counts
Watch the Hart’s Tongue Herald and e-Herald for the dates and countcontacts for Christmas Bird Counts in Owen Sound, Meaford, Port Elgin, Saugeen Shores, and Wiarton. Register: 519 363 2719 or clarkeb@eastlink.ca
MEMBERS’ NIGHT
Host: Jim AnsellA potpourri of OSFN members’ slides, displays, art, collections and compositions focusing on the natural world. A limit of 10 slides and 10 minutes of presentation time is preferred. Register your presentation with Jim Ansell at 519-376-2775 or jansell@sympatico.ca
WHAT HAPPENED UNDERNEATH THE GLACIERS? AND AN INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL BURIAL
WHAT HAPPENED UNDERNEATH THE GLACIERS? Speaker: Daryl CowellThe Bruce Peninsula, with its abundant exposed bedrock surfaces, provides excellent evidence of subglacial meltwater erosion. Daryl will provide a basic understanding of subglacial meltwater erosion with numerous examples drawn from Ontario’s Canadian Shield and the Bruce Peninsula. And… AN INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL BURIAL Speaker: Bob Hope Natural … Continue reading WHAT HAPPENED UNDERNEATH THE GLACIERS? AND AN INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL BURIAL
Snowshoe to the Grotto with Parks Canada Employee John Haselmayer
12:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.Limit: 10 participants Register: john.haselmayer@pc.gc.ca
Early Signs of Spring Hike
Actual time and date TBA to be announced at the Feb. Indoor Meeting
LAKE SUPERIOR’S WONDERS!
Speaker: David WellsDavid Wells, owner of Naturally Superior Adventures in Wawa, will present a paddlers' eco-tour of Canada's Lake Superior coastline, islands and adjacent headwaters. Geology, voyageurs, mythology and wildlife will figure prominently in David’s stories about this magnificent lake.
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.