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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 →

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.

TALLGRASS ONTARIO

Speaker: Kyle BreaultTallgrass Ontario launched the Ontario Grassland Initiative in the fall of 2011. 25% of all species at risk in Ontario rely on native grasslands and the Ontario Grassland Initiative has a goal of creating 1000 acres of new habitat annually to help these species as well as hundreds of others.

WARBLERS

Speaker: Dave FidlerExperienced local birder Dave Fidler will educate and entertain through a lively presentation of the world of warblers. Dave’s presentation will include Carolinian warblers that barely reach into southern Ontario, nesting warblers of Grey-Bruce, and warblers that migrate through our area to nest in northern Ontario.

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.