Owen Sound Field Naturalists

Sat. Sept. 27th, 2014 - 10:00AM – 2:00 PMHiking the McIver Wetlands in Purple Valley with Bob Knapp Meet in Wiarton at Bluewater Park (close to the groundhog statue by the shore). Car pool from there. Register: Bob Knapp rmknapp@yahoo.com or 519-371-1255 Limit: 15 participants

Sun. Oct 5th, 2014, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Hiking with Bob Gray Experience the Algonquin Arch” at Georgian Peaks/Craigleith. Look at landslide zones and slumping near the Peaks and fossils beds at Delphi Point and Craigleith. Register: Bob Gray kemblemt@xplornet.ca or 519-371-9128 Limit: 15 participants

October 9th, 2014 Bob Barnett ESCARPMENT BIOSPHERE CONSERVANCY (EBC) The EBC maintains and manages a system of nature reserves in the area of the Niagara Escarpment (including the Niagara Escarpment World Biosphere Reserve). They strive to preserve the physical features of scientific and/or ecological, cultural, historic or scenic interest while enhancing or restoring areas of … Continue reading ESCARPMENT BIOSPHERE CONSERVANCY (EBC) →

Sun. Oct 19th, 2014 - 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.O’Keefe Grange Heritage Apple Farm – A Joint Outing with the Young Naturalists Club Register: Beth Anne Currie bethannecurrie@sympatico.ca or 519-376-7237 Limit: 15 participants

Sun. Nov. 16th , 2014 - 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Waterfowl Around the Bay with Fred Jazvac Register: Fred Jazvac 519- 797-3332 Limit: 12 participants

November 20th, 2014 Paloma PlantFATAL LIGHT AWARENESS PROGRAM is cancelled due to weather!!!!! The fatal light awareness program is a non-profit organization that is governed by a Board of Directors and sustained by a terrific group of volunteers. FLAP was the first organization in the world to raise concerns about bird collisions with buildings in … Continue reading FATAL LIGHT AWARENESS PROGRAM is cancelled due to weather!!!!! →

Rescheduled for Thursday the 27th.The fatal light awareness program is a non-profit organization that is governed by a Board of Directors and sustained by a terrific group of volunteers. FLAP was the first organization in the world to raise concerns about bird collisions with buildings in urban areas. Since 1993, FLAP volunteers have picked up … Continue reading “FATAL LIGHT AWARENESS PROGRAM” with Paloma Plant →

December 11th, 2014 Bob RiceMEMBERS’ NIGHT A 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 Bob Rice: bob@ningwakwe.on.ca or 519-477-1728

World traveler Peter Middleton will be presenting tonight instead of Darryl Cowell.

February 12th, 2015 Local esteemed geologist Darryl Cowell will present the concept and nature of UNESCO “Geoparks” and the potential formal designation of portions of the Niagara Escarpment as a Geopark. The Cabot Head area on the northern Bruce Peninsula has been identified as a candidate for designation. Darryl will update attendees on the current … Continue reading “GEOPARKS” with Darryl Cowell →

Sat. Mar. 7th, 2015 - 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Who Made Those Tracks and Why? An Interpretive Late Winter Tracking Hike with Jeff Kinchen Register: Jeff Kinchen cheshires_grin@hotmail.com or 519-372-7499 Limit: 12 participants

March 12th, 2015 Dr. Lyle FriesenLUST AND DOMAIN: THE NATURE OF BIRDSONG Dr. Friesen is a songbird biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Service. He has been studying the effects of forest fragmentation and encroaching development on Wood Thrushes (among other topics) in the Forested Hills ESPA of Waterloo.