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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MEMBERS’ NIGHT: Brian Robin Coordinating
A potpourri of OSFN members’ slides, displays, collections, art and compositions focusing on the natural world. A limit of 10 minutes of presentation time preferred. ***Our speaker roster is currently full!!*** Register your entry with Brian at robin.brian@gmail.com or 519 363 3204
Resilience – Transforming our Community
This uplifting film, with Scientist Dr. John Anderson's climate change research and directed by Liz Zetlin, is designed to inspire action, and offers ways to build resilience in ourselves and our community by transforming the way we live.
Celebrate Earth Week 2020 With Jarmo Jalava and OSFN Aboard the Chi Cheemaun
Celebrate EARTH WEEK 2020 with renowned ecologist Jarmo Jalava: Relationships with Nature, as told through slides, stories and song. Tickets, only $5 each, for this event are now available at these ticket outlets - Ginger Press, OS Farmers' Market and the OSTC office at Springmount. Tickets were selling briskly at the OSFN Indoor Meeting, December … Continue reading Celebrate Earth Week 2020 With Jarmo Jalava and OSFN Aboard the Chi Cheemaun
Birding the Waters of the Beaver Valley
Birding the Waters of the Beaver Valley during Spring Migration with David Turner - Tundra Swans and More. Max 16 Please register with David at 519-924-3560 or fleshertonartgallery@gmail.com for directions to start location. Sat.April 25 - 9:30AM to Noon
Celebrate Earth Week 2020, with Renowned Ecologist and Singer Songwriter Jarmo Jalava
Owen Sound Field Naturalists present Celebrate Earth Week 2020 , with Renowned Ecologist and Singer Songwriter Jarmo Jalava in performance with his son Noah Jalava Relationships with Nature, as told through slides, stories and song, will premiere at 8pm this Sunday April 26, 2020 It can be seen and heard at that time, online at … Continue reading Celebrate Earth Week 2020, with Renowned Ecologist and Singer Songwriter Jarmo Jalava
A Search for Trail-marker Trees. Interpretive Hike at Neyaashiinigmiing with Lenore Keeshig.
A Search for Trail-marker Trees. Interpretive Hike at Neyaashiinigmiing with Lenore Keeshig. Max 12 Bring a lunch Location: Meet at intersection of the Boundary Road and Sydney Bay Road Register: lenorekeeshig@gmail.com Wed. April 29, 10AM to 1-2PM
A Turtle Talk with Bob Bowles
If Turtles Could Talk - Learn about Ontario's Turtles and more, with Robert Bowles - a Turtle's Best Friend. Bob will advise what people can do to help turtles. “They are coming under great pressure now with habitat loss due to development, increased traffic and people who have no regard for these interesting creatures.”
Springtime Woodland Stroll with hosts John Bakker and Christina Milani
Springtime Woodland Stroll with hosts John Bakker and Christina Milani. Tour their richly diverse, and mostly wooded property. Limit: 16 Please register with Christina at milanicvm1999@gmail.com (519) 376-7098 and to receive directions. Wed. May 27 9:30-11:30AM
Birding, Botany and Ecology at Bayview Escarpment Forest with Mark Wiercinski
Birding, Botany and Ecology at Bayview Escarpment Forest with Mark Wiercinski Tune in to the sounds and open your eyes to experience the richness of the Forest in Spring. Max 4 plus leader, Mark = total of 5 Reg: Mark Wiercinski biomark@icloud.com or 519-379-0437 Where: To Be Determined. The general location is Bayview Escarpment Provincial … Continue reading Birding, Botany and Ecology at Bayview Escarpment Forest with Mark Wiercinski
Annual General Meeting (Zoom Format)
The Annual General Meeting of the Owen Sound Field Naturalists will go ahead using a Zoom format due to Covid-19 restrictions. Our Constitution requires that we hold the AGM within 6 months of the end of our business financial year, December 31. We will be meeting those requirements. The Annual General Meeting is being held … Continue reading Annual General Meeting (Zoom Format)
Birding, Botany and Ecology at Bayview Escarpment Forest with Mark Wiercinski
Birding, Botany and Ecology at Bayview Escarpment Forest with Mark Wiercinski Tune in to the sounds and open your eyes to experience the richness of the Forest in Spring. Covid 19 Group Size restrictions are changing so Mark can accept additional people on this hike. Maximum 9 plus leader, Mark, totalling 10. Register with Mark … Continue reading Birding, Botany and Ecology at Bayview Escarpment Forest with Mark Wiercinski
Birding, Botany and Ecology at Bayview Escarpment Forest with Mark Wiercinski, Evening
Birding, Botany and Ecology at Bayview Escarpment Forest with Mark Wiercinski Tune in to the sounds and open your eyes to experience the richness of the Forest in Spring. Covid 19 Group Size restrictions are changing so Mark can accept additional people on this hike. Maximum 9 plus leader, Mark, totalling 10. Register with Mark … Continue reading Birding, Botany and Ecology at Bayview Escarpment Forest with Mark Wiercinski, Evening
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.