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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Beaver Valley Birding w/ David Turner
Sat Oct 25, 9:30 am – Noon - David Turner: Beaver Valley Birding At various habitats and locations, discover what species have arrived, which will stay, and which ones will be … Continue reading Beaver Valley Birding w/ David Turner
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Birding Around the Bay – Waterfowl & More w/Erik Van Den Kieboom
Sun Nov 2, 10am - 2pm – Erik Van Den Kieboom leads Birding Around the Bay – Waterfowl & More Join Erik for this OSFN fall tradition. Ducks, grebes, loons, rarities … Continue reading Birding Around the Bay – Waterfowl & More w/Erik Van Den Kieboom
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Adam Shoalts:Vanished Beyond the Map – The Mystery of Lost Explorer Hubert Darrell
Adam Shoalts:Vanished Beyond the Map - The Mystery of Lost Explorer Hubert Darrell. Both famed for their long solo journeys ranging from Alaska to Hudson Bay, a century later, archaeologist and naturalist Adam Shoalts traces Darrell's lost pathways to solve … Continue reading Adam Shoalts:Vanished Beyond the Map – The Mystery of Lost Explorer Hubert Darrell
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Sisters of the Jungle w/ Keriann McGoogan
Date: Thursday, December 11Time: 7 pmLocation: The Bay Room at the Bayshore Community CenterKeriann McGoogan and her new book: Sisters of the Jungle - The Trailblazing Women Who Shaped the Study of Wild … Continue reading Sisters of the Jungle w/ Keriann McGoogan
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Annual Christmas Bird Counts, Dec 14, 2025 – Jan 5, 2026
To help out the Christmas Bird Counts in your area, please ensure that your feeders are full during the Christmas Bird Count season, especially on and before the count day … Continue reading Annual Christmas Bird Counts, Dec 14, 2025 – Jan 5, 2026
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Applications of Environmental DNA in Ecology w/ Roman Lanno
Date: Thursday, January 8Time: 7 pmLocation: The Bay Room at the Bayshore Community CenterEnvironmental DNA is a rapidly emerging technology, with the potential to dramatically change 'Ecosystem Assessment.' Environmental Toxicologist Dr. Roman Lanno … Continue reading Applications of Environmental DNA in Ecology w/ Roman Lanno
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An Introduction to the Soils of Grey and Bruce w/David Morris
Why do we have so many different types of soil? How were they formed? What makes one soil different from another? How do those factors affect the way they are … Continue reading An Introduction to the Soils of Grey and Bruce w/David Morris
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Jeff Kinchen: Who Made Those Tracks & Why?
This enriching tracking tutorial will teach you to observe and recognize nature’s clues. Jeff will lead you on this interpretive late winter tracking hike. Snowshoes may be needed. ***This Event … Continue reading Jeff Kinchen: Who Made Those Tracks & Why?
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Members’ Night: Brian Robin Coordinating.
Members' Night: Brian Robin Coordinating. A potpourri of OSFN Members' photos, displays, art, collections and compositions, focusing on the natural world. A limit of 10 minutes for each presentation ispreferred.We … Continue reading Members’ Night: Brian Robin Coordinating.
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David Turner: Birding Beaver Valley
David Turner: Birding Beaver Valley Experience some early arrivals during Spring migration. Lake Eugenia for Tundra Swans and the nearby Beaver River.Register: David, fleshertonartgallery@gmail.com or 519-924-3560
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Understanding Drivers of Moose Population Dynamics in Ontario’s Boreal Forests w/Brent Patterson
Brent Patterson: Understanding Driversof Moose Population Dynamics in Ontario’s BorealForests As a Large Mammal Research Scientist, BrentPatterson's current research focuses on the populationdynamics of deer, moose, and caribou - plus … Continue reading Understanding Drivers of Moose Population Dynamics in Ontario’s Boreal Forests w/Brent Patterson
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‘Gaia’s Gifts’ with Peter Rasberry
'Gaia’s Gifts' with Peter Rasberry, celebrates the beauty, complexity and diversity of some of the living things with which we share the planet. Gaia was the Greek Earth goddess who emerged … Continue reading ‘Gaia’s Gifts’ with Peter Rasberry
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.