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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Love At First Light: Astronomy with Steve Ritchie.
Love At First Light: Astronomy with Steve Ritchie at the Bayshore Community Centre (and live over Zoom).Local radio host and musician Steve Ritchie who shares how Covid lockdowns and being the host of a buy-and-sell radio show converged to drop a Meade Lightbridge 12 Telescope in his lap in the winter of 2021. You'll hear … Continue reading Love At First Light: Astronomy with Steve Ritchie.
Birding Around the Bay – Waterfowl and More
Birding Around the Bay – Waterfowl and More with Erik Van Den Kieboom and Kiah Jasper. An OSFN Tradition. Meet at front of the Bayshore Comm. Centre Reg: kiahjasper@gmail.com or erikkieboom@outlook.com
Catching Penguins and Diving into the Icy Cold
Catching Penguins and Diving into the Icy Cold: Sarah McComb-Turbitt combines Science and Artistry through her research into individual variations in the winter foraging behaviours of Gentoo Penguins, and then shares their story through Wildlife Art for Conservation. 7pm Thursday December 8, at the Bayshore Community Centre and on zoom. To request a zoom link please email web@osfn.ca with Penguin in … Continue reading Catching Penguins and Diving into the Icy Cold
Annual Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs)
Annual Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) OSFN members are invited to participate in CBC’s across Grey-Bruce. Counts are held on different dates throughout the CBC period in Owen Sound, Meaford, Saugeen Shores, Kincardine, Hanover, Wiarton, Pike Bay, Cape Chin & Bruce National Park. Watch the HTH & E-Heralds for dates and contacts, or visit this link … Continue reading Annual Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs)
Springtime Wildflowers of the Great Smoky Mountains, with Walter Muma
Springtime Wildflowers of the Great Smoky Mountains, with Walter Muma While early spring still has Ontario in its grip, the Great Smoky Mountains put on a spectacular display of wildflowers during thelatter part of April. Many species found there are familiar to us, while others will be new to Ontario naturalists. Join Walter Muma as … Continue reading Springtime Wildflowers of the Great Smoky Mountains, with Walter Muma
Scenic Relaxed Snowshoeing at Kolapore, led by Stella Juhasz
New Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023Time: 10 am - 1 pm including lunch/snack break (bring with you). Dress for cold weather, and two snowshoe poles are recommended. The Kolapore Uplands section of the Bruce Trail includes old cedar groves, meadows and farm woodlots. Meet at the Kolapore parking lot on Grey Road 2, south of Ravenna. From Metcalfe Rock … Continue reading Scenic Relaxed Snowshoeing at Kolapore, led by Stella Juhasz
Nordic Ski with Beth Anne Currie and John Dickson
Nordic Ski with Beth Anne Currie and John DicksonWe’ll ski over some Grasslands of Sarawak/Georgian Bluffs/and/or Cobble Beach… Nature, history, fellowship and gentle exercise in the great outdoors. Or Snowshoe at your own pace. Reg: bethannecurrie@sympatico.ca or TEXT @ 519-379-8231
Kiah Jasper and his 2022 Ontario “Big Year”
Kiah Jasper and his 2022 Ontario “Big Year” Join Kiah and hear about his recent Big Year of Birding in Ontario, which is an attempt to break the record for most bird species seen in a calendar year. His travels took him from Attawapiskat on the coast of James Bay, to Ottawa, to Point Pelee … Continue reading Kiah Jasper and his 2022 Ontario “Big Year”
Who Made Those Tracks & Why? with Jeff Kinchen
Who Made Those Tracks & Why? with Jeff Kinchen. An enriching tutorial in the wilderness. Learn to observe and recognize Nature’s clues.Snowshoes may be needed. Register: bognors.finest@gmail.com or 519-374-4246
Members’ Night – Brian Robin Coordinating
Members' Night – Brian Robin CoordinatingA potpourri of OSFN members’ slides, displays, art, collections and compositions focusing on the natural world. A limit of 10 minutes for each presentation is preferred. Register yours with Brian Robin at robin.brian@gmail.com
Migration Monitor Loop Hikes
Tamara Wilson, a member of OSFN and the PBTC (Peninsula Bruce Trail Club) has set up six Migration Monitor Loop Hikes (10-12km each, approx. 2hrs., with the pace ranging from brisk to leisurely, on sometimes difficult terrain, open to the public and OSFN members too).With 10am starts, beginning March 12 to April 16, the hikes will alternate … Continue reading Migration Monitor Loop Hikes
Birding the Waters of Beaver Valley with David Turner
Birding the Waters of Beaver Valley with David TurnerTundra Swans and more at Lake Eugenia, and nearby, during the early SpringMigration. Reg: fleshertonartgallery@gmail.com or 519-924-3560
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.