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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The Messenger – A Documentary about Songbirds.
  The Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory and Owen Sound Field Naturalists are pleased to present Owen Sound's premiere screening of The Messenger. Generously Sponsored by Caframo. Purchase tickets online at … Continue reading The Messenger – A Documentary about Songbirds.
Phragmites australis at the crossroads: Why we cannot afford to ignore this invasion.
Speaker: Janice M. Gilbert, Ph.D This foremost Wetland Ecologist will present the history, challenges and options for control, and required initiatives.
Waterfowl Hike: Ducking Around the Sound
Be part of this delightful birding expedition tradition with Fred Jazvac! Meet at the Bayshore Community Centre, Owen Sound. Register: Fred Jazvac, jazvacfb@bmts.com or 519.379.2323. Limit: none
Palisades Trail Hike
This is a combined outing with the Sydenham Bruce Trail Club. Contact: Suzanne Farla (OSFN & Bruce Trail) suzannefarla@gmail.com Please note: Promotional photography is being planned for this event.
MEMBERS’ NIGHT
Contribute to this 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 … Continue reading MEMBERS’ NIGHT
Antarctica, Falklands and South Georgia: A Photographic Expedition into Southern Spring.
Speakers: Willy Waterton and Audrey Armstrong Members free, others by donation. Refreshments available. Willy and Audrey will share their experiences from a 21 day expedition, including sea kayaking, hiking and … Continue reading Antarctica, Falklands and South Georgia: A Photographic Expedition into Southern Spring.
Winter Wonderland Excursion
A beautiful ski / snowshoe trek in along the property boundary to view the wetland, do some winter birding, and looking at animal tracks etc. Hike Leader - Esme Batten, … Continue reading Winter Wonderland Excursion
Young Field Naturalists, Bognor Marsh Outing
Snowshoeing or hike at Bognor Marsh, Camp Fire, cook Bannock, and drink hot chocolate. Directions to Bognor Marsh: east of Rockford, parking on 4th. Concession South Sideroad. Registration: This is … Continue reading Young Field Naturalists, Bognor Marsh Outing
BPBO Birding Trip to Nicaragua
Speaker: Bob Gray In December 2015, 8 residents of Grey and Bruce Counties toured Nicaragua for 10 days. It was a birding tour hosted by the Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory. … Continue reading BPBO Birding Trip to Nicaragua
Lindsay Tract, Winter Ecology Ski/Snowshoe
Outing content: Winter cross country Ski / Snowshoe outing - Tyler will be talking about winter Ecology (winter tree Id., wildlife tracks etc..). Location: Lindsay Tract Trails, Hwy 6 just … Continue reading Lindsay Tract, Winter Ecology Ski/Snowshoe
Snowshoe Nature Hike on the Bruce Peninsula
with Andy Koshan – Location TBA Register: Andy Koshan akoshan@yahoo.ca Limit: 12
Who Made Those Tracks and Why?
An Interpretive Late Winter Tracking Hike with Jeff Kinchen. Register: Jeff Kinchen, bognors.finest@gmail.com 519.372.7499 Limit: 12
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.