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 (Indoor)
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 Jim Ansell at 519-270-8570 or jansell@sympatico.ca.
Christmas Bird Count Hanover/Walkerton
Contact Gerard McNaughton for detailsgmcnaughton@wightman.ca This a dawn to dusk event.
Christmas Bird Count Owen Sound
For details contact Freeman Boyd boydsproduce@gmail.com This is a dawn to dusk event.
Christmas Bird Count Wiarton
Contact Lynda Steinacker for detailslyndajoy@bmts.com This is a dawn to dusk event!
Christmas Bird Count Bruce Peninsula National Park
For details contact John Haselmayerjohn.haselmayer@pc.gc.ca This is a dawn to dusk event.
Christmas Bird Count Kincardine
For details contact James Turland jaturland@gmail.com This is a dawn to dusk event.
Christmas Bird Count Saugeen Shores
For details contact Norah Toth ntoth@rogers.com This is a dawn to dusk event.
PATTERNS IN TIME: THE CHANGING ARCTIC
Peter Middleton. The Arctic is in our minds these days as a place of importance, due to thechanges occurring there. This program will focus on the natural history of the region, with reference to current pressures of climate change, social, economic and sovereignty implications. Location: Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library
Snowshoe to the Grotto
with Park Staff John Haselmayer.Register: John Haselmayer at john.haselmayer@pc.gc.ca Limit: 10 participants
NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY LARGE AND SMALL
Steve Irvine. Join local potter and esteemed photographer Steve Irvine for a visualjourney from the cosmos to the close-up! Explore the world around us through his recent photographs. Location: Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library
Shadows of Summertime – A Winter Hike to Bognor Marsh
Look at plants above the snow with Peter Middleton.Register: Peter Middleton peter.middleton@sympatico.ca or 519 376 3242 Limit: 12 participants
Who Made Those Tracks and Why?
An Interpretive Late Winter Tracking Hike with Jeff KinchenRegister: Andy Koshan akoshan@yahoo.ca or 519 372 9480 Limit: 12 participants
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.