by John Dickson
The Owen Sound Field Naturalists (OSFN) will be offering up a bumper crop of exciting presentations for Members’ Night 2026, as coordinated by OSFN’s Brian Robin.
The seven featured speakers and topics will include:
- Robert Burcher: Plants of Wineland the Good;
- Amanda Eriksen: A Young Field Naturalists Update;
- Kristine Hammel: Ecological Agriculture can grow ‘Food and Biodiversity’ simultaneously;
- Barb Rabicki: An uplifting story of overcoming obstacles, and of being rewarded by the ‘Return of Wildlife in Abundance!’;
- Marcia Ranger: A ‘Bearvivr’s Tale’ of her 2017 bear attack experience, what she learned, and the messages she has for all of us;
- Marilyn Scriver: Antarctica – A Snapshot – from one of Marilyn’s trips to Antarctica;
- Christopher Wren, Ph.D.: Another Hidden Jewel in Grey County – an overview of his special property, its flora, fauna, geology, water features – and foxes too.
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OSFN’s Members’ Night is scheduled for 7pm Thursday, March 12, at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. Doors open at 6:30 to browse amongst the OSFN merchandise, learn about memberships and future activities, etc.
Everyone is welcome. Admission is by Donation, (free for OSFN members).
To learn more about OSFN, please visit https://owensoundfieldnaturalists.ca/ and to read the complete March Newsletter, CLICK HERE
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“These past few weeks have been terrific for me to be active outside,” says John Dickson, “mainly skiing on area trails, and within forests on top of the firm snow, as well as beside frozen shorelines. The sunshine has been a bonus, with high pressure and clear skies for many days in the past four to six weeks. However, the recent milder Springlike weather has lured me outside for some running too, catching sight of Crows harassing Red-tailed Hawks, as well as Wild Turkeys and even a Northern Shrike, while the willow trees have been glowing ever more brightly.”
