OFNC

The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club est. 1879. From birds to botany, Canada's oldest #NatHist club.

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Thurs, July 6 & 27, 9:15a til noon: "Planting for Butterflies and Biodiversity" with Diane Lepage.
Meet south side of Slack Rd near intersection with Vaan Drive, at entry to the Pinhey Sand Dunes Complex Site 2. OFNC members invited to help with Pinhey Sand Dune restoration.

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Zowie - a new edition of Trail & Landscape! Hurrah! (Vol. 57, No. 3 - July-September 2023)

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Sun April 23, 2-4p: "Hunt Club Creek Tour" with leader John Sankey. Meet Uplands Drive at the creek, just west of the intersection with Archer Square. Served by bus route 90. Park on the street. Read more at https://t.co/z0Uf4MgxNo

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On Fri April 21, and Sat April 29, 7-9a: "Mindful Birding: Birding for Beginners" with leader Tamara Bloom.
Meet Mud Lake by the main footpath.
Contact: [email protected]

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An informal meet & greet for Ottawa Region of Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, Sunday, Apr 23, 8:30-10a, Shirleys Bay Boat Launch. Details, see: https://t.co/jQUbYxJyEA

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Wed, April 12, 7:30p @ OFNC Monthly Meeting
"200 years of land-cover and ecosystem service change: Alfred Bog, ON." Speaker: Alex Foster. City View United Church, 6 Epworth Avenue, Ottawa
Details: https://t.co/AUsXxOJEng

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Happiness is a new edition of Trail & Landscape (Vol. 57, No. 2 - April-June 2023), out now!

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Results of 2022 Ottawa-Gatineau Christmas bird count: 153 field observers (+ 28 feeder watchers) found 77 species and record high 50,851 individual birds. Highlights include 3 Northern Shovelers (only the fifth record) & Harlequin Duck. Details:
https://t.co/VPujcys1Ri

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A new issue of The Canadian Field-Naturalist has just been published: Vol. 136 No. 3 (July-September 2022), Pages 201-307.
https://t.co/uyg2kuS83v

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This event POSTPONED. Watch this space for new date.

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Sat, Feb 18 @ 8pm "Mudpuppy Outing in Oxford Mills" with leaders Fred Schueler & Aleta Karstad (for OFNC members). Meet 10 Bridge St, Oxford Mills. Assemble parking lot west side of dam. Call Diane Lepage 613-987-5405 to register. Bring, boots, flashlight.

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Sat, Feb 18 @ 8pm "Mudpuppy Outing in Oxford Mills" with leaders Fred Schueler & Aleta Karstad (for OFNC members). Meet 10 Bridge St, Oxford Mills. Assemble parking lot west side of dam. Call Diane Lepage 613-987-5405 to register. Bring, boots, flashlight.

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Sun, Feb 12, 9-11a: "Winter Tree Identification for Beginners Series - 03: Pioneers Species," with Erik Pohanka. Meet: Old Quarry Trail (NCC Greenbelt Parking Lot 5) on the east side of Eagleson Road, south of Robertson Road, Kanata. Pls wear appropriate footwear & warm clothing.

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Wed, Feb 8 @ 7:30p presentation by Ken Allison at OFNC monthly meeting: "Dragons of Lanark County"(on dragonflies). Meet at City View United Church, 6 Epworth Ave, Ottawa.

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PLEASE NOTE: This event has now been moved to Sunday, Jan. 29 - all other details remain the same. REPEAT: This event has been moved one day forward to Sunday, Jan. 29

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Sat, Jan 28, 9a-noon, Erik Pohanka leads "Winter Tree Identification for Beginners Series - 02: Specialty Conifers of Ottawa." Meet Mer Bleue Bog, NCC Greenbelt Parking Lot 22, (5063 Ridge Road, Ramsayville). Bring binoculars, hiking poles.

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Sat, Jan 28, 9a-noon, Erik Pohanka leads "Winter Tree Identification for Beginners Series - 02: Specialty Conifers of Ottawa." Meet Mer Bleue Bog, NCC Greenbelt Parking Lot 22, (5063 Ridge Road, Ramsayville). Bring binoculars, hiking poles.

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Sun Jan 22, 10a-1p, join Kevin Wallace for Snowshoe Hike at MacSkimming Outdoor Education Centre. Location: MacSkimming Centre's Village Field Centre (3700 Wilhaven Drive). Capacity 15 people; must be OFNC members.Register with Diane Lepage at 613-987-5405.

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On Sat, Jan 21 @ 1:30–3:30p, Troy McMullin leads
2km walk "Lichens of Stony Swamp." Meet parking lot in Mattawa Park in Bridlewood-Emerald Meadows (Kanata) on Steeple Chase Drive. See lichen list here:
https://t.co/vAZAVYNYvR

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Another edition of Trail & Landscape (Vol. 57 No. 1) for Jan-Mar 2023 hits the stands!

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Sun, Jan 15 - 9-11a (or longer): join leader Erik Pohanka for "Winter Tree Identification for Beginners Series - 01: Common Conifers of Ottawa." Meet Stonebridge Trail, 2436 Longfields Dr. parking lot, south of the Jock River in Barrhaven

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Friday, Jan 13 @ 7p Zoom presentation on "Parasitic Fungi: Fungi on Fungi" by Jonathan Mack. and Mycology Ottawa. For more info, including Zoom co-ordinates: [email protected].