Welcome to Saugeen Nature
Join us for our indoor meetings or outdoor excursions!
Our Upcoming Events
You can view our upcoming events below.
All our routine indoor meetings are at the Grace United Church in Hanover and begin at 7:30 pm. *Annual General Meeting is not included.
Outdoor Events
Spring Migrants
April 19, 2025
10:00
This outing takes us north of Scone along the county line, and sometimes farther afield if the birds are in evidence in the floods and ponds and wetlands of Grey and Bruce. We will seek the ducks,…
Indoor Events
Annual General Meeting 50th Anniversary Celebration
April 28, 2025
On this, our 50th anniversary, we will start by sitting down to a celebratory dinner, followed by business and a short review of the club history. Then Environmental Scientist and Beekeeper Janine…
Outdoor Events
May Wildflower Walk
May 10, 2025
10:00
Spring ephemerals – plants that bloom briefly in spring, before the trees leaf out, are one of southern Ontario’s loveliest aspects. There is extensive mature hardwood forest to the west of…
Please Join Us
50th Anniversary Gala Dinner
April 28, 2025 | 6:00 pm | Elmwood Community Hall
Speaker: Janine McGowan (Environmental Scientist and Beekeeper)
Reservations must be made by April 14th.
Tickets will also be available to buy at the Meetings. Those who register online can pick their tickets up at the door.
Dinner and speaker: $40
Speaker only: $10
Who We Are
Welcome to the Saugeen Nature (SN) website.
The Saugeen Nature club was founded over 45 years ago by a group of individuals with a shared love of nature. Their intent was to encourage an appreciation and understanding of all aspects of the natural world. Through education and by cooperation with other organizations SN has promoted the wise use and conservation of natural resources and encouraged the preservation of wild species and natural areas in the Saugeen watershed.
Our members come from all over the Saugeen River watershed and we meet monthly at Grace United Church in Hanover. We are an active club. Recent outings have included opportunities to study birds, wildflowers, insects, landforms, and trees as well as exploring some of the lesser known Natural Areas in Grey and Bruce counties. These guided hikes led by local naturalists have something for everyone – from the novice just starting to explore the natural world to the avid birdwatcher or botanist looking to discover the many hidden jewels of our area. As members of Ontario Nature, we are stewards of the Kinghurst Forest and Murray Tract just west of Dornoch as well as coordinators of the Christmas Bird Count for the Walkerton area.
We invite you to come and find what we are all about. Join us at one of our indoor meetings or come explore with us during one of our many outdoor events as outlined on page 3 of this website. A membership application is available on this site for those of you who share our passion for the environment – we look forward to meeting you.
Byron Monk, President of Saugeen Nature
What We Do
Saugeen Nature Group
We hope that the varied events outlined on the events page will stimulate you to come join us for any of our indoor meetings or outdoor excursions. See our Events section for contact information.
We take an active role in educating our youth with our Junior Naturalist Program where 6 to 12 year olds discover, investigate and have fun and adventures in, the natural world. We also sponsor some of our young naturalists to summer nature camps and Ontario Nature’s Youth Summit.
Acknowledgment of the Land
Saugeen Nature acknowledges and is grateful to all the original stewards of the land within the Saugeen watershed. We want to acknowledge the traditional territory of the People of the Three Fires known as Ojibway, Odawa, and Potawatomi First Nations, collectively known as the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. As naturalists, we accept our responsibility to continue the stewardship of this land, in this time and into the future.
Conservation Award
Do You Know an Outstanding Naturalist?
Saugeen Nature will recognize outstanding contributions to the cause of local conservation by an individual in the past 5 years, or significant contribution to the work of Saugeen Nature.
