2019

Sunday, September 8, 2019 New this year, Saugeen Nature will have a booth at the Paisley Fair. Let us know if you are interested in helping.

May 24- 27 & May 31 – June 2, 2019 Our festival takes its name from the migration corridor along the Bruce Peninsula. This “Huron Fringe” along the Lake Huron coastline offers birders, naturalists and photographers unique opportunities to discover nature in the early spring. At the end of the migration period, birds are on

Saturday April 8 & Sunday April 14 – 15, 2018 Presented by the Egremont Optimist Club Saugeen Field Naturalists will once again have a display at Holstein’s annual Maplefest. Be sure to join us once again in Love’s Sugarbush to sample the many maple syrup treats. There are many other interesting attractions. See www.holsteinmaplefest.com for further details.

If you have any items for the Silent Auction, please let Gertie Blake know at 519-369-2937. Any items that are donated to the AGM’s Silent Auction, and are not bid on, please remember to take the item home after the meeting. Saugeen Nature thanks you for your continued support of the club.

At the Annual General Meeting, Monday, April 15, 2019 a slate of officers and directors will be elected to manage the affairs of the club for the coming year. There will be two vacancies to be filled this year. Nominations or the names of volunteers for executive positions or directors should be forwarded to the

Junior naturalist leaders are needed for 2019-2020 program.On average the Junior club meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month from September to May with no December meeting.Program dates for 2019 Junior Naturalists can be found on Saugeen Natures website www.saugeenfieldnaturalists.com.Fall/Winter 2019/2020 TBA and planned.In addition, an honorarium is given in the volunteer capacity of $30

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. The Award will be presented at the Annual General Meeting in April 15, 2019. Tell us briefly, in your own

Photo by Angus Inksetter It was a brisk January evening at Sulphur Springs Conservation Area. Eight members of Saugeen Nature and 22 members of the public joined Angus Inksetter and John Reaume on a moonlight search for owls. Despite the cold (-160 C) at least two Screech Owls came to our calls, and answered for several

April 15, 2019 – 6:30 p.m.Where: Hanover Masonic Lodge33133 Grey Road 28, Hanover just off of 10th Streets at the lights, pass the LCB0. What: Social time with dessert, cheese and fruit/veggie trays Coffee, Tea, PunchThe Annual General MeetingSilent AuctionGuest Speaker: The Northwest Passage-In Franklin’s Wake- with Willy Waterton and Audrey Armstrong Cost: Voluntary Contribution

By Nikki May Sulphur Springs Conservation Area is situated about a 10-minute drive south of Hanover in Grey County. On Mother’s Day, 19 members and guests of Saugeen Nature met there to see the spring wildflowers. Several, quite different habitats can be found at Sulphur Springs CA. There is an upland hardwood bush where the