2025 Programme and Outings
Outings
Kindly arrive at the meeting place before the designated departure time. When carpooling, please share expenses with your driver. Participants are responsible for your own lunch, refreshments and binoculars. Dress appropriately for the weather. In the event of inclement weather, please contact the leader to check the status of the outing. Non-members are always welcome.
For further details contact us.
| Date | Event | Description |
| Saturday, December 28, 2024 | Christmas Bird Count | |
| Monday, January 13 | General Meeting | Salvation Army, 42 Bond St. W, Fenelon Falls. 7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm. Speaker: Monika Melichar, Founder, President and Authorized Wildlife Custodian, Woodlands Wildlife Sanctuary, Topic: “Wildtimes at Woodlands Wildlife” |
| Monday, February 3 | General Meeting | Salvation Army, 42 Bond St. W, Fenelon Falls. 7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm. Speaker: Jasmin Fritz, Public Health Inspector, Environmental Health, Health Protection Division HKPR District Health Unit, Topic: Ticks and Lyme Disease |
| Sunday, February 9 | Winter Outing | Hosted by Dale and Lewis Jackson, 130 Burnt River. Snowshoeing, X-country skiing, or just walking, birding. 1:00 pm. This is a pot luck affair. More details to come. |
| Monday, March 3 | General Meeting | Salvation Army, 42 Bond St. W, Fenelon Falls. 7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm. Speaker: Kristen Osborne, Chief Park Naturalist, Presqu’ile Provincial Park, Topic: An overview of the park and specific information on plants, wildlife, insects, etc |
| Saturday, March 15 | Waterfowl Outing | Meet at the park store parking lot at 10 am. Leader: Derek Anderson. Backup date is Sunday, March 16. |
| Monday, April 7 | General Meeting | Salvation Army, 42 Bond St. W, Fenelon Falls. 7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm. Speaker: Ginny Moore. |
| Saturday April 26 | Annual General Meeting | details will be sent out to the membership |
| Sunday, May 11 | Spring Outing | Hosted by Adam and Niruja at their property. Meet at 640 St. Alban’s Rd at 9 am. Looking for morels, birds and plants. |
| Wednesday, May 21 |
Knox farm walk | Hosted by John and Julie Knox, exploring their grasslands for birds and plants. Meet at 9:30 am, 172 County Rd 30 (first farm east of Hickory Beach Rd) |
| Monday June 2 | General Meeting | Salvation Army, 42 Bond St. W, Fenelon Falls. 7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm. Speaker: Jasmin Fritz, Topic: Tick Talk. This is the presentation that was originally scheduled for the February meeting. |
| Saturday, June 7 |
Carden Birding | Meet at parking lot at Wylie Rd and McNamee Rd, 8:30 am. Leader: Eric Davis |