Sunday 
27 January 
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING IN ALFRED BOG 
Leader: Don Cuddy 
Participants should be prepared to ski 5 to 10 km, some of it 
off trail on fairly level terrain. The outing will be limited to 
the first 20 to reserve a place by calling the Club number 
(722-3050 after 10:00 a.m.) before January 24th. Don has led 
several club ski trips into Alfred Bog. Meeting place and 
time to be decided. 
Tuesday OFNC MONTHLY MEETING 
*** 5 February ATLAS OF MAMMALS OF ONTARIO 
8:00 p.m. Speaker: Mike Cadman 
Meet: Auditorium, Canadian Museum of Nature, Metcalfe 
and McLeod Streets. 
Mike is with the Federation of Ontario Naturalists. He will 
speak on the atlas projects now under way including the new 
atlas of mammals of Ontario. 
*** Please note that 5 February is the first Tuesday of the 
month. 
Thursday 
7 February 
7:30 p.m. 
PLANT IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP 
Instructors: Erich Haber and Philip Martin 
Meet: Canadian Museum of Nature, Metcalfe and McLeod 
Streets. 
This workshop will emphasize identification of water-loving 
plants. The number of participants will be limited to twenty. 
Please register with the Club telephone number (722-3050). 
Bring a hand lens or magnifying glass and any handbooks you 
wish. 
Saturday 
16 February 
9:00 a.m. to 
2 :00 p.m. 
MINERAL IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP 
Instructor: Geof Burbidge 
Meet: Basement, Room 011, Colonel By Building, University 
of Ottawa, 770 King Edward Avenue. 
Please register with Geof before Feb 28,232-0300. 
This workshop in the University of Ottawa Geology Lab is 
designed to introduce the amateur to common minerals and 
their identication. Part of the workshop will be a lecture but 
it is intended as a hands-on experience. Bring a lunch or a 
snack. 
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