Wednesday 
19 April 
6:00 p.m. 
to 
8:30 p.m. 
WILDLIFE FESTIVAL AWARDS AND FEATURE 
PRESENTATION 
Meet: Auditorium, Canadian Museum of Nature,Metcalfe 
and McLeod Streets. 
Come celebrate the winners of the 2006 Awards for 
Excellence in Environmental Conservation. Meet the folk 
who have made a significant contribution to the 
conservation of our natural world. We are also proud to 
announce that Becky Mason, daughter of the legendary 
film-maker and canoeist Bill Mason, will be our featured 
speaker. Becky, an artist and a canoeist in her own right, 
has canoed some of the most remarkable rivers in Canada 
and she will give us a stunningly photographed tour 
fittingly entitled." Watershed Moments: Memorable Rivers 
I’ve Paddled" . Admission is free. Refreshments will be 
provided. This event is sponsored by the Ottawa Wildlife 
Festival, of which the OFNC is a participant. For more 
information please contact Christine Hanrahan at 
vanessa@magma.ca, or visit the festival website at 
www .ncrwildlifefestival.org 
Thursday 
20 April 
7:00 a.m. 
to 
noon 
SPRING B1RDING EAST OF OTTAWA ALONG 
THE FLOODPLAINS OF BEAR BROOK AND THE 
SOUTH NATION RIVER 
Leader: Bruce DiLabio 
Meet: Elmvale Acres Shopping Centre, northwest corner 
of the parking lot at the junction of St. Laurent Boulevard 
and Smyth Road. Cars may be left at St. Aiden’s Church 
nearby. 
This is a midweek trip to view ducks, geese and other 
water birds. We will also be looking for spring migrants 
and migrating hawks. Remember to bring a snack and 
dress for the weather. Please register at the Club number 
(722-3050) so that participants may be informed if 
alternate arrangements have to be made. 
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