Welcome to the SONC website.
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Mission Statement:

"To provide a dynamic local focus for experiencing the natural world of B.C. and for promoting its conservation"

  • Indoor meetings are held on the 4th Thursday of the month, September to May (except for December) at 7:00 pm in the basement of the Penticton United Church, 696 Main Street (blue church on the corner of Main & Eckhardt). Please bring your own coffee mug ---- New members always welcome.
  • Our birding, wildflower, geology, social group meets every Thursday in the north parking lot of Cherry Lane Mall (north of Warren Ave. and east of Atkinson St.) at 9 AM.
  • Field Trips are generally made in the spring and fall.

Annual Waiver

Required annually with membership fee.

Download PDF Waiver

Next Monthly Meeting

March 23rd: Come out to hear award winning local author and ecologist Don Gayton discuss his new book The Sky and the Patio. Don uses his backyard patio as a springboard to delve into our human relationship with nature. Don's awards include the BC Book Award, the Canadian Science Writers Award and the US National Outdoor Book Award.

Next Monthly Meeting

March 23rd: Come out to hear award winning local author and ecologist Don Gayton discuss his new book The Sky and the Patio. Don uses his backyard patio as a springboard to delve into our human relationship with nature. Don's awards include the BC Book Award, the Canadian Science Writers Award and the US National Outdoor Book Award.

Bird Outings

Thursday birding outings are back! Outings generally start at 9AM. If you would like to know more about Thursday outings, please email Wendy at wendyastewart@shaw.ca .

Trip Outings

The SONC Board is planning an extended field trip for a 3.5-day group outing to the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (CVWMA) from May1-4 2023.  For more information contact: Rod Malcolm (roderickmalcolm@outlook.com)

To optimize trip planning, particularly accommodation, we need to obtain a firm idea of participant numbers who wish to commit to this event.  If this is of interest to you as an individual or a couple, please confirm to Rod Malcolm via email (roderickmalcolm@outlook.com) on or before February 28. Members will be responsible for all their own costs including vehicle transportation, motel accommodation, meals and any incidental expenses you may incur.  

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Anniversary Video

If you missed the Club’s 60th Anniversary dinner and presentation in September 2022 you can watch the retrospective video produced by Club member Patrick Parenteau by clicking on the play link below (about 25 minutes).