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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 at Penticton Seniors' Drop-In Centre, 2965 South Main Street, Penticton.
  • . 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

April 24, 2025 - Mike Dedels: BC Grasslands, the GCC and why they are important - (with a tour of the Okanagan/Similkameen).

Mike Dedels is the Executive Director of the Grasslands Council of British Columbia (GCC). Raised in the Okanagan, Mike spent most of his career working with the Range program out of Kamloops developing a love for the grasslands. During that time he spent 8 years as a Director with the GCC. After retirement he took a weekend off then worked with the TNRD in the Invasive Plant Program for four years. After a slightly longer four month retirement he started with the GCC in 2022 and enjoys the opportunity to visit the grasslands and talk to new friends and old.

May 22, 2025 - Speaker to be announced

Pizza Night Meeting

February 27, 2025

Join us at our February meeting for our Members-Pizza night. Time of meeting____.

The pizza is $10 each. There will be coffee and tea available or bring your own drink. Dessert will be provided as well. Bring your own plates, cups and utensils.

If someone wants vegan or gluten free let Alex know so we can get the correct amount.

Payment can be made on line via credit card or e-transfer Colleen at colleensimmons@live.ca If this does not work for some, please contact Alex at a.bodden@shaw.ca

DEADLINE: date_________.

This is an opportunity for members to share some of their favourite sightings captured on cameras and Patrick Parenteau will be creating the visual shows for the evening, so if anyone wants to create a power point or send in individual pictures please send your .jpegs to him at  dvpixinternational@gmail.com If you do a .ppt you may want to bring a copy along just in case.

In regards to submitting photos, .jpeg files are preferred but Patrick can convert anything you supply. If it is just a few images, then use email and submit the largest file size up to 12mb total; but if you have a lot of files, use Dropbox or similar cloud storage and just send Patrick a link. Watermark your files if you know how. I encourage everyone to send images. Thanks

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Recent Newsletter

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

SONC Creston Valley field trip summary - May 2024

View Creston Valley Field Trip Report (PDF)

Trip Outings

SONC Creston Valley field trip summary - May 2024

View Creston Valley Field Trip Report (PDF)

New for Review

May 15-19 2025 - Meadowlark Nature Festival.
Info at: https://meadowlarkfestival.ca/meadowlark-nature-festival/

Feb 2025 - Help Wanted - Bio Blitz Project at Old Fairview, Oliver.
Info at:  Action Needed Now // Club Projects

60th anniversary Celebration Penticton golf and country club

This year is SONC's 60th anniversary - quite an incredible milestone for a volunteer organization. Join the celebration on Sept 30th. See Poster below for details.

A reminder - vaccine passports are required and masks are recommended

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Remembering Anne and Jim Ginns

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We reported a while back that Anne Ginns had passed away and we now sadly report that her husband Jim Ginns passed away on April 29th. See the March 2020 Honker (click on the view PDF button below) for a writeup about Anne and Jim and their connections to nature and SONC.

Full News Article
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View Jim Ginn"s Obit

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).