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Osoyoos Times Staff
The Osoyoos Desert Society is continuing its popular “Movie and an Expert” series with two remaining programs, each pairing a documentary film with a guest speaker.
On March 21 the film and speaker series continues with Extreme Animal Weapons, a documentary that examines claws, horns, stingers and more.
Hear from scientists as they work to unravel the mysteries of wildlife weaponry. The film will be followed by guest speaker Valerie Blow, Stewardship Officer with the Okanagan-Similkameen Stewardship Society. She will share fascinating facts about local snake species and bring along Nora the Gophersnake for a special animal presentation.
The third and final program, held on March 28, takes a close-up look at the egg and the secrets behind this amazing life support system.
Following the documentary The Egg: Life’s Perfect Invention, naturalist Sherry Linn will be on hand to talk about cavity nesting birds and her experiences working with bluebirds.
Admission to the Osoyoos Desert Society’s Winter Program Series is by donation. Programs run from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Watermark Beach Resort. For more information about the series, contact the Osoyoos Desert Society at [email protected] or 250-495-2470.
To stay up to date on all of the Desert Society’s events, visit the Society’s website at www.desert.org and click on the “News and Events” page.
The Osoyoos Desert Society is a non-profit society founded in 1991 to conserve the biologically rich and diverse habitats of British Columbia’s Southern Interior. Through habitat conservation, restoration and education, the Society strives to generate public knowledge, respect and active concern for ecosystems worldwide.
