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Ed Giffin Bursary Award

OFAH Zone F is pleased to announce the establishment of the Ed Giffin Bursary Award.  After many years of service to OFAH and Zone F, many as the distinguished Chair of the Zone, the Zone has decided to honor Ed with recognition of his dedication to the Zone, conservation efforts and education with the establishment of the Ed Giffin Bursary Award.

Value of the Award:

The award has a value of $1,000.

Who is Eligible?

OFAH Zone F Member or direct family member (child), pursuing studies at the College/University level studying in one of the qualifying fields of study:

Qualifying fields of study:

Geography

Natural Sciences (Biology, Ecology)

Forestry

Environmental Sciences

Conservation and Law Enforcement

Natural Resource Management

Submission criteria

  1. Acceptance letter from qualifying program
  2. Proof of Membership in OFAH Zone F or direct family member of Zone F member
  3. High Academic Standing
  4. Letter of Reference
  5. 500-word essay on the importance of the program and interest in field of study.
  6. A report on activities and year end review

SUBMIT COMPLETED APPLICATIONS:

Send all supporting documents and your application to:

Ben Storey

Secretary-Treasurer Zone F

Ben.StoreyOFAH@Gmail.com

Please reference: Ed Giffin Zone F Bursary :  in the title of your application.

For More Information:

Please contact Ben Storey, Secretary Treasurer for OFAH Zone F at Ben.StoreyOFAH@gmail.com

PDF APPLICATION                                                  WORD APPLICATION

Kemptville-Kingston MNRF presentation

During the presentation several questions were asked, that at the time could not be answered right away and the MNRF promised to get back to us . I have put the answers into a PDF found here 

For those that may have missed our Q and A session with the MNRF March 2nd, attached is the slide deck as presented. If you have any questions you can forward them to us and we will do our best to get an answer for you. ofahzonef@gmail.com

If you have an issue I’ll send them directly to you

New Zone club funding program

For clubs looking for funding for your Conservation projects the OFAH has a new program to help support your requirements. Use the link below for details

Funding INFO

New boating regs aim to reduce spread of invasive species

With boating season soon approaching there is a new regulation in Ontario which came into effect January 1 2022 . Clean Drain and Dry will help with spreading invasive species in our lakes. Click on the logo for more information.