. The Canadian field-naturalist. 2004 Brunton: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 25 The OFNC Centennial in 1979 understandably brought forth a great deal of interest in the history of the Club in particular and of the naturalist commu- nity of Ottawa in general. Trail & Landscape provided the major vehicle for sharing this information amongst the local membership. Events culminated with a ban- quet intended to be on the exact 100"^ anniversary, but as with previous celebrations, it was erroneously held on 19 March (Reddoch 1979a), not the actual centennial date of 25 March. The incre
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 2004 Brunton: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 25 The OFNC Centennial in 1979 understandably brought forth a great deal of interest in the history of the Club in particular and of the naturalist commu- nity of Ottawa in general. Trail & Landscape provided the major vehicle for sharing this information amongst the local membership. Events culminated with a ban- quet intended to be on the exact 100"^ anniversary, but as with previous celebrations, it was erroneously held on 19 March (Reddoch 1979a), not the actual centennial date of 25 March. The increased interest in the historical record gen- erated by the Centennial year encouraged a new appre- ciation of the designation of OFNC Honorary Mem- bers. These had been given out only irregularly over the years to honour lengthy, significant service to the OFNC or Canadian natural sciences. Although honor- ary memberships have been awarded more regularly since 1971, the Centennial Year saw a new focus on this acknowledgment of such exceptional contributions (Brunton and Gummer 1987). The conservation initiatives of the 1970s and early 1980s saw a resurgence of more systematic field examinations of uncommon and ecologically significant habitats in the Ottawa Valley such as fens, rivershore communities, and relict woodlands (Dugal 1978; Reddoch 1979b; White 1979). Publication of the first complete, annotated checklist of the vascular plants of the Ottawa District also reflected this knowledge (Gillett and White 1978) and contained many of the records newly discovered by Club members. That burst of new knowledge and energy demon- strated that suggestions in the early years of the 20'*' century that our knowledge of the natural environ- ment of the Ottawa area was all but complete, were badly incorrect. Our understanding of native biodi- versity and of the ecological systems supporting it requires continual inventory and evaluation to enable effective protection and maintenance of t
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