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A review of the new publication of the Peterborough Field Naturalists Nature in the Kawarthas which appeared in the Lindsay Post states that that “If you’ve ever wondered about the birds and mammals that frequent your bird feeder but never had the inclination to wade through extensive field guides, then Nature in the Kawarthas is [...]
Posted on February 19, 2012 in Club News, Regional News
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A review of the new PFN publication ‘Nature in the Kawarthas’ was published in the EMC Almonte/Carleton Place (a community paper that appears throughout Eastern Ontario). Nature in the Kawarthas is available at most bookstores by order or online at www.dundurn.com or www.amazon.ca at $32.99 or less. For complete review go to EMC Almonte/Carleton Place
Posted on January 23, 2012 in Club News
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A book launch and signing for Nature in the Kawarthas will take place at Lockside Trading in Young’s Point sometime in late May or June. Lockside have regular events during the cottage season and are looking forward to hosting us as they sold many copies of Kawartha Nature which the PFN published in 1992. It [...]
Posted on January 19, 2012 in Events
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Orkin Canada’s Incredible World of Bugs exhibit will be at Lansdowne Place Mall on Thursday, May 3 to Saturday, May 5. The displays explore the world of insects with many exotic species. The display also shows the role insects play in maintaining a healthy environment. A show worth seeing.
Jane’s Walk next weekend, May 5th & 6th With only one week away, we’re gearing up to give this event a local promo blitz. The PFN is organizing two Jane’s Walks this year; one on Saturday and one on Sunday SATURDAY “Suburban Connections: how rooftops and roadways impact local streams” SUNDAY “The Wild Side of [...]
FRIENDS OF THE OSPREY hosted the Lake Ontario North Regional Meeting on 14 April 2012 at Ken Reid Conservation Area. They presented a very informative talk on their work with osprey in the Kawarthas. Their adventures with building osprey platforms, returning young to nests, catching osprey and attaching telemetry equipment has been very rewarding. Check [...]
Hi there: This is just a quick test post to see if our RSS feed burner works. Please forgive this relatively useless blog post… and sorry for wasting your time, if you’re actually reading this. Thanks! Cheers, Chris G.
If you missed this talk at our February monthly meeting, it’s on the road again hosted by the Alderville Black Oak Savanna. For more info Contact Janine McLeod— info below. What Arctic Indigenous People can Teach Two Ecologists Thursday March 29th, 7:00 PM Alderville Black Oak Savanna Jennie Knopp and Kaitlin Breton-Honeyman are both [...]
Hi folks. This is the first post of hopefully many more under the “Nature Art” tag. This isn’t specifically about Peterborough’s nature, but I wanted to kick-start this section with something truly inspirational; a brilliant animated piece of work about mother earth. As a hobbyist photographer and freelance web designer, I’m blown away by this [...]
A review of the new publication of the Peterborough Field Naturalists Nature in the Kawarthas which appeared in the Lindsay Post states that that “If you’ve ever wondered about the birds and mammals that frequent your bird feeder but never had the inclination to wade through extensive field guides, then Nature in the Kawarthas is [...]
Thirteen members of the Peterborough Field Naturalists held a successful outing along the Otonabee River and Little Lake on Saturday afternoon, February 20. The cold temperatures the previous night resulted extensive amounts of new ice. On the open water stretches between Trent University and Lakefield there were Canada Geese, Mallards, Common Goldeneyes, Common Mergansers and [...]
While this year’s AGM saw a slightly fewer numbers, the meeting and guest speaker were as good as they get. Before the feature presentation, Director Martin Parker delivered a fun slideshow of some of the 2011 outings as a year in review test for the audience. Storyteller Guitar Our guest speaker, Doug Larson, Ecologist and [...]
The Ontario Nature Spring Meeting will be held on Saturday April 14, 2012. WHERE: at the Ken Reid Conservation Office Site, 277 Kenrei Road, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario HOSTED by Friends of the Osprey. The day will include a trip out to see the osprey nesting platforms and hopefully find the female osprey who has the [...]
Review of Nature In The Kawarthas In EMC