OTHER EVENTS
City Nature Challenge – April 26-29, 2024
- CNC is an annual, global, community science competition to document urban biodiversity using iNaturalist.https://www.citynaturechallenge.org/
- Get ready by challenging yourself to find the biodiversity in your neighbourhood.
- Be a citizen scientist, start taking photos and help document Peterborough’s natural heritage.
- Post what you find to iNaturalist https://inaturalist.ca/
- How much can you find?
Knowledge Circles
As part of our ongoing commitment to a collaborative, community- rooted approach to conservation in The Land Between, we will be hosting 'Knowledge Circles' about Species and Spaces at Risk. The schedule for Knowledge Circles is as follows:
Flyers / insects & aerial insectivores / April 3 / Curve Lake
Herptiles / reptiles & amphibians / April 11 / Washago
Forests, alvars, grasslands, and terrestrial mammals / terrestrial ecosystems / April 18 / Bobcaygeon
Swimmers, Lakes & wetlands / aquatic ecosystems / April 27 / Curve Lake
To register, go to: https://www.thelandbetween.ca/events/
Various Dates in April in The Land Between
Ontario Nature Lake Ontario North Spring Regional Meeting
Save the date! The meeting will be hosted in Toronto by the High Park Nature Centre and it will be held at theirfacility at 375 Colborne Lodge Drive, High Park, Toronto. The meeting will start at 10 a.m., with the venue open for coffee and mingling at 9:30 am. Bring your lunch to eat on site and then go on a walk/hike in the afternoon to see some of the features of the park. The entire event should end around 2:30 or 3 p.m. The meeting is open to all PFN members. Registration to attend is required. For those not able to attend in person, there are plans to host the indoor presentations portion via Zoom. An agenda, Zoom link for virtual attendees, request for RSVP and other information will be available closer to that date.
Saturday, Apr. 13 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
High Park Nature Centre, Toronto
SPNC Red Bay Weekend
Limestone cliffs and sand beaches, hardwood forests and cedar
swamps, fens and alvars, soaring cliffs and sandy beaches – this
variety of ecosystems on the Bruce Peninsula makes it a special place to explore. The South Peel Naturalists' Club invites you to their annual Red Bay Weekend on the Bruce Peninsula. This is an opportunity to explore the Bruce with knowledgeable leaders, share time with fellow naturalists and enjoy accommodations on the shore of Lake Huron. Extending your stay before and/or after the weekend is an option. The cost for the weekend is $20 per person for the registration fee to cover cost of bucket raffle prizes and lodging for our volunteer leaders - payable in advance by cheque or e-transfer to [email protected] – plus SPNC Red Bay special rate $143.74 per person/per night plus applicable taxes - minimum two nights - at Evergreen Resort, Mar, ON (includes all meals and snacks). Attendees must make reservations directly with Evergreen at [email protected] or call 519 534 1868. Please confirm attendance for the weekend to SPNC at [email protected] or the event host Audrey Oswald at 905 820 2571 / [email protected]
May 24 to 26 Friday to Sunday
South Bruce Peninsula
Nature Appreciation Walks
One of the main reasons for attending outings is spending time with like-minded individuals. Getting out in the fresh air, exercising, and socializing whileappreciating nature never gets old. With winter coming, it is more difficult to find“topics” to offer for outings. That doesn’t mean we can’t get together. If you areinterested in joining others for nature walks, send me an e-mail. If there are topicsyou are very interested in, mention that in your response. I will keep a list and -when the weather is kind - will send out an invitation. The time and day of theweek will change as will the location and degree of difficulty. Sometimes therewill be a theme depending on the leader I am able to recruit. Sometimes it will justbe a nature appreciation walk. When you can attend, just respond to the e-mail Isend out. To register, e-mail [email protected]
Dates and times to be announced
Wildlife Tracking Outings
PFN member, Don McLeod, will once again lead members on one or more outings during the months of December to March focusing on tracks and other wildlife sign. These outings will be scheduled when weather conditions permit. The place and time will be announced by e-mail shortly before each outing. Anyone interested in attending should send an e-mail to Don McLeod at [email protected] so he can add you to an e-mail distribution list. If you signed up for previous outings,you would automatically receive an e-mail to confirm.Accessibility: Moderate to somewhat challenging. These outings will all involve walking in snowy conditions.
Dates and times to be announced
Hello naturalist friends,
Hello Peterborough Field Naturalists,
My name is Zach Kahn, I am an Ecologist at Blazing Star Environmental, an environmental consulting firm based in Oshawa.
Blazing Star Environmental has an exciting year ahead of us. For the past four years we have partnered with Environment and Climate Change Canada and Trent University to carry out a long-term, range-wide monitoring program for the western chorus frog. We are happy to announce that spring 2022 will be the third monitoring season for the program! This year will also be the last monitoring season before a 5-year hiatus. The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence-Canadian shield population of Western Chorus Frog is listed as Threatened in Canada, and declines have been anecdotally noted in recent years. Our project hopes to determine the distribution and extent of the Western Chorus Frog in its range through periodic monitoring of the species. However, the success of this program is largely dependent on a strong base of organizations and individual volunteers willing to complete short surveys during the chorus frog calling season. Currently, we are in the process of recruiting volunteers to conduct these surveys.
We are hoping to appeal to the network of volunteers that might be interested in conducting frog call surveys. We are wondering if it would be possible to include a short article about this monitoring program in monthly newsletters, posting on a website news bulletin, or social media? We will also be hosting a free virtual information webinar on Saturday (February 12th) at 11am. The webinar will be talking about what volunteers can expect from the program and some results from last year's monitoring efforts.
Please let me know if you would be interested in promoting our program and I will happily send you some promotional materials to share. If you have any additional questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected].
I look forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
Zach
Zachary Kahn
Wildlife Monitoring Technician
Blazing Star Environmental
104 McLaughlin Blvd.,
Oshawa, ON L1G 2P3
(613) 985 8463
The Arboretum, University of Guelph, Workshops
The Arboretum offers workshops all year round covering a wide variety of topics from birds to mushrooms to gardening to art. Virtual programs are offered live on Zoom, and recordings are made available for registrants to access for a limited time. Details on registration policies can be found on our Registration Information page.
View a complete list of The Arboretum's programs on our Workshop Descriptions page.
We are excited to be offering some of our programs in-person, once again. Please note that COVID procedures as applicable at the time of the workshop will be followed. The university's guidelines can be found at: https://www.uoguelph.ca/covid19/
Masks are required to be worn at all programs while inside and outside of our buildings. Proof of vaccination is required to attend and University of Guelph screening must be completed the day you are attending the program.
The University of Guelph screening form to attend our workshops can be found at: https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Ntfm8k1oXAPssm. We will need to see the email you receive or a screenshot of the green checkmark.
Upcoming & Current Workshops