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?
Kawartha Land Trust Passport to Nature: Spring Beauty and Blooms – Ephemerals Galore!
Join us as members of Peterborough Field Naturalists (PFN) lead us
through the beautiful forests of Tecasy Ranch, a KLT Partner in Conservation. PFN’s hike leaders will share their love and extensive knowledge of local flora while you enjoy the signs of spring.
Register at: kawarthalandtrust.org/connect-with-nature/passport-to-nature/
Saturday, May 11 10 a.m. to noon
Tecasy Ranch, Buckhorn
24 participants
Annual Spring Opening Event of GreenUP Ecology Park Native Plant & Tree Nursery
The nursery carries more than 200 species of native trees, shrubs, and
perennial plants! There will be lots of expert gardeners around to help you out. As
always, there will be herb and veggie seedlings available in the opening days of the season. Parking is in the south end of the Beavermead Park parking lot.
Saturday, May 18 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Ecology Park
Kawartha Land Trust Passport to Nature: Birding for Everyone
From warblers to woodpeckers and everything in between (at least in
Ontario!), join us for a birding extravaganza where our team of
facilitators will help you to learn about — and hopefully view — the many birds that call the Kawarthas home — at least for part of the year.
Register at: kawarthalandtrust.org/connect-with-nature/passport-to-nature/
Sunday, May 26 9 to 11 a.m. Location: TBA
Ontario Nature Annual Gathering
Join Ontario Nature at Evergreen Resort on the Saugeen Bruce
Peninsula for a weekend filled with expert-led workshops,
lectures, field trips, and opportunities to connect with old friends and meet new ones. For more information, visit: ontarionature.org/events/annual-gathering. Register by May 6 to reserve your spot. (See page 19 for article about last year’s gathering.)
May 31 to June 2
Evergreen Resort, Saugeen 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