Monthly Meeting
Monthly Meeting: Presentation by David Beresford
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaDavid Beresford is a professor at Trent University where he teaches entomology. The topic of his presentation is yet to be announced but it surely will be about insects and…
Monthly Meeting: The Evolution and Ecology of Plant Reproduction
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaMarcel Dorken will present an overview of some of the research conducted in his lab at Trent. The main themes will include evolutionary transitions in reproductive systems, sexual selection, and…
Monthly Meeting: Trent Grant Recipient Student Presentations
This month the PFN will continue its annual tradition of hosting Trent University students who were recipients of the PFN’s Legacy Grant. They will be providing presentations on their research…
Monthly Meeting: Brook Trout in the Lake Simcoe Watershed
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaThe phenomenon of how natural resource subsidies support stream productivity is well-known in the Pacific Northwest where salmon return from the ocean to spawn. In doing so they import nutrients…
Monthly Meeting: Fossils and the Incredible Stories They Tell Us
Among other things, this presentation by Ken Lyon is about ancient life forms and nature stretching back four billion years. He will discuss the Paleozoic mass extinctions and the implications…
Monthly Meeting: Strategic Plan Launch & Presentation on Migratory Fish and Brook Trout
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaYou are invited to come a little earlier for the September monthly meeting to enjoy snacks, social time and receive a copy of the 2024-2029 PFN Strategic Plan. Doors will…
Monthly Meeting: Provincial-Scale Monitoring of Black Bears
Ontario manages one of the largest and most widely distributed populations of American black bears globally. This population inhabits an incredible range of landscapes, from the heavily developed surroundings of…
Monthly Meeting: The Naturalization of the Invasive Aquatic Plant Fanwort in Kasshabog Lake and its Implications for Invasive Species Management
The naturalization of invasive species is a phenomenon that we generally tend not to consider when we are managing the environment. This talk will cover a case Cabomba caroliniana study…
Monthly Meeting: Holiday Season Members’ Slide Show Night
Monthly Meeting: Holiday Season Members’ Slide Show Night A long-time annual tradition in the PFN is the members slide show night. We will be treated to several short presentations by…
Monthly Meeting: An Evening at The Canadian Canoe Museum
The Peterborough Field Naturalists will celebrate 85 years in 2025 and to start the year off, The Canadian Canoe Museum has been booked for the January PFN Members’ Meeting! (canoemuseum.ca/visit/)…