Monthly Meeting
Ernie Jardine, Author & Birdwatcher
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaErnie Jardine: As a youngster, well over half a century ago, Ernie Jardine was bitten by the birdwatching bug and his passion has never stopped. He is the author of…
A Day in the Life of a Shorebird in South Carolina
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaMonthly Meeting: A Day in the Life of a Shorebird in South Carolina Shorebirds are an incredible group of birds that are important for wetland ecosystems and undergo one of…
Monthly Meeting: How we can fight Ontario’s invasive plants!
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaGuest speaker, Vicki Simkovic, Coordinator at the Ontario Invasive Plant Council (OIPC), will present this talk on invasive plants. Phragmites, Garlic Mustard, Dog-strangling Vine, and Buckthorn are familiar examples of Ontario's 400-plus invasive species. They crowd out native terrestrial and aquatic plants, altering the environment for insects, birds, reptiles and mammals.
Monthly Meeting: Best Places to Bird in Ontario
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaMike Burrell, co-author of Best Places to Bird in Ontario, will be the speaker. This guide, released last spring, outlines the top 30 birding destinations in Ontario, with up-to-date information…
Monthly Meeting: Geological Features of The Land Between in Peterborough County
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaThe area north of the City of Peterborough contains a fascinating array of natural geological heritage features that span a billion years. Ken Lyon, hydrogeologist and PFN member, will introduce rocks of the core of ancient Canadian Shield mountains, plate tectonics and limestones and fossils of the shallow warm Ordovician seas, and Pleistocene drumlins and…
The Anthtopocene’s animal? Coywolves as feral cotravelers
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaGuest speaker: Stephanie Rutherford is an Associate Professor in the Trent School of the Environment, and also teaches and advises in the MA and PhD programs in Sustainability Studies, Cultural Studies, and Canadian and Indigenous Studies. She is the co-author of Historical Animal Geographies, published in 2018. In Canadian cities and towns their presence is…
Monthly Meeting: Members’ Slide Show Night
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaThe members’ slide show, held at our December monthly meeting, is a highly anticipated annual PFN tradition. Show fellow PFN members your photos of a recent trip. Display those exciting nature moments or wildlife encounters that you have recently experienced. This is your night to “show and tell’! We ask that you limit your presentation…
Monthly Meeting: Wild Pigs in Ontario
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaSpeaker: Erin Koen, Research Scientist for the Landscape Team at the Wildlife Research and Monitoring Section of the MNRF. Wild Pigs are in Ontario. They can be destructive to wild habitat and crops. This introduced species is difficult to control through traditional management tools such as recreational hunting. We will learn where wild pigs have…