A Birding Hotspot Tour – Members Only
The Otonabee gravel pit has been a top "hot spot" with local birders for years. Meadows, forests, and the ponds from the former gravel extraction provide the variety of habitats…
PFN Monthly Meeting: Protecting and Recovering Butterfly Species at Risk in Ontario – Members Only
Jessica Linton is a Senior Biologist at Natural Resource Solutions Inc. in Waterloo, ON. Although her consulting project work is varied and involves a number of taxonomic groups, one of…
The Miniature World of Lichens – Members Only
For such fascinating and beautiful organisms, lichens are incredibly overlooked. Most mature trees right outside your door will have several species on the bark. The trail at the Kawartha Highlands…
The Final Wave of Migration – Waterfowl – Members Only
Join Drew Monkman to see migrating ducks and geese of eight or more species on Friday, November 18, from 9 a.m. to noon. We will check out Lakefield Marsh before…
PFN Monthly Meeting: -Environmental Inequity in Nogojiwanong/Peterborough – Members Only
(Slideshow night cancelled) Michael Classens and Stephanie Rutherford will talk about their new partnership with Community Race Relations Committee of Peterborough (CRRC) and Kawartha World Issues Centre (KWIC), which aims…
2022 Peterborough Christmas Bird Count
Sunday, December 18 is the scheduled date for the annual Peterborough Christmas Bird Count, the longest operated citizen-science wildlife survey in Peterborough. It is an annual tradition for area birders…
PFN Monthly Meeting: Understanding and Conserving the Endangered Small- mouthed Salamander Complex on Pelee Island – Member Only
Thomas Hossie is an Assistant Professor in Biology at Trent University, broadly interested in population and behavioural ecology. His research focuses on two areas: the ecology and evolution of predator-prey…
Winter Birding – Members Only
PFN members can join Chris Risley Saturday, January 14th from 9-11:00 a.m. to do some winter birding. At the location Chris has chosen to visit, chickadees will feed from your…
PFN Junior Field Naturalists – Christmas Bird Count for Kids
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaTo register, e-mail [email protected] and indicate the name and age of each Junior Field Naturalist participant. Details regarding location and other information will be shared with the parents of registered participants prior…
PFN Monthly Meeting: Conserving Caribou – It’s About Time, Space, and Scale – Members Only
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaJim Schaefer is Professor of Biology at Trent University, wherehe teaches ecology, conservation biology, and communicatingscience. He is founding Director of the Trent Centre forCommunicating Conservation, a member of the InternationalBoreal Conservation Science Panel, and a Fellow with theLeopold Leadership Program, dedicated to conveying scienceto the public. In his presentation, Jim will talk about caribou…