Fabulous Fungi
Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park 846 Hwy 7, Douro, Ontario, CanadaFor those who couldn’t attend the Fungi outing in September, we are offering another opportunity. Fungi come in an incredible variety of different sizes, shapes, and colours and Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park is a great place to find them. Rachel Baehr is back again to share her mushroom knowledge with us. Bring your binoculars,…
Miller Creek – A Treasured Wetland
Miller Creek was managed for many years by the PFN. Members built a viewing platform overlooking the marsh, built trails and installed signs. It is now managed by the Otonabee Region Conservation Authority. This large wetland is home to numerous marsh birds during the summer and provides a resting spot for migrants. The chickadees along…
Monthly Meeting: Reflections on Seven Years as an Ornithologist in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula presented by Richard Feldman
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaRichard Feldman is currently a Wildlife Landscape Ecologist with the Ontario Ministry Natural Resources and Forestry. After graduating from Queen’s in Biology, he completed a Master’s in Forest Science at the University of British Columbia, a PhD at McGill, and post-docs at Trent and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His main research interest is understanding how the response…
Birding a Hotspot
Riverview Park & Zoo 1300 Water Street North, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaJoin Drew Monkman for a birding outing to the Lakefield Sewage Lagoons. The lagoons are the number one birding spot in all of Peterborough County. More than 12 species of…
Junior Naturalists! Join us for “Turtle Encounters: Up Close & Personal”
Meet the education ambassador turtles at the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre. We’ll have the opportunity to see them up-close and hear their stories. We’ll also learn about the 8 different…
Exploring the Beauty of Millbrook
Let’s enjoy a walk in nature and discover what late October offers! After meeting at the Cavan South Park and Ride to arrange carpooling, we will head to the MNR…
The Miniature World of Lichens
Usually overlooked, lichens are fascinating and beautiful organisms. As our leader, Lou Smyrlis wrote in his June 2023 Orchid article, lichens are not simple plants or even individual organisms. They’re…
Monthly Meeting: Monitoring Natural and Anthropogenic Drivers of Boreal Forest Ecosystem Dynamics
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaFrancis Quinby is a fourth-year PhD student in Dr. Dennis Murray’s lab at Trent University where he is pursuing a long-held desire to use quantitative skills to study environmental issues…
Pigeon Lake: The November Hotspot
Pigeon Lake is very popular with migrating waterfowl so, naturally, birders visit as well. This outing will be to look for some of the migrants stopping at key viewing areas…
Attention Junior Naturalists! Come hang out for an afternoon of AMAZING BATS!
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaPaul Elliott, bat enthusiast and environmental education specialist, will share his knowledge of these amazing animals. Many of the things people think they know about bats are wrong, but the…