KLT Christie Bentham Property Tour
KLT Christie Bentham Property Tour Saturday, November 7, 1-4:00 p.m. Kawartha Land Trust is undertaking a special fundraising campaign to purchase the beautiful Christie Bentham Wetland property located south of Burleigh Falls. Also referred to as the Clear Lake North Wetland, its rare, undisturbed shoreline and wetlands contribute to the water quality of the surrounding…
Escape to the forest in the City
Escape to the forest in the City Sunday, November 15th, 1-4:00 p.m. There is a small forest on the campus of Fleming College that is truly a beauty. It consists…
Wave Riders of Rice Lake
Wave Riders of Rice Lake Sunday, November 22 – 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Join Martin Parker for this traditional Grey Cup afternoon exploration of sites along the northwestern shore of Rice Lake. We will be looking for the later migrating ducks and other birds. Highlights will be the rafts of ducks riding the waves…
Beavermead Park – a City Birding Hot Spot
Beavermead Park – a City Birding Hot SpotSunday, November 29th, 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. Expert birder Chris Risley will lead a birding walk around Beavermead, known as a prime Peterborough birding location. You will visit the beach, fields, campgrounds, ecology park and the bird feeders maintained by the PFN. The walking is easy on paths…
World’s Greatest Concentration of Gulls – CANCELLED
World’s Greatest Concentration of Gulls Saturday, December 5, 10:00 a.m. along the Niagara River CANCELLED
60th Peterborough Christmas Bird Count
60th Peterborough Christmas Bird Count Sunday, December 20, 2020 Reserve this date for the longest operated citizen-science wildlife survey in Peterborough and an annual tradition for area birders and naturalists. …
Monthly Meeting: New Discoveries in Songbird Migration – Members Only
Guest speaker: Dr. Bridget Stutchbury, professor of biology and Canada Research Chair in Ecology and Conservation Biology at York University. She is also the author of the book "Silence of the Songbirds." Each fall, billions of songbirds leave Canada on an epic journey to their far-away wintering grounds in Central and South America where many…
Monthly Meeting: Using Herbicides in Restoration of Native Plant Biodiversity – Members Only
Guest speaker: Verena Sesin, Ph.D. candidate in the Environmental and Life Sciences program at Trent University in Peterborough. Verena is originally from Germany, where she completed her B.A. in Science…
Winter Birds Around Little Lake – Members Only
Winter Birds Around Little Lake Join Scott McKinlay and explore a few spots along the shores of Little Lake and the Otonabee River for winter birds such as gulls and…
A Walk in the Cavan Countryside – Members Only
Come enjoy a late winter walk on the property of Lynn and Larry Smith. There are paths travelling through different habitats of woods, fields, and a marsh. Depending on the…