PFN Annual General Meeting – Relationality and Reciprocity within Traditional Ecological Knowledge
The meeting will consist of an update on PFN business, the election of the next PFN board and a presentation by two guest speakers. Join Maggie Cummings and Kelly King from the TRACKS Youth Program for apresentation on how Indigenous understandings of reciprocity informsregenerative ways of being in relationship to place and creation. They’lldiscuss how…
Gathering of Waterfowl at Presqu’ile – Members Only
For decades, the PFN has conducted a late March or early April outing to Presqu’ile Provincial Park to view the concentrations of waterfowl which gather on the waters of Presqu’ile Bay. This year is the 100th anniversary of the founding of Presqu’ile Provincial Park. On previous trips, thousands of waterfowl have been observed consisting of fifteen or more species of…
Lang-Hastings Rail Trail – Part 1 – Members Only
The LHT offers so many opportunities to see nature up close and enjoy great views of the countryside south of Peterborough. Steve Paul will lead this walk on the Heritage to Nelson section which crosses Indian River and goes alongside a pine forest and a meadow habitat. There will be great chances to see and…
PFN Monthly Meeting: Tall Grass Awakening – Members Only
Val Deziel will be presenting on the ecological restoration in the Rice Lake Plains. Val Deziel is the Coordinator of Conservation Biology for the Rice Lake Plains/ Lake Iroquois Plain. Val is responsible for conservation planning and land stewardship in the Rice Lake Plains-Lake Iroquois Plain where she works closely with Tallgrass Ontario (Val sits…
Lang-Hastings Rail Trail – Part 2 – Members Only
Steve Paul will again lead a walk along the LHT, this time from Keene Rd to Technology Drive and back. This section of the Lang-Hastings Trail travels through two beautiful marshland sections with a deciduous forest in the middle. This mixed habitat is great to see all that spring has to offer with the chance…
Spring Stroll in Millbrook – Members Only
Enjoy a 2-to-3-kilometre stroll in Millbrook. Participants will meet at a pre- determined spot in Millbrook. We’ll watch for spring migrants and enjoy the beginnings of spring flora and fauna. Be sure to bring binoculars and dress for the weather of the day. To register, contact Marilyn at [email protected] after April 5. Rain date April 20.…
Johnston Drive Pond Trail – Members Only
This area is a hidden gem few people know exist and provides a great opportunity to see and hear some shy and elusive herons, bitterns and rails. There were 34…
Kermit’s Friends and Timber-doodles! – Members Only
The dusk air of the spring carries the mating songs of various species of frogs and the sky dance of the American Woodcock or Timber-doodle. Join Martin Parker for a…
A Walk on the Hogsback Trail, an Esker near Omemee – Members Only
Join Scott McKinlay for a birding and nature hike along the Hogsback Trail on the Omemee Esker. While on our way there, we will be making a couple of stops…
PFN Monthly Meeting: The Niagara Escarpment, A Natural Masterpiece 450 Million Years in the Making – Members Only
Beth Gilhespy will be presenting a talk on the natural history and geology of the Niagara Escarpment Beth Gilhespy has been Executive Director of the Toronto Zoo Wildlife Conservancy since…