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 2019, an organization that secures funds for Toronto Zoo endangered species conservation programs. From 2017 to 2019 Beth served on the Niagara Escarpment Commission. Between…

This Stoney Lake Kawartha Land Trust property has it all: spring wildflowers, vernal pools and lots of birds. The trail travels through several habitats including mixed forest, meadows and wetlands. There is the opportunity to see several woodpeckers, warblers, wrens, blue birds and possibly the Red-shouldered Hawk. Cathy Douglas will be your guide. She asks…

The Catchacoma Old Growth Forest is well known for its giant Eastern Hemlocks, some of which have been documented to be over 300 years old! It is also a sanctuary for bird, animal, and plant species. Please join Stewart MacDonald, a birder with over 30 years of experience as we search for spring arrivals, which…

Don McLeod will lead a nature walk along the Ballyduff Trails near Bethany. We will be looking for birds plus wildlife tracks and sign. These trails and the scenery are…

Enjoy a hike along a rail trail and ATV trails on the Oak Ridges Moraine. There should be lots of bird song which will help with sightings. Your leader Lynn…

Chris Risley will once again be coordinating counts of Chimney Swifts entering their roost on five days this spring. PFN members are invited to join him. Come watch 80 to…

The presentation by Marcie Jacklin will feature owls of Southern Ontario. It will be of interest to young and old, beginning and more experienced bird watchers. She will discuss identification…

This outing is an introduction to butterfly watching along asection of the Lang-Hastings trail. The focus will be onlearning how to distinguish between the different speciespresent in early July. Join outing leaders Colleen Lynch andDon McLeod for this enjoyable learning event. Bring binoculars, camera and insect repellent and dress for the weather forecast of the…

Enjoy a night walk with Paul Elliott looking for some of our local bats feeding on the wing in Jackson Park. We will use ultrasonic bat detectors to listen to…

Historically, the Rice Lake Plains were covered with tallgrass prairies and oak savannah. Dominated by massiveblack and white oak, grasses like big bluestem, Indiangrass and switchgrass grew more than two metres highand a diverse range of wildflowers blossomed. Grasslandbirds and other rare species, including eastern hog-nosed snake, depend on this rare habitat to survive. The…