Early Fall in the Cavan Hills
Enjoy a hike along rail and ATV trails in the rolling hills southwest of Peterborough. Participants will meet at the home of Lynn & Larry Smith on Tapley 1⁄4 Line in Cavan township. We’ll watch for fall migrants and enjoy the onset of autumn colour. Be sure to bring binoculars and dress for the weather of the…
Fabulous Fungi – Members Only
Fungi come in an incredible variety of different sizes, shapes,and colours. One of the best places to find them is in an oldgrowth forest and Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park is noexception. Rachel Baehr is back to share her knowledge with us.We will also consider some of the features of the park that show that…
Ballyduff Trails – Members Only
Don McLeod will lead a fall colours nature walk along the Ballyduff Trails near Bethany. This will be a joint outing between Peterborough Field Naturalists (PFN) and Willow Beach Field Naturalists (WBFN). We will be looking for birds plus wildlife tracks and sign. Fall colours will be a treat and the trails are beautiful. The…
EVENT FULL – Fabulous Fungi – Members Only
Fungi come in an incredible variety of different sizes, shapes,and colours. One of the best places to find them is in an oldgrowth forest and Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park…
PFN Monthly Meeting: Algonquin Park’s Natural History Through the Seasons – Members Only
Michael Runtz is a professor at Carleton University and is one ofCanada’s most highly respected naturalists, naturephotographers, and natural history authors. He is also wellknown for his educational and conservation efforts, for which he has received numerous awards. His talk will include details on Algonquin Park's wildlife throughout the year from dragonflies to moose, deer,…
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 that make this spot so good for birding. Although late in the season, there will be year-round birds, the possibility of some late migrants and…
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 her areas of expertise is butterflies. She is a member of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) Arthropod Species Specialist…
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…