Monthly Meeting: How we can fight Ontario’s invasive plants!

Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Guest speaker, Vicki Simkovic, Coordinator at the Ontario Invasive Plant Council (OIPC), will present this talk on invasive plants. Phragmites, Garlic Mustard, Dog-strangling Vine, and Buckthorn are familiar examples of Ontario's 400-plus invasive species. They crowd out native terrestrial and aquatic plants, altering the environment for insects, birds, reptiles and mammals.

The Enchanting Forest – Peter’s Woods Provincial Park

Crawford Drive Carpool Lot Crawford Dr. @ Harper Rd. Park & Ride, Peterborough, ON, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Saturday, June 15, 2019 12:30 p.m., Crawford Drive at Harper Road commuter parking lot  Join Carling Dewar of Ancient Forests Exploration & Research and Sue Paradisis as we fall under the spell of this remnant old growth forest. The province’s oldest known Sugar Maple (460 years) and White Oak (450 years) are in this small…

Search for Breeding Birds of Peterborough County

Peterborough Zoo 1230 Water St, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Expert birders, Dave Milsom and Matthew Tobey will lead an all-day search for breeding birds of Peterborough County including Cerulean Warblers in the Buckhorn area. Bring lunch, drinks, binoculars and change for gas if carpooling. The group will return around 3:00 but participants can leave earlier if necessary. Meet in the parking lot of Riverview…

McEwen Nature Reserve Hike, Northumberland Land Trust, Oak Ridges Moraine

Crawford Drive Carpool Lot Crawford Dr. @ Harper Rd. Park & Ride, Peterborough, ON, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Saturday, July 6, 2019 9:00 a.m. meet at Crawford Drive at Harper Road commuter parking lot This property is a tract of rolling, wooded kame forest and open fields, directly adjacent to the Ganaraska Forest and the Oak Ridges Moraine. The property contains a drumlin, a beautiful pond, wetlands, a creek, forests, and retired farmland.…

Butterflies Along the Lang-Hastings Trail

Country Style at Old Keene Rd 779 Hwy 7, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Sunday, July 7, 2019 1:00 p.m., meet at Country Style at Hwy 7 and Old Keene Road east of the City This afternoon outing is an introduction to butterfly watching…

Butterflies of the Sandy Lake Area

Country Style at Old Keene Rd 779 Hwy 7, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Sunday July 14, 2019 9:00 a.m. Meet at County Style at Hwy 7 and Old Keene Road east of the City The diverse habitats along Sandy Lake Road, off County…

Ferns of Warsaw Caves Conservation Area

Peterborough Zoo 1230 Water St, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Sunday, July 21, 2019 meet at Riverview Park and Zoo at 10:00 a.m. or at the park gate house parking lot, 289 Caves Road, Warsaw at 10:30 a.m. Ferns have…

Get a Rush out of Grass and Sedges

Sunday, August 11, 2019 1:00 p.m. Meet at the main door of the Life Sciences Bldg., Trent University These graminoids are spectacular when you look at them closeup.  Come spend…

Encounter with Bats and other Nocturnal Occupants of Jackson Park

Jackson Park Fairbairn parking lot corner of Fairbairn and Parkhill Rd., Peterborough

Thursday, August 15, 2019 8:45 p.m. Lower parking lot of Jackson Park off Fairbairn at Parkhill Rd. Join Paul Elliott for a night walk using ultrasonic detectors to pick up…

Shorebirds and Monarchs

Tim Hortons Lansdowne St. West 1200 Lansdowne St W, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Saturday, August 24th, Shorebirds and Monarchs, Presqu’ile Provincial Park 7:00 a.m. Sobey’s parking lot adjacent to Tim Horton’s in Sobey’s Plaza, Lansdowne Street West   Martin Parker and Matthew Tobey…