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 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…
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…
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…
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…
2022 Peterborough Christmas Bird Count
Sunday, December 18 is the scheduled date for the annual Peterborough Christmas Bird Count, the longest operated citizen-science wildlife survey in Peterborough. It is an annual tradition for area birders…
PFN Monthly Meeting: Understanding and Conserving the Endangered Small- mouthed Salamander Complex on Pelee Island – Member Only
Thomas Hossie is an Assistant Professor in Biology at Trent University, broadly interested in population and behavioural ecology. His research focuses on two areas: the ecology and evolution of predator-prey…
Winter Birding – Members Only
PFN members can join Chris Risley Saturday, January 14th from 9-11:00 a.m. to do some winter birding. At the location Chris has chosen to visit, chickadees will feed from your…