Fall Shorebirds and Waterfowl at Presqu’ile Provincial Park: Sunday, November 3
Country Style at Old Keene Rd 779 Hwy 7, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaFall Shorebirds and Water Birds at Presqu’ile Provincial Park Sunday, November 3, 8 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Jerry Ball will lead a day-long trip to view migrant birds at Presqu’ile…
The Anthtopocene’s animal? Coywolves as feral cotravelers
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaGuest speaker: Stephanie Rutherford is an Associate Professor in the Trent School of the Environment, and also teaches and advises in the MA and PhD programs in Sustainability Studies, Cultural Studies, and Canadian and Indigenous Studies. She is the co-author of Historical Animal Geographies, published in 2018. In Canadian cities and towns their presence is…
Wave Riders of Rice Lake: Sunday, November 24th
Tim Hortons Lansdowne St. West 1200 Lansdowne St W, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaWave Riders of Rice Lake: Sunday, November 24 – 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Wave Riders of Rice Lake: Sunday, November 24th November 24 @ 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Join Martin Parker for this traditional Grey Cup afternoon exploration of sites along the northwestern shore of Rice Lake. We will be looking for the…
Niagara Gulls Trip Cancellation: World’s Greatest Concentration of Gulls: Sunday, December 1
Tim Hortons Lansdowne St. West 1200 Lansdowne St W, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaNiagara Gulls Trip Cancellation World’s Greatest Concentration of Gulls: Sunday, December 1 – 7:00 a.m. The Sunday, December 1st outing ‘World’s Greatest Concentration of Gulls” has been cancelled due to the warning of a major winter storm with snow and freezing rain. The driving conditions could be hazardous from a participant’s safety perspective it has…
Monthly Meeting: Members’ Slide Show Night
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaThe members’ slide show, held at our December monthly meeting, is a highly anticipated annual PFN tradition. Show fellow PFN members your photos of a recent trip. Display those exciting…
68th Peterborough Christmas Bird Count – A Christmas Tradition
Sunday, December 15 – all day The Peterborough Christmas Bird Count (CBC), now in its 68th year, is the longest running wildlife survey in Peterborough County. The Peterborough CBC participants…
First Day Walk at Silent Lake Provincial Park
First Day Walk at Silent Lake Provincial Park January 1, 2020 11:00a.m. Ontario Parks encourages people to get out on New Year's Day and enjoy the magic of winter and…
34th Annual Petroglyphs Christmas Bird Count
This is the second Christmas Bird Count conducted in the Peterborough Region by members and friends of the PFN. This count samples the bird life in an area which stretches…
PFN Juniors: let’s do nature art (wood pendants)
Art Gallery of Peterborough 250 Crescent Street, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaThe Peterborough Junior Naturalists are teaming up with the Art Gallery of Peterborough for a nature art event. The Art Gallery of Peterborough has "Family Sundays", where families can come for free to visit the gallery and make some art. For this Family Sunday, we'll be decorating wood pendants with pressed flowers and leaves. Make…
Wintering Water Birds and Ice Formations
Wintering Water Birds and Ice Formations Sunday, January 19, 2020 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. This outing will visit various locations along the waterfront of Port Hope and Cobourg eastward to Chubb Point in search of the birds which normally winter on the open waters of Lake Ontario. Species of note should be Common Goldeneye,…