Nature walk at Laurie Lawson Outdoor Education Centre, Cobourg
Crawford Drive Carpool Lot Crawford Dr. @ Harper Rd. Park & Ride, Peterborough, ON, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaJoint outing with Willow Beach Field Naturalists Sunday, May 5, 2019. Leader: Mark Rupke. Meet at 1 p.m. at the Laurie Lawson Outdoor Environment Centre, 8000 Telephone Road, Cobourg. Come…
A Day in the Life of a Shorebird in South Carolina
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaMonthly Meeting: A Day in the Life of a Shorebird in South Carolina Shorebirds are an incredible group of birds that are important for wetland ecosystems and undergo one of…
Evening Wildflower Walk
Trent University 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaThe top of the Lady Eaton Drumlin is carpeted with spring ephemeral wildflowers in May. We are pleased to have The Trent University Biology Undergraduate Society, led by Bryan Hughes take us on this evening walk. Take Water Street North to Trent University west bank and turn left after the Childcare Centre to park in…
A Walk on the Hogsback Trail, an Esker near Omemee
Highway 7 Ultramar 2622 Maple Grove Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaJoin Scott McKinlay for a birding and nature hike along the Hogsback Trail, Omemee Esker. We will also be making a couple of stops along the way in the Cavan…
Sunday Morning Birding
Peterborough Zoo 1230 Water St, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaMeet us on Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m. in the north parking lot of the Riverview Park and Zoo, 1230 Water Street North. From there we will carpool to various…
Sunday Morning Birding
Peterborough Zoo 1230 Water St, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaLeader: Martin Parker Meet us on Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m. in the north parking lot of the Riverview Park and Zoo, 1230 Water Street North. From there we will…
De-pave paradise at Millennium Park
Behind No Frills 100 Water Street, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaOn Saturday June 1, the PFN is joining Green Communities Canada and Peterborough GreenUP at one of the largest Depave Paradise projects in Canada. Last fall, volunteers and partners helped…
Carden Plain Important Bird Area
Tim Hortons Lansdowne St. West 1200 Lansdowne St W, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaJoin us for an all-day visit to the wonderful Carden Plain. This is an unusual alvar habitat that is home to an abundance of rare grassland bird species, butterflies and…
PFN Juniors: leaf press art event with Creating Space
Creating Space 441 Rubidge Street, Peterborough, ontario, CanadaWe'll collect leaves from street-side trees, and identify them based on their shapes. These are some of the trees we see every day, but too often overlook their beauty. Then…
Monthly Meeting: How we can fight Ontario’s invasive plants!
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaGuest 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…