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…
The Enchanting Forest – Peter’s Woods Provincial Park
Crawford Drive Carpool Lot Crawford Dr. @ Harper Rd. Park & Ride, Peterborough, ON, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaSaturday, 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…
Search for Breeding Birds of Peterborough County
Peterborough Zoo 1230 Water St, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaExpert 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…
McEwen Nature Reserve Hike, Northumberland Land Trust, Oak Ridges Moraine
Crawford Drive Carpool Lot Crawford Dr. @ Harper Rd. Park & Ride, Peterborough, ON, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaSaturday, 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…
Butterflies Along the Lang-Hastings Trail
Country Style at Old Keene Rd 779 Hwy 7, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaSunday, 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, CanadaSunday 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, CanadaSunday, 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…