Canoe/Kayak from Squirrel Creek Conservation Area
Join Patrick Kramer for a paddle along a beautiful section of the Otonabee River. There is a big concentration of wild space between Whitfield Landing and Squirrel Creek CA,including undevelopable flood plains. We will focus on nature observation during our paddle upriver to about Whitfield Landing and back. Along the way we will enjoy the…
Ferns of Silent Lake
Most people pay little attention to the ferns growing along ahiking trail. These beautiful green plants, primarily of the forest,give one a feeling of cool freshness. Ferns grow in abundancealong…
Birding Hotspot – Otonabee Gravel Pits
Steve Paul will lead a mid-summer tour of the Otonabee Gravel Pits. This site is a former gravel pit that is managed by Otonabee Conservation and it is one of…
Presqu’ile Shorebirds and Butterflies
Celebrate World Shorebird Day by joining fellow PFN members for an outing to Presqu'ile Provincial Park. Outing leaders Don McLeod and Colleen Lynch will guide the group in observing shorebirds…
PFN Monthly Meeting: “Living on the Edge: Wildlife & Change in the Hudson Bay Lowlands “ presented by Dr. Glen Brown
Wildlife adapted to a cold northern climate are vulnerable toclimate warming, yet little is known about the vulnerability of thesubarctic ecosystem in northern Ontario. The Hudson BayLowlands ecozone provides breeding…
Fabulous Fungi – Event Full
Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park 846 Hwy 7, Douro, Ontario, CanadaThis is turning out to be a very good year for fungi with all the rain we have had. There is already a lot of variety in the forests. Fungi come in an incredible variety of different sizes, shapes, and colours and Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park is a great place to find them. Rachel…
Peterborough Junior Naturalists POLLINATOR POWER Workshop! 
September 29 is a PA day in Peterborough, making it a perfect opportunity to join the Peterborough Junior Naturalists for a POLLINATOR POWER Workshop! Otonabee Conservation staff will lead the…
Fabulous Fungi
For those who couldn’t attend the Fungi outing in September, we are offering another opportunity. Fungi come in an incredible variety of different sizes, shapes, and colours and Mark S.…
Miller Creek – A Treasured Wetland
Miller Creek was managed for many years by the PFN. Members built a viewing platform overlooking the marsh, built trails and installed signs. It is now managed by the Otonabee…
Monthly Meeting: Reflections on Seven Years as an Ornithologist in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula presented by Richard Feldman
Richard Feldman is currently a Wildlife Landscape Ecologist with the Ontario Ministry Natural Resources and Forestry. After graduating from Queen’s in Biology, he completed a Master’s in Forest Science at the University of…