A Morning Walk Around Ashburnham Memorial Park – Cancelled due to weather
A Morning Walk Around Ashburnham Memorial Park in Nogojiwanong/Peterborough Ashburnham Memorial Park is an iconic landmark in Peterborough, and one of the tallest drumlins in the area. It is known…
PFN’s Second Annual Camping Trip -Please be advised this year’s camping trip is now Full
PFN's Second Annual Camping Trip Silent Lake Provincial Park offers a quiet, non-motorized lake (Silent Lake) with a rocky shoreline, great canoeing & kayaking, sandy beaches for swimming, scenic walking trails and mountain biking! Nature observations are plentiful and include birds, wildflowers, ferns, etc. Birders will be contributing to the Breeding Bird Atlas Count. June…
Pride Walk with Pride Outside
Calling all LGBTQ2S+ nature lovers! PFN and Pride Outside, a local outdoor adventure group for LGBTQ2S+ folks and allies, are organizing a joint outing for Pride Month. Join us as we get to know local flora and fauna and have a fun evening with other LGBTQ2S+ nature lovers and allies in the beautiful nature of…
Butterflies Along the Lang-Hastings Trail & Picnic Lunch
This outing is an introduction to butterfly watching and identification along a section of the Lang-Hastings trail near Hastings. The focus will be on learning how to distinguish between the different species present in early July. Join outing leader Colleen Lynch for this enjoyable colourful event. Participants are invited to bring lunch and enjoy a…
Van Nostrand Wetland on Indian River
Cattail marshes are highly productive ecosystems that include an abundance of plants and wildlife. And there’s no better way to explore them than from the intimacy of a canoe or…
Nature By Bike Group Ride
This is a collaboration ride with the local community bike shop, B!KE. Join B!KE and PFN on a casual ride up the Rotary Greenway Trail towards Trent University. We’ll stop to enjoy some of the nature areas along the way with different nature activities. Bring your bike, helmet, bell and water. No registration required. Stay…
An After Dark Exploration of Jackson Park
Paul Elliott will host an evening outing at Jackson Park. Participants will use ultra-sonic detectors to find and listen to bats, an ultra-violet flashlight to spot plants whose colours are…
Searching for the Subtle and the Secretive
By mid-August, the loss of summer’s vibrancy has begun. Yet the sun still feels warm on the skin, the background hum of crickets and cicadas permeates, and there are wildlflowers…
Birding the Rotary-Greenway Trail
Join co-leaders Stewart MacDonald and Ben Taylor as we traverse south along th Rotary Greenway Trail searching for late summer migrants and other species. Target species include warblers, wading birds, sparrows, gulls and other migrants. A bird list of over 50 species is certainly possible! This outing will proceed rain or shine. Participants will receive…
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…