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 the top birding hotspots in the Peterborough area. The scenery is beautiful. There are great views of the ponds and the walk takes you through…
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 and butterflies. The beaches are a famous stopover for migrating shorebirds and the nearby meadow is a butterfly hotspot. We will stop at a picnic…
PFN Monthly Meeting: “Living on the Edge: Wildlife & Change in the Hudson Bay Lowlands “ presented by Dr. Glen Brown
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaWildlife 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 habitat for thousands ofmigratory birds and contains the southern extent of permafrostand breeding range of many arctic adapted wildlife. Glen Brown will discuss research on…
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! 
Riverview Park & Zoo 1300 Water Street North, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaSeptember 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 group with activities, games & a nature hike to identify & learn about pollinators. Register early to save your spot! This event is FREE for…
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. Burnham Provincial Park is a great place to find them. Rachel Baehr is back again to share her mushroom knowledge with us. Bring your binoculars,…
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
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaRichard 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…
Birding a Hotspot
Riverview Park & Zoo 1300 Water Street North, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaJoin Drew Monkman for a birding outing to the Lakefield Sewage Lagoons. The lagoons are the number one birding spot in all of Peterborough County. More than 12 species of…
Junior Naturalists! Join us for “Turtle Encounters: Up Close & Personal”
Meet the education ambassador turtles at the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre. We’ll have the opportunity to see them up-close and hear their stories. We’ll also learn about the 8 different…