Birds, Butterflies and Botany – Carden Plain
Join 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…
Chimney Swift Roost Watches
PFN members are invited to see Chimney Swifts gather, circle and then dive into their roost as part of Birds Canada’s annual monitoring of their numbers. The outing takes place…
2023 Report Cards on Watershed Health and Climate Change
This presentation will highlight the 2023 Otonabee Region Watershed Report Card, and Climate ChangeReport Card, along with examples of the efforts of Otonabee Conservation and partners to enhance thehealth of…
PFN’s First Annual Camping Trip to Algonquin Park
PFN’s First Annual Camping Trip to Algonquin Park Pog Lake, Campground A Centrally located on the Hwy 60 Corridor, close to many attractions, pine forest setting, canoeing, hiking, biking, birding, butterflying,…
Algonquin Park Day Outings
Algonquin Park Day Outings The April Orchid announced our first annual PFN camping trip to Algonquin Park, June 19 to 22, which is now full. Campers will be contacted directly…
Algonquin Park Day Outings
The April Orchid announced our first annual PFN camping trip to Algonquin Park, June 19 to 22, which is now full. Campers will be contacted directly by e-mail with the…
Butterflies Along the Lang- Hastings Trail
This outing is an introduction to butterfly watching along a section of the Lang-Hastings trail near Hastings. The focus will be on learning how to distinguish between the different species…
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…