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…
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 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…
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…
Fabulous Fungi
Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park 846 Hwy 7, Douro, Ontario, CanadaFor 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,…