Monthly Meeting: Holiday Season Members’ Slide Show Night

Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

A long-time annual tradition in the PFN is the members slide show night. We will be treated to several short presentations from our members of photos they have taken. Try to attend in person as we also hope to be treated to some festive baking as well. Please don’t feel shy about bringing a goodie…

First Day 2024

Petroglyphs Provincial Park 2249 Northey’s Bay Rd, Woodview, Ontario, Canada

First Day 2024 January 1 is looking like it will be a beautiful day for a walk in the forest. The weather will be sunny with temperatures just below freezing.…

KIDS’ CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT!

Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

ATTENTION ALL JUNIOR NATURALISTS Save this date for the KIDS’ CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT! Join us for an important opportunity to help with scientific research and learn more about the birds who winter in Peterborough. To register, contact Shelley King at [email protected]. This event is FREE for members and is suitable for ages 5 to 12…

Monthly Meeting: Presentation by David Beresford

Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

David Beresford is a professor at Trent University where he teaches entomology. The topic of his presentation is yet to be announced but it surely will be about insects and it surely will be fascinating. Warning: David’s enthusiam and natural curiosity are contagious. Masks won’t save you! Thursday, Jan. 11 Door open 7 p.m. Hybrid…

Nature Journaling for the Junior Naturalists

Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Anyone who loves animals, plants, fungi or bugs, or just being outdoors can have fun with their own nature journal. Together we will learn how to use the power of observation to discover the nature that is all around us. We will be doing a variety of hands-on activities to see the different ways we…

Monthly Meeting: The Evolution and Ecology of Plant Reproduction

Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Marcel Dorken will present an overview of some of the research conducted in his lab at Trent. The main themes will include evolutionary transitions in reproductive systems, sexual selection, and evolutionary processes in invasive plants. Marcel has been a professor of biology at Trent University since 2008. His research group at Trent examines the ecology…

Junior Naturalists Wildlife Tracking

Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Have you ever wondered whose animal tracks you see in the snow and the mud? Hop, skip or jump to a morning of discovery to unearth the "stories" revealed by various tracks made by wildlife in our area. Don McLeod, avid observer of nature and long-time PFN member, will help us understand the signs wildlife…

Returning Waterfowl on the Otonabee

The spring migration gets underway with the lengthening days in March and increased hours of sunlight. This trip will visit various locations along the Otonabee River and possibly a bit…