Spring
Frog calls along Jackson Park Trail
Jackson Park - Parkhill Road parking lot 1080 Parkill Road West, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaCome enjoy a spring evening with your whole family. We'll learn about the frogs that live in wetlands along the Jackson Park trail and how to recognize their calls. Please register for this free event - updates will be provided to registrants via email (e.g., if changes to meeting location or timing are required). We…
De-pave paradise at Millennium Park
Behind No Frills 100 Water Street, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaOn Saturday June 1, the PFN is joining Green Communities Canada and Peterborough GreenUP at one of the largest Depave Paradise projects in Canada. Last fall, volunteers and partners helped to remove 787 square metres of asphalt. Now it's time to plant a new rain garden! The garden will help protect the Otonabee River water…
Sounds of Spring
The evening air of spring carries the mating songs of various species of frogs and the sky dance of the American Woodcock (a.k.a. Timber-doodle). On this two-hour evening walk, we will distinguish between the different species of calling frogs and listen to the courtship flights of the American Woodcock and Wilson’s Snipe in the provincially…
Spring Ephemerals and the Sprint Against Time
Early spring is the time of ephemerals, the wildflowers which take first advantage of the warming soil and full sun to push through the previous year’s leaf litter towards the life-giving light. Their colors bear sharp contrast to the austerity of the winter months. Beautiful they may be, but these wildflowers will only be with…