Know, Appreciate, Conserve Nature
In All Its Forms
The Peterborugh Field Naturalists (PFN) is a registered charity and active club in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. The PFN has a history dating back to 1940.
For current news and events in Peterborough's naturalist community, feel free to download our monthly newsletter, The Orchid. If you are already a PFN member, we hope you are enjoying our newsletter in the mail. If you are not a member yet, we invite you to fill out the membership form on the last page of the newsletter and come to our next meeting.
Thanks for visiting, and we look forward to seeing you in Peterborough Nature!
Events
June 10th
PFN Monthly Meeting: “Turtles of the Trent-Severn: Research on a Species-At-Risk”
7:30 p.m. Peterborough Public Library
Speaker: Amanda Bennett (MSc. Candidate, Laurentian University)
Seven of the eight species of turtles in Ontario are considered to be at risk of extinction. Of these, six occur on the Trent-Severn Waterway (TSW). My research concerns whether the locks and dams on the TSW are fragmenting Northern Map Turtle habitat, and what that means for the persistence of these populations.
June 14th
Trent University Nature Areas Bioblitz
8:00 a.m. Meet along Pioneer Rd, opposite the entrance to Peter Gzowski road 
Join PFN members for a bioblitz adventure at the Trent University Nature Areas. We will be identifying breeding birds, plants and other natural things in the natural areas adjacent to the ecology centre under construction by Camp Kawartha and its partners. There is an existing inventory (Ben-Oliel, Jones and Marsh, 1989), so the challenge to us will be to add new species to the list. This inventory will, we hope, inspire naturalists visiting the centre to learn more about the flora and fauna of the area and perhaps add their own observations. The main group will meet along Pioneer Road, opposite the entrance to Peter Gzowski College at 8:00 am. A sub-group will be meeting at 5:30 am for breeding bird surveys (contact Mike McMurtry at 748-5353, michael.mcmurtry@sympatico.ca, if interested in the early group). Click here for a map of the Trent campus.
Please park on the right hand side of the shoulder of the road without blocking the entrance to the site. We expect to be active until about noon. Bring your binoculars, field guides and notebook. All levels and ages of naturalists welcome.
June 21st
Trip to Ganaraska Forest
7:30 a.m. Car pool from Sobey's parking lot on Lansdowne Street West, or follow the following directions:
Follow County Road 10 south from Millbrook to the 10th Line, just south of the Peterborough / Northumberland County boundary.
Alternately: Follow Highway 28, south from Peterborough to County Rd. 9 (Ganaraska Rd.). Follow County Rd. 9 west to Coutny Rd. 10. Head north on County Rd. 10 to the 10th Line.
We will meet at the corner of County Rd. 10 and the 10th Line at 8:15 and then travel to the parking location from there.
Please ensure that there are no valuables left in your car during the outing as there are no secure parking areas in the Ganaraska Forest.
Leader: Ben Walters, Trent University
We will explore the unopened road allowance of the 10th Line which has yielded Yellowthraoted Vireo, Hooded Warbler and Red-bellied Woodpecker as well as many other forest birds. We will then walk through some trails in the Ganaraska's east forest to make a loop back to the vehicles. The walk will not be difficult and will be on trails although there is one large hill. The focus of the outing will be on birds but there are also many butteflies, plants and dragonflies to be observed.
Updated: June 8, 2009