Norfolk Field Naturalists

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About the NFN

The NFN is a community-based, non-profit organization founded in 1962. The aims of the group are the study, appreciation and conservation of our natural world.

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The Lotus

Download our NFN Lotus newsletter as well as our annual reports.

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Membership

Are you or your children interested in the natural world? Are you interested in habitat restoration? If so, please join us!

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Coming Events

Sep

“Fungi Hike” — Field Event

Join us on an Autumn “weird, wonderful and worth it” hike to look for and identify mushrooms and other fungi of all shapes and sizes. Bring a camera as you are not allowed to harvest mushrooms.

Oct

“The Owls of Ontario” — Speaker Event

Marcie Jacklin from the Owl Foundation (which treats more than a hundred owls a year) will provide us with information about the owls found in Ontario.

Nov

“Adventures in Canada’s National Parks” — Speaker Event

Marlis Butcher – The Canadian Park Bagger – has visited all the National Parks in Canada. She will talk about her visit to the newest park in the high Arctic, Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve.

Dec

Members’ Night

Members are invited to email up to 20 electronic photos or a short video no more than 10 minutes long of nature events or trips to info@norfolkfieldnaturalists.org.

Dec

Woodhouse (Norfolk County) Christmas Bird Count — Field Event

Join the Woodhouse (Norfolk County) Christmas Bird Count and spend the day in the field identifying and counting all the birds you see or hear.

Dec

Fisherville (Haldimand County) Christmas Bird Count — Field Event

Join the Fisherville (Haldimand County) Christmas Bird Count and spend the day in the field identifying and counting all the birds you see or hear.

Jan

“The Orchids of Bruce Peninsula” — Speaker Event

Willy Waterton and Audrey Armstrong will tell us about their two-year orchid quest adventure, and we will find out how many species they located and documented.

Feb

Dan Strickland is a former Chief Park Naturalist who served at Algonquin Provincial Park where Canada Jays are common. He will tell all about this clever corvid which breeds in every province and territory.

Mar

“Piping Plover Program in Ontario” — Speaker Event

Sydney Shepherd, Program Field Coordinator with Birds Canada, will talk about Piping Plovers and the synergy between scientific research and community action.

Apr

“The Geology of the Great Lakes”

John Johnstone, PhD from the University of Waterloo, will outline how the Great Lakes were formed by examining the properties of rocks, ice, lava and water.