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

“Norfolk’s Secretive Wildlife”–Speaker Event (and Annual Meeting)

Presenter Scott Gillingwater is a species at risk biologist/herpetologist who has carried out reptile research and recovery efforts professionally.

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.

Oct

“Global Birding Big Year”–Speaker Event

Dave Jolly, who operates Earthquest Canada Biological Field School, will talk about the hundreds of species seen in 2023.

Nov

“Wetland Ecology Work in Norfolk”–Speaker Event

Josh Pickering, a PhD student at the University of Waterloo, will provide an insider’s view of his research in Norfolk County.

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

Christmas Bird Count–Long Point–Field Event

Join the Long Point Christmas Bird Count and spend the day in the field identifying and counting all the birds you see or hear. Data collected during the Christmas Bird Counts provides vital information on the distribution of winter bird populations.

Dec

Christmas Bird Count–Woodhouse Count–Field Event

Join the Woodhouse Bird count and spend the day in the field identifying and counting all the birds you see or hear. Data collected during the annual Christmas Bird Counts provides vital information on the distribution of winter bird populations.

Dec

Christmas Bird Count–Fisherville Count–Field Event

Join the Fisherville Bird Count (Haldimand County) and spend the day in the field identifying and counting all the birds you see or hear. Data collected during the annual Christmas Bird Counts provides vital information on the distribution of winter bird populations.

Jan

“Northwest Passage and Greenland: in Franklin’s Wake”–Speaker Event

Willy Waterton and Audrey Armstrong will present a talk based on travels through the Arctic, with historical references to an Ontario connection regarding the search for Sir John Franklin.

Feb

“Some Bugs Suck!”–Speaker Event

Brent Sinclair, a PhD student at the University of Western Ontario, will tell us about insects in Southern Ontario that get their nutrition from a liquid diet.