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

Dec

Members’ Night and Christmas Social (Speaker Event)

Members are invited to bring up to 12 electronic photos or a short video no more than 10 minutes of sightings or trips. Don’t forget to bring goodies to share. Non-members welcome to attend.

Dec

Christmas Bird Count: Woodhouse Count (Field Event)

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

Dec

Christmas Bird Count: Fisherville Count (Haldimand County): Field Event

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

Jan

St. Williams Conservation Reserve (Speaker Event)

NFN member Audrey Heagy will bring us up-to-date about happenings at the St. Williams Conservation Reserve.

Feb

Astronomy and the Night Skies (Speaker Event)

Bernie Mueller, Norfolk Field Naturalists member, astronomer and photographer will talk about and show us marvelous photos of our night skies.

Mar

Winter Backus Woods Tree Ecology Hike: Field Event

NCC Ecologist Brett Norman will take us on a crisp walk in the north tract of Backus Woods to learn how to identify trees in winter.

Mar

History of Birding: Speaker Event

Richard Skevington, birder extraordinaire, will fill us in on the long and storied history of birding.

Apr

Geology of Ontario (Speaker Event)

John Johnston, MSc, PhD, an Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, will talk about how we became the province that we are geologically.

Apr

Timberdoodle Night Hike (Field Event)

Come out for a night hike to witness the spectacular courtship display of the American Woodcock (aka Timberdoodle).

May

Mother’s Day Spring Wildflower Hike (Field Event)

Bring Mom and join us on a leisurely stroll through the south tract of Backus Woods. Colleen and Bernie will identify and discuss the diversity and natural history of spring ephemeral flowers along the wooded trail.