Norfolk Field Naturalists

Norfolk Field Naturalists

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About the NFN

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.

The Lotus

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

Membership

Membership

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

Coming Events

Apr

11

“The Geology of Ontario” — Speaker Event, via Zoom

John Johnston, PdD from the University of Waterloo, will outline how our province evolved to be the way it is.

Jul

01

Long Point Butterfly Count — Special Event

This all-day event is like a Christmas Bird Count and involves identifying and counting local butterflies.

Recent articles

Species in Focus: Salamanders

Species in Focus: Salamanders

Posted On April 6, 2022

Note: Salamanders should never be handled with bare hands as skin...

35th Christmas Bird Count, Woodhouse

35th Christmas Bird Count, Woodhouse

Posted On February 5, 2022

Report by Adam Timpf These are the results of the 35th...

2020 Christmas Bird Count – Fisherville

2020 Christmas Bird Count – Fisherville

Posted On April 8, 2021

(Feature photo, above: Tundra Swans, photo by Diane Salter) Report by...

Canadian Bat Box Project

Canadian Bat Box Project

Posted On December 17, 2020

By Karen Vanderwolf If you have a bat box I want...

Berries Are For the Birds

Berries Are For the Birds

Posted On December 3, 2020

Article and photos by Inga Hinnerichsen The last of the fall...

2020 Long Point Butterfly Count Results

2020 Long Point Butterfly Count Results

Posted On October 13, 2020

By Adam Timpf (NFN member and event organizer) The heat and...

Levick honored for wildlife mortality reduction efforts

Levick honored for wildlife mortality reduction efforts

Posted On July 19, 2020

Norfolk Field Naturalists’ member and Long Point Biosphere Reserve President Rick...

Species in Focus: Blanding’s Turtle

Species in Focus: Blanding’s Turtle

Posted On April 9, 2020

Status: Threatened — “Threatened” means the species lives in the wild...

Forest Bathing

Forest Bathing

Posted On February 24, 2020

Story and photo by Inga Hinnerichsen Forest bathing . . ....

Fisherville Christmas Bird Count (December 2019)

Fisherville Christmas Bird Count (December 2019)

Posted On February 17, 2020

Report by Linda Thrower, Compiler December 28th, 2019 certainly didn’t bring...

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