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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.

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The Lotus

The Lotus

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

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Membership

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
10

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
14

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
15

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
28

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.  
Feb
11

“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.
Mar
11

“Update on Phragmites”–Speaker Event

Janice Gilbert, PhD. and Executive Director of the Invasive Phragmites Control Centre, will give us an update on the work done to control this invasive perennial grass.  
Apr
08

“Flying Squirrels of Ontario”–Speaker Event

Jeff Bowman, PhD., is a government research scientists and adjunct professor at Trent University. Jeff will provide hints at the ecological role flying squirrels play and how their populations may respond to climate change.    
Jul
05

Long Point Butterfly Count–Field Event

Join one of our “winged jewels” experts and help tabulate the species and numbers of butterflies in Long Point and surrounding area — part of the North America-wide annual count.  

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