Below is a link to the schedule for Norfolk Field Naturalists’ 2024-25 speakers and outings program:
2024-25 NFN program brochure meetings and events
Guest speakers present programs on interesting and relevant natural history and conservation issues. Field outings to local areas of interest to naturalists are held throughout the year.
Meetings: Meetings are held at the Simcoe Recreation Centre, 182 South Drive, Simcoe, in the Norfolk Room.
Field Outings: Bring binoculars and field guides if you have them. Please wear clothing and footwear appropriate for the weather and hiking conditions. Preregistration is required. It is always a good idea to call for directions, information on trail conditions, what to bring, and any last minute changes. No pets please.
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.
Dave Jolly, who operates Earthquest Canada Biological Field School, will talk about the hundreds of species seen in 2023.
Josh Pickering, a PhD student at the University of Waterloo, will provide an insider’s view of his research in Norfolk County.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Willy Waterton and Audrey Armstrong will present a talk based on travels through the Arctic, with historical references to an Ontario connection regarding the search for Sir John Franklin.
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.
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.
