Kindly arrive at the meeting place before the designated departure time. When carpooling, please share expenses with your driver. Participants are responsible for your own lunch, refreshments and binoculars. Dress appropriately for the weather. In the event of inclement weather, please contact the leader to check the status of the outing. Non-members are always welcome.
Early bird outings to be announced at General Meetings.
| Date/Time |
Event |
Description |
| Mon, Jan 7th, 2008 @ 7:30pm | General Meeting | Speaker: David A. Homer - "The Carden Alvar & its Birds". |
| Sat, Jan 19th, 2008 @ 1pm. | Cross-Country Skiing and Pot-luck Supper | Hosted by: Vic & Ruth Orr |
| Mon Feb 4th, 2008 | General Meeting | St James Anglican Church, 19 Bond Street E., Fenelon Falls. Speaker: Dale Leadbeater - Living "Off the Grid" |
| Mon Mar 3rd, 2008 | General Meeting | Speaker: Donald Smith - "Birds of Costa Rica". |
| Friday March 14th | Early Birders at Presqu'ile | 7am at Tim Horton's, Fenelon Falls and 7:30 am at Tim Horton's, Lindsay for car-pooling.
An all day trip: dress warmly: bring a lunch: bring binoculars and a telescope if you have one! Leader: Tim Brophy |
| Mon Apr 7th, 2008 | General Meeting | Speaker: Joe Cebek. Ontario Turtles - The Conservation Challenge |
| Sat Apr 26th, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. | 24th Annual General Meeting: Potluck Supper and Silent Auction | Speaker: Kirk Wipper - Founder of the Canoe Museum, Peterborough - Title of his Talk - "Wandering and Wondering". Fenelon Falls United Church. We will also be electing a new slate of officers and making special recognition awards. Make sure you vote for both the Chippy and Sun Catcher awards at the general meeting April 7. Anyone with items for the silent auction should contact Loreen Randall. Tickets are available at the April 7 general meeting and at the door. We need lots of food! The membership is being encouraged to attend this important event. |
| Monday, April 28th, 2008 | Altberg & Hwy 45 Road Clean Up | Altberg Wildlife Reserve Parking lot - 9:30 am. Contact: Rick White |
| CANCELLED UNTIL THE FALL | Guided Tour of The Canadian Canoe Museum, Peterborough | 910 Monaghan Road, 705-748-9153. Entrance fee: $6.00 ($5.00 for students and seniors) Contact: Susan Blayney |
| Friday May 9 - Sunday May 11 | Volunteer for Nature Outing at the Altberg. | Saturday will be herpday. Contact Vic Orr. |
| Monday June 2nd, 2008 | General Meeting |
St. James Anglican Church, 19 Bond Street, Fenelon Falls. Speaker: Greg Jaski, " Birding in Our Area"
A plant exchange is planned for this meeting. $3.00 to participate. For information contact John Vandenberg |
| Friday June 6, 2008 | Wildflower Walk at the Altberg - 6pm. | Meet at the north entrance to the Altberg. Leaders: Jim Saigeon and Craig McLeod |
| Wednesday, July 9, 2008 | Looking for Butterflies | Meet at Tim Hortons, Fenelon Falls 10 am to carpool. Proceed to Shell Rd and Somerville 3rd Concession. BEGINNERS WELCOME. Bring a lunch, binoculars, bug jars and nets if you have them. Leader: Dan Bone |
| Monday September 8, 2008 | General Meeting | St. James Anglican Church, 19 Bond Street, Fenelon Falls. Speaker: Anne Barbour, "Birds and Other Critters of the Mid-Rio Grande Valley Texas" |
| Saturday September 27, 2008 | Guided tour of the Canadian Canoe Museum | From 10:30 am to 12:20 pm - 910 Monaghan Road, Peterborough. Entrance fee $6.00 or $5.00 Students/Seniors. Meet outside museum at 10:15. Carpool: 9:00 Tim’s Fenelon and 9:15 Tim’s Lindsay (across from Canadian Tire). Contact: Susan Blayney |
| Friday October 3, 2008 | Altberg Monitoring | Ontario Nature along with students from Sir Sandford Fleming College and a professor will be monitoring areas of the Altberg Reserve starting at 9:00 am. KFN members are encouraged to attend. |
| Monday October 6, 2008 | General Meeting | St. James Anglican Church, 19 Bond Street, Fenelon Falls. Speaker: Tony Kenny, "Rice Lake Plains: Tall Grass Prairie" |
| Monday October 6, 2008 | Altberg Wetland Inventory | Meet at the wetland at 9:30 am if you are interested in helping ON with plant, bird and fungus identification. Bring hip waders! |
| October 8, 10 and 15, 2008 | Banding of Saw-whet Owls | The Oliver Ecological Centre, Nogies Creek. Limited to 6 observers per night. Contact: Susan Blayney |
| Saturday October 18, 2008 | Nature Hike at Fleetwood Conservation Area | A casual nature hike. Bring a litter-less lunch. Carpool: 9:30 Tim Horton's, Whitney Mall, Lindsay |
| Monday November 3, 2008 | General Meeting | St. James Anglican Church, 19 Bond Street, Fenelon Falls. Speaker: Leora Berman, "The Land Between: An overlooked Ontario landscape" |
| Monday December 1, 2008 | Member's Night | St. James Anglican Church, 19 Bond Street, Fenelon Falls. |
| Saturday December 27, 2008 | Christmas Bird Count | Meet at Tim Horton's, Fenelon Falls at 8:00 am. Pot luck and tally at 4 pm being hosted by Lawrence and Joan Crossing. If interested, contacted Leslie Dyment |
| Monday January 5, 2009 | General Meeting | St. James Anglican Church, 19 Bond Street, Fenelon Falls. Speaker: Robbie Preston, "Photo Update of the Chimney Swift Project" plus Robbie and his Camera: Nature photography" |
| Saturday January 17, 2009 | Cross-country Skiing and Potluck Supper | Hosted by Vic and Ruth Orr - meet at 1:00 pm. |
| Monday February 2, 2009 | General Meeting | St. James Anglican Church, 19 Bond Street, Fenelon Falls. Speaker: Ian Attridge, "Conserving a Landscape Legacy" |
| Monday March5, 2009 | General Meeting | St. James Anglican Church, 19 Bond Street, Fenelon Falls. Speaker: Don Smith, "The World's Bats" |
| Monday April 6, 2009 | General Meeting | St. James Anglican Church, 19 Bond Street, Fenelon Falls. Speaker: David Horner, "The Carden Alvar...and its Birds" |
