WELCOME to the online home of the Muskoka Field Naturalists. We are an enthusiastic group of more than 100 individuals with a keen interest in nature who participate in a wide variety of activities. We hope that you like what you see and will want to join us!
Come out to our monthly meetings and enjoy presentations on fascinating natural history topics. New members and visitors of all ages are always welcome!
Join us on one of our regular outings in the Muskoka area and beyond. Winter finds us on snowshoes searching for tracks in the local woods. In spring and summer we are in pursuit of birds and butterflies. When the leaves change colour we enjoy a fall fungi foray.
Each year MFN members also participate in a number of nature counts and projects. Find one that interests you. No experience necessary.
Want to know what to see and where to go in Muskoka? Check out our Go Wild pages for information on the flora and fauna of Muskoka and insider information on local "hotspots".
What interesting things have we seen lately? Read about our members' field experiences in our Encounters section.
Are you more of an armchair naturalist? Want to know what's on our bedside tables? Browse our Good Reads page for great suggestions for your reading list.
Test your identification skills with our monthly Quiz.
Still not sure that MFN is for you? Enjoy reading past issues of our club newsletter, Wakerobin, to see what you have been missing!
Don't forget to follow us on Facebook.
Come out to our monthly meetings and enjoy presentations on fascinating natural history topics. New members and visitors of all ages are always welcome!
Join us on one of our regular outings in the Muskoka area and beyond. Winter finds us on snowshoes searching for tracks in the local woods. In spring and summer we are in pursuit of birds and butterflies. When the leaves change colour we enjoy a fall fungi foray.
Each year MFN members also participate in a number of nature counts and projects. Find one that interests you. No experience necessary.
Want to know what to see and where to go in Muskoka? Check out our Go Wild pages for information on the flora and fauna of Muskoka and insider information on local "hotspots".
What interesting things have we seen lately? Read about our members' field experiences in our Encounters section.
Are you more of an armchair naturalist? Want to know what's on our bedside tables? Browse our Good Reads page for great suggestions for your reading list.
Test your identification skills with our monthly Quiz.
Still not sure that MFN is for you? Enjoy reading past issues of our club newsletter, Wakerobin, to see what you have been missing!
Don't forget to follow us on Facebook.
NEXT MEETING:
All meetings will now be held in Gravenhurst at the Muskoka Boat & Heritage Centre (Grace and Speed Museum), located at 275 Steamship Bay Road off Hwy. 169 N (towards Bala).
Look towards the heavens and see what stars are shining! Brian Mould will bring us an Astronomy slide show and set up a telescope in the parking lot for a closer look at the night sky. Brian has been an amatuer astronomer for much of his life and is the resident astronomer for the Haliburton Forest.
NEXT OUTING:
Sunday, 23 September 2018MFN has been invited to join a Mushroom Foray at Copeland Forest on Sept. 23, 10 a.m. Copeland Forest is near Craighurst. (Wallwin Tract, Simcoe County Forest, 6600 Concession Rd. 4, about 2.5 km north of County Rd. 5 near Everett). Cost $15; pre-registration required. Bring a basket and wax paper for collecting mushrooms, mushroom guide and any mushrooms from your own property that you wish to have identified. To register log onto the Dufferin Simcoe Land Stewardship Network. The form is listed in the July Events section.
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Muskoka Field Naturalists