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DURHAM REGION FIELD NATURALISTS

WELCOME TO THE DRFN WEBSITE!

Our motto is  “conservation through education”

We are a group of friendly people who share our love of nature through regular meetings and field trips. We hope that you will join us.   

 

 

 

 

 

NEXT MEETING

              Monday February 23, 2026

              7:30P.M.  - In Person Meeting
                Speaker: Don Scallen

    “Hidden Life: Amorous salamanders,
piscine stonemasons, and crooning tree
crickets “
All around us creatures are conducting their lives largely unseen. We are aware of birds and the larger mammals but there is a host of animals active underwater or after dark that are seldom observed. Others use
camouflage to conceal their presence. Don
will share images and stories about fish,
caterpillars and other animals that slip
under the radar.
Don is a writer, naturalist, and former
president of the Halton North Peel
Naturalist club. He is a regular contributor
to an acclaimed regional magazine called In
The Hills
www.inthehills.ca/author/donscallen/
and has published two books: Nature Where We Live and Spotted
Salamanders and their world”

Yummies for Youth Bake Sale –
bring cash and/or your labelled baked goods 

 

 

Most meetings are held at Centennial Albert United Church,

19 Rosehill Blvd.,

Oshawa.

There is plenty of parking.

 

Doors open at 7:00pm

Please come early for a chat with fellow naturalists.

 

 

DRFN does not have meetings

in June, July, August and December

 

 

 

 

 

Photo by Don Scallen   River Chub male on his nest

Available for purchase at
Chapter’s/Indigo, Amazon, Formac
Lorimer Books, and your local indie bookstore.
Toronto’s Birds
100+ species photographed
in the GTA
by Mark Peck, Nancy Barrett,
and Jean Iron
9781459420311 | $34.95



MEETINGS

Meetings are held the last Monday of the month with the exception of June, July, August and December.  

For location and a list of upcoming meetings

please click Meetings tab above. 

                
           

FIELD TRIPS   

We have regularly scheduled Field Trips.

For a schedule of

upcoming outings

please click Field Trips

tab above.

                
           

BUTTERFLY GARDEN   

DRFN, with help from the Canadian Organic Growers Durham Chapter and the City of Oshawa, created a Butterfly Garden in 2004. Please visit! Click the Butterfly Garden tab for information.  

 

VOLUNTEERING AT THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!  

            
           

THE NATURALIST

DRFN publishes 5 newsletter per year. 

We call it "The Naturalist"

 
           

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