Links to Other Organizations
Weather & Transit
Toronto Weather from Environment Canada or phone 416-661-0123
TTC Toronto Transit Commission Web site. For phone information call 416-393-INFO
Toronto Area Nature Groups
Toronto Entomologists' Association An organization to promote interest in insects, to encourage co-operation among amateur and professional entomologists.
Mycological Society of Toronto Veteran mycologists, both amateur and professional share their knowledge on when and where to find the best mushrooms, how to avoid being poisoned and what books are best for beginners to use.
ROM Field Guides Identify common birds, fish and amphibians in your region
Oak Ridges Trail Association engages in and promotes conservation, restoration and appreciation of the natural environment surrounding the trail system and encourages ecologically responsible attitudes towards the Moraine.
Toronto Ornithological Club A club for serious birders, founded in 1934. We offer a full range of ornithological activities, centered on the enjoyment and conservation of birds and bird habitat in Toronto and the surrounding area.
Todmorden Mills Wildflower Preserve
Toronto Groups for Environmental Issues
Canadian Environmental Law Association
Citizens Concerned about the Future of the Etobicoke Waterfront
FLAP Fatal Light Awareness Project.
Friends of the Rouge Watershed
High Park Citizen's Advisory Committee
Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF)
Lost Rivers Walks Includes information about Toronto's lost rivers. A wonderful description of all the lost brooks, streams and creeks of Toronto's watershed, complete with maps and detailed directions. Toronto Field Naturalists is a partner of Lost River Walks.
STORM Coalition Organization dedicated to saving the Oak Ridges Moraine.
Task Force to Bring Back the Don
Toronto Bay Initiative A Toronto organization to revitalize the Toronto harbour.
Toronto Environmental Alliance
Outside Toronto Nature and Environmental Groups/Issues
Animal Diversity Web - University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network
Bruce Trail Association dedicated to securing, maintaining, and promoting the Trail, the Niagara Escarpment, and its classification as a World Biosphere Reserve.
Canadian Biodiversity Institute
Canadian Nature Federation a member-based, non-profit conservation organization. The CNF focuses on conservation initiatives to protect birds, endangered species, and wildlands and oceans.
Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority
The Committee on the Status of Endangered
Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) An increasingly large list of endangered
species in Canada.
Credit Valley Conservation Authority
Friends of Killarney Park Dedicated to natural heritage, education, preservation, and protection of Killarney Provincial Park.
Friends of Point Pelee, Natural History News
Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
Oakvillegreen Conservation Association
Ontario Nature An independent, not-for-profit nature and conservation organization, founded in 1931 as a provincial voice for the conservation of forests, wetlands, waterways, grassland and wildlife.
Birds
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Toronto Ornithological Club
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Ontario Field Ornitholigists
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Bird Studies Canada A clearinghouse for information about birding across the country.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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All About Birds
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American Birding Association
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Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas
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Toronto and Southern Ontario Birding Forum
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Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station
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Birdzilla
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Name That Bird
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Toronto Bird Observatory
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Boreal Songbird Initiative 304 species with photo
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Save Our Boreal Birds Sign the petition
Insects
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Toronto Entomologists Associaton
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Bug Guide
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Whats That Bug?
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Insectlopedia
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Butterflies of Canada
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North American Butterfly Association Many
articles on butterflies including a list of recent butterfly sightings. No Canadian
listings however.