Outreach Talk – Discover Toronto’s Ravines: Nature and History at Your Doorstep

Date: Jun 12, 2025 at 13:30
Meeting Location: S. Walter Stewart Public Library, 170 Memorial Park Avenue

Join Ellen Schwartzel, former president of the Toronto Field Naturalists and former Deputy Environmental Commissioner for Ontario, on Thursday, June 12th from 1:30 to 2:30 pm.

Toronto’s ravine landscapes are not just a wildlife sanctuary; they also protect the city against flooding and allow us to enjoy nature at our doorsteps. This presentation by the Toronto Field Naturalists shares how the ravines are changing over time; how they are responding to numerous pressures, and how you can explore and help protect them.

Space is limited, and registration is required, details here:

https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEVT542901&R=EVT542901

 

Toronto Field Naturalists wishes to acknowledge this Land through which we walk. For thousands of years, the Land has been shared by the Wendat, the Haudenosaunee, and the Anishinaabe. Toronto is situated on the Land within the Toronto Purchase, Treaty 13, the traditional and treaty Lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. This territory is also part of the Dish with One Spoon Wampum, a covenant agreement between Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Wendat peoples and allied nations to peaceably share the land and all its resources. Today, the Land is home to peoples of numerous nations. We are all grateful to have the opportunity to continue to care for and share the beauty of this Land.