Chester Hill Lookout, 2017 (TFN Archives)
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While our Kanopy pick for December, Birders: The Central Park Effect, focuses on New York City, any TFNer could tell you that a nearly identical film could have easily been shot here in Toronto, substituting Central Park with Tommy Thompson, High Park, or our amazing valley lands. This film celebrates birder culture in all its Read More
Prepared by Ellen Schwartzel, TFN Board of Directors Ellen Schwartzel’s career included advising three Environmental Commissioners, and she was Deputy Environmental Commissioner from 2013 till retiring in July 2018. Ontario is about to lose its independent Environmental Commissioner, as part of cuts announced by the Ford government on November 15, 2018. The details were laid Read More
The December issue marks the last time The Connected Naturalist column will appear in our newsletter. The launch of our redesigned website offers us new opportunities for creating online content and, as The Connected Naturalist deals with naturalists’ use of digital technology, it seemed more at home here than in the newsletter. For those looking Read More
Hey TFN Junior Naturalists – hope you enjoyed our event along the East Don on Nov 10! Many thanks to our fungi specialist, Pat Birchall, who did so much to help us learn all about the role of fungi in the ecosystem. Keep on learning with the following: Biology for kids: Fungi Fungi – Biology Read More
The Jim Baillie Stewardship Team will be taking a trip to the reserve on Thursday, November 29, weather permitting. TFN Members interested in volunteering must RSVP with Team Leader, Charles Bruce-Thompson, no later than Monday, November 26. Car pooling available. Read More
Until November 16th, the Province of Ontario wants to hear your opinion on a provincial response to Climate Change. “Later this fall, Ontario will release a plan that will identify specific areas of focus to help us tackle and be more resilient to climate change … This made-in-Ontario solution will strike the right balance between Read More
Our Kanopy pick for November is Trashed, an in-depth and visually-shocking look at the grotesque volume of waste produced by human civilization. This 2012 film earned multiple awards on the festival circuit, including prizes at the 5th Cinema Verde Environmental Film and Arts Festival, and the 30th International Environmental Film Festival. Run time 97 minutes. Read More
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority is looking for input on their Trail Strategy. Please take a moment to let them know how you use trails to get closer to nature! Your say helps guide policies and recommendations for improving trails all across TRCA jurisdiction. Have Your Say Read More
Yesterday, Bob Kortright and Jason Ramsay-Brown represented TFN at the City of Toronto’s Biodiversity Strategy Workshop at East York Civic Center, attending alongside participants from TRCA, U of T, ProtectNatureTO, and various City divisions. This important strategy aims to “increase the quality and quantity of natural habitat, design the built environment to support more biodiversity, Read More
Over the summer, the incredible SpoonFed Films generously donated time and resources to collaborate with TFN on our very first promotional video (playable at the top of this page)! We can’t possibly celebrate their dedication, talent, efficiency, and creativity enough, and we hope you’ll all take a moment to share the final product with friends Read More
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.