Plaque unveiling in Echo Valley Park
Our friends at the Etobicoke Historical Society announce the unveiling of a historic plaque celebrating George Hebdon Corson, the infamous “Nut Man of Islington”! Plaque will be unveiled on Saturday, Read More
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Junior Naturalists at Scarborough Bluffs on Nov 9th
Please join the TFN Junior Naturalists this Saturday Nov 9th for a Geology hike and Fossil hunt on the Scarborough Bluffs. Open to people ages 6-14 accompanied by a parent. Read More
Ontario Place – a place for nature?
Ontario Place has an iconic location on Toronto’s lakeshore, almost downtown. We have 155 acres of publicly owned land, with huge potential to be restored. Ontario Place could become a Read More
Notes From Junior Naturalists Event On Oct 19th
Thanks to everyone who joined us for an exciting adventure exploring Garden seeds, tree seeds and dissecting acorns! Thanks to Monica and Vanessa for your leadership and input!! We played Read More
Notes from the TBG Ravines Symposium
The fourth annual Toronto Ravine Symposium was held on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Toronto Botanical Garden. Like previous years, the event drew roughly 150 attendees, gathered together to discuss Read More
Butternut Tree Planting at Jim Baillie
by Charles Bruce-Thompson The butternut tree, Juglans cinerea, is a medium-sized native tree that can reach up to 30 m in height. It belongs to the walnut family and produces edible nuts Read More
The Connected Naturalist: Global Bird Collision Mapper
by Jason Ramsay-Brown TFN recently joined FLAP Canada and conservation groups from around the world in the Global Bird Rescue (GBR), September 30 to October 6. Bird-building collisions are the Read More
This Place: The Don River by Dalton Shipway
As a founding member of the now defunct Task Force to Bring Back the Don, Dalton’s connection to the Don River runs deeper than most. For over three decades he’s Read More
Global Bird Rescue
TFN will be joining with FLAP Canada and conservation groups from around the world in the Global Bird Rescue (GBR), September 30 to October 6. This important international initiative aims Read More
Lower Don Master Plan Refresh
A public meeting was held last week to present the Lower Don Trail Master Plan Refresh, an update to the Lower Don Trail Master Plan from 2013. The refresh dedicates Read More