The Ontario government plans to open habitat of endangered and threatened species to destructive aggregate extractions in the Greater Golden Horseshoe (GCH). Ontario Nature has uncovered this change (hidden in Read More
“Rebel botanists” are loose in our cities, wandering laneways and back alleys armed with pockets full of sidewalk chalk and keen identification skills. Their goal? To open people’s eyes to Read More
Lockdown, physical distancing, and other pandemic-related rules & regulations upended virtually all of TFN’s various programs and initiatives, but few were hit quite as hard as our Junior Naturalists Program. Read More
As in previous years, TFN will again be sponsoring students in the GTA to attend Ontario Nature’s annual Youth Summit for Biodiversity and Environmental Leadership – rebranded for 2020 as Read More
TFN is absolutely thrilled to announce that current public health advisories now permit us to take to the trails again, albeit in form and function quite different than our traditional Read More
Recent closures of all city park facilities include Dog Off-Leash Areas. Understandably, this leaves many Torontonians struggling to find ways to ensure that their companions are getting the amount of Read More
We are so sorry to announce along with many others, that our program on April 4th ‘Birding by Song’ on the Meadoway with Emily Rondel is cancelled due to the Read More
For many of us, our commitment to physical distancing means sacrificing some of the time we’d typically be spending outside this time of year. But this shouldn’t stop us from Read More
UPDATE MARCH 25: The walker from the Lost Rivers Walk (Garrison Creek) on March 15 that subsequently reported fever-like symptoms (see below) has reported back healthy with no COVID-19 symptoms. Read More
Effective March 16, 2020, public health advisories, as well as Federal and Provincial government statements, are asking Canadians to “not leave their homes” except for essentials. This, combined with confirmation 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.