Humber River, 2017 (TFN Archives)
Karen Vanderwolf (Trent University), in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Canadian Wildlife Federation, is looking for citizen scientists to contribute to research aimed at better understanding how our native bats are using bat boxes, and the effectiveness of their design. “Our research seeks to determine which bat species use bat boxes across Read More
Many thanks to Dr. Allie Anderson, Postdoctoral Fellow at Trent University, who joined us on November 1 to deliver her presentation Shorebird stopover ecology in the 3rd largest wetland in the world, the Hudson Bay Lowlands. A recording of this excellent presentation and Q&A period that followed is now available online for the enjoyment of Read More
On Friday, October 30, the provincial Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs announced a Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO) fast-tracking a warehouse development proposal that would essentially pave over part of the Lower Duffins Creek Wetland Complex, bringing significant damage and destruction to this provincially significant habitat. While the board of the Toronto and Region Conservation Read More
TFN held our 2020 Annual General Meeting over Zoom on Oct 22, 2020. It was so wonderful to see so many smiling faces again as we wrapped up another amazing year! To kick off the AGM our outgoing president, Jason Ramsay-Brown, showed a quick three minute video highlighting much of what we’ve accomplished since our Read More
This morning, CJRU 1280AM broadcast our 100th episode of Toronto Nature Now, TFN’s weekly nature show on Ryerson Radio! TFN Members Bruce Thompson, Paul Overy, Joan Lewis, Nancy Dengler, Richard Partington, John Carley, Jason Ramsay-Brown, Jonathan Harris, Ellen Schwartzel and Donnell Gasbarrini join host Bryce Turner to explain what nature means to them. On behalf Read More
TFN’s is thrilled to have successfully hosted our second virtual lecture, Invading the Urban Ecosystem: Mechanisms, Impact and Management of Dog-strangling Vine presented to us by Stuart Livingstone, Lecturer, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, U of T-Scarborough and Post-doctoral Researcher: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, U of T. A recording of the presentation Read More
City-owned golf courses should be opened to public parkland use during COVID-19. Let’s ask the City to slow down and consult the public before renewing multi-year contracts with the golf course operators. Council is on the brink of quietly renewing these contracts at the Sept. 30 Council meeting. Meanwhile, cities across North America are exploring Read More
TFN Members are invited to review our most recent Financial Statements (June 30, 2020), prepared by Peter W. Hogg, Chartered Professional Accountant. These include our statements of financial position, fund operations and cash flows. Download 2020 TFN Financial Statement Read More
September 13, 2020, saw TFN’s first ever virtual lecture, “The Endangered Redside Dace: Can we recover it before it disappears?” presented to us by Erling Holm, Assistant Curator of Fishes at the Royal Ontario Museum. Erling’s presentation, and the Q&A period that followed, were recorded for the enjoyment of those unable to attend: Our Zoom Read More
Back in January we posted that the City had agreed to help protect what may well be the oldest and most historically-important tree in Toronto by purchasing a residential property on Coral Gable Dr., with the intention of converting the land in to a parkette. The catch? By Council’s direction, completion of the sale is 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.