Our annual Nature Images show was, by every measure, a huge success this year with a hundred attendees on Zoom and twenty-one presenters (eleven participating for the first time!). Very Read More
In the Blog: For Members
Self-Guided Walk: Ecological restoration in the Don
We enjoy thinking that our walks in Toronto’s natural areas are visits to remnants of wilderness that have endured centuries of city-building. However, after 200 years of growth, there is Read More
Great winter watch: Borealis
Borealis, a much-anticipated nature film by Kevin McMahon, has been made available for free streaming on the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) website. “In his new feature documentary Borealis, acclaimed Read More
Wait, this again? Bill 229 threatens to undermine conservation in the province
In what may seem much like a scene from the movie Groundhog Day to many Ontarians, Nov 5th’s provincial omnibus budget Bill 229 includes schedules that once again work to Read More
Canadian Bat Box Project: Call for Participants
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 Read More
Watch Our November Lecture Now
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 Read More
Urgent: Protect the Lower Duffins Creek Wetland Complex
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 Read More
A Successful AGM!
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 Read More
100th Episode of Toronto Nature Now
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 Read More
Watch our October Lecture Now
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 Read More