In the Blog: Public

Let’s Pitch In to Clean up our Parks!

Join neighbours and friends to clean up our city! Toronto’s official Spring Clean-up weekend is April 24 – April 26, but some events are also planned for May. Clean-ups will Read More

Highway 413 at the 11th Hour

The 413 is a proposed 52-kilometer highway that would link Hwy 400 and the Hwy401/407 interchange.  It is meant to serve commuters between Vaughan and Bramptonand shave a half hour Read More

Winter Animal Tracks

An enjoyable activity in winter is identifying animal tracks. Although difficult in busy areas with heavily trampled snow, if you can visit a less-used spot or get out early after Read More

TFN’s 2026 Nature Images Show

TFN members enjoyed the annual Nature Images Show, featuring the works of 14 talented individuals who shared their images of the natural world, taken around Toronto and all the way Read More

Humber Bay Park

Protecting the Vision of Humber Bay Park

Humber Bay Park was originally designed as a quiet refuge on Toronto’s waterfront. However, this natural sanctuary is now under threat by a proposal to allow noisy, polluting jet-ski rentals Read More

Fifty-two Years of Advocacy Led to Success

We owe a massive congratulations to Land Over Landings for their 53-year citizen-led campaign. I’m certain the original organizers of People Over Planes back in 1972 didn’t anticipate a half-century Read More

A Seasonal Refresher on Owl Etiquette

Everyone loves owls, and especially majestic snowy owls when they grace us with their presence in the winter. But constant viewing by nature lovers and wildlife photographers during the day 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.