Help Us Help Nature! April 26, 2024 - The mission of the Toronto Field Naturalists is to connect people with nature in the Toronto area. We help people understand, enjoy, protect and restore Toronto’s green spaces and the species that inhabit them. As a volunteer-run non-profit we share the desire to deepen the understanding of, and appreciation for, the natural spaces and species Read More
Celebrating Cottonwood Flats April 17, 2024 - When the 100th anniversary committee was brainstorming ideas on how to celebrate our centennial, Jason Ramsay-Brown (Stewardship Committee lead and a past president of TFN) suggested we create a video about Cottonwood Flats. The video would cover the history of the location and our work in partnership with the city. Thankfully a volunteer, Jessica Nelson, Read More
Then & Now Exhibition at Brickworks April 14, 2024 - Join us for another showing of our Then & Now photo exhibition as part of our 100th anniversary celebrations during Earth Day at the Brickworks on Saturday, April 20th from 10 am till 3 pm. Nature changes over time. Photographer members of the Toronto Field Naturalists (TFN) have been documenting these changes since the 1950s. Read More
Community Stewardship Program Orientation April 10, 2024 - Interested in helping nature in Toronto by planting trees, pulling invasives, and the like? The City of Toronto’s Community Stewardship Program (CSP) is gearing up for another exciting year and TFN is thrilled to be serving as Team Leaders at two separate CSP sites: Cottonwood Flats and Humber Arboretum! If you are not currently registered Read More
Lights out Toronto! April 5, 2024 - Bird Migration Season is back. To reduce bird deaths, the City of Toronto has re-launched an important public awareness campaign: ‘Lights Out Toronto’. Everyone is encouraged to turn off unneeded indoor and outdoor lights to prevent migratory bird collisions and deaths. Let’s consider every light source around our homes and workplaces. There are great reasons Read More
World Water Day: The Importance of the World’s Water March 22, 2024 - Every year on March 22, we celebrate World Water Day (WWD). This is a day that acknowledges the importance of fresh water and raises awareness of the need to take action towards protecting this vital and limited resource. Water is life; people, animals, and plants alike all depend upon water to function—its protection impacts us Read More
TFN Juniors Practice Winter Tree ID March 18, 2024 - The TFN Juniors gathered on Saturday March 9th to explore ‘Winter Tree ID’’. It was pouring rain the entire morning, so it wasn’t a great day to be out in the field exploring! However, the Toronto Botanical Gardens allowed us to use one of their indoor meeting rooms –Studio #1. Lo and behold we were Read More
Toronto’s Nesting Bald Eagles Shine a Light on Conservation Successes and Challenges March 13, 2024 - Toronto’s first documented nesting pair of Bald Eagles has garnered national and international media attention. Bans on hunting and DDT allowed North American populations to slowly recover from a low point of just a few hundred pairs in the 1960’s. This pair’s presence in our urban environment may also represent a tangible result of slow and costly Read More
Clear Skies, Safe Flights: Let’s Give Birds a Collision-Free Tomorrow! March 6, 2024 - Annually, a staggering 25 million birds lose their lives in Canada due to unnecessary collisions with buildings, predominantly during daylight hours when birds mistakenly perceive glass as a continuation of their surroundings. This preventable tragedy can be mitigated by applying visual treatments to windows. While some municipalities already mandate these changes, a longer-term goal is Read More
TFN’s 2024 Nature Images Show February 14, 2024 - Nature enthusiasts and photographers gathered for TFN’s 2024 Nature Images Show, featuring the works of twelve talented individuals who shared their images of the natural world, taken around the GTA and Algonquin Park. Some photos focused on the intricate details of flora and fauna, highlighting the delicate beauty of wildflowers, the graceful flight of birds, Read More