Lectures

Each year TFN offers its members eight free Zoom talks by noted experts, exploring everything from nature in the city to global environmental issues. Recent lectures have included Toronto’s Ravine Strategy, The Don Mouth, Renaturalized, The Fascinating World of Raptors, Toronto Zoo, Blanding’s Turtles Restoration Program, and Ticks in Ontario. For more recordings of our past lectures please visit our lectures playlist on YouTube.

Talks are presented Sunday afternoons at 2:30 pm, from September to May with audience discussion time. Visitors are always welcome and no admission fee is charged. Members can also access Zoom links for upcoming talks on the “For Members” web page, where recordings of past lectures are also available.

April Lecture: Advances in forest therapy leading to better human healthDate: Apr 06, 2025 @ 14:30Meeting Location: Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81179639025?pwd=xxtBKd78BDS6X49vzxHmVc7XdWcwYb.1 - Join us on Sunday, April 6th at 2:30 PM for our April Lecture: Advances in forest therapy leading to better human health. Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) is a Japanese practice that Read More

May Lecture: Toronto’s Prescribed Grazing ProjectDate: May 04, 2025 @ 14:30Meeting Location: Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83377687082?pwd=nn94FqmpFuynziFq6sEGhYhkx22wA3.1 - Join us on Sunday, May 4th at 2:30 PM for our May Lecture: Toronto’s Prescribed Grazing Project. In 2024, the City of Toronto (Urban Forestry) became the first municipality in Read More