TFN's Jim Baillie Reserve, 2018 (TFN Archives)
The TFN Juniors enjoyed a wonderful morning Saturday Oct 14th, exploring the Meadoway in Fall at 19 Daventry Rd. So exciting to think of Toronto having this magnificent Pollinator corridor from the Don River to Rouge National Park. Our leader, Don Scallen brought his Stickbugs for the kids to handle and taught us about spiders. Read More
Children aged 6-14 are invited to join the TFN Juniors program. Every child must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Events are monthly, usually on the second Saturday from 10am-12pm. We move around the city to enjoy the wildlife and discover new ravines and parks we may not have explored before. Our program for Read More
All kids ages 6-14 are invited to Join us for a workshop with Shadowland Theater Company on Toronto island for tomorrow April 15th 10am-12pm. We will be dressing up in fantastic bird costumes, exploring the life cycles of some of native birds, and exploring how it feels to be a bird. A great way to kick off Read More
The TFN Juniors will gather at the foot of Beechwood Drive on March 18th at 10am for a two hour exploration of the Lower Don Parklands. We will experiment with some storytelling and learn the actual story of the industrial history and recent restoration efforts in this area. Please bring binoculars–cool birds hang out in Read More
Learn about the habitat restoration that has allowed Birds of Prey to flourish there. Come explore the Winter birds and Owls of Downsview park with the program Co-ordinator from the Discovery Center, Jonathan D. This will take on Satuday, February 11th at 2:30 PM. Please note that this program is running in the afternoon, as this Read More
The open waters of Lake Ontario and the Toronto shoreline are a ‘vacation destination’ for many of our Boreal and Arctic nesting waterfowl. We get to see ducks in winter that aren’t here at other times of the year! Come join us at Colonel Sam Smith Park from 10:00 am till 12:00 pm on Saturday, Read More
Thanks to everyone who made it out to our Humber Arboretum adventure. A special thanks to Nick who introduced us to Étienne Brûlé and described his life among the Huron Peoples. How cool to stand on the banks of the Humber River — the very spot Étienne and the Huron would have passed by in Read More
Thanks to everyone for joining us at Toronto Wildlife Centre yesterday and for bringing many practical gifts to help out with the work of the Centre. Victoria Badham, the Centre’s Outreach co-ordinator, gave a wonderful presentation, and we got to ask Sarah, one of the rescue team questions. We learned so much from the Centre’s Read More
Thanks to everyone who braved swirling snow, and a choppy ferry crossing to join us, yesterday, for a wonderful winter nature adventure at Ward’s Island. A special thanks to Jenny and Bob, island residents and excellent botanist and birder, who guided our hike. Our arctic-nesting and over-wintering ducks were staying close to shore to take advantage Read More
Very reluctantly, the leaders of the TFN Juniors program cancelled the TFN Juniors Birding outing to Humber Bay park, yesterday, December 14th. The persistent rainfall made our planned activities including the birding itself impossible. Although disappointing, we hope this didn’t inconvenience any of you too greatly. The good news is that the Arctic nesting ducks will still 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.