by High Park Nature
We are a volunteer group that advises the City of Toronto on the protection and restoration of the natural environment of High Park. We also promote awareness and respectful enjoyment of the park's natural heritage.
To learn more or to be added to Natural Environment Committee email list, contact [email protected].
UPDATE Newsletter
Read past issues of the High Park Nature UPDATE newsletter to learn about highlights of Natural Environment Committee meetings and other Park news.
- High Park Nature UPDATE, April 2022
- High Park Nature UPDATE, Dec 2021
- High Park Nature UPDATE, Dec 2020
- High Park Nature UPDATE, Jan 2020
- High Park Nature UPDATE, Oct 2019
- High Park Nature UPDATE, Oct 2018
- High Park Nature UPDATE, May 2018
- High Park Nature UPDATE, March 2018
- High Park Nature UPDATE, Sep 2017
- High Park Nature UPDATE, Jan 2017
- High Park Nature UPDATE, Sep 2016
- High Park Nature UPDATE, Jan 2016
- High Park Nature UPDATE, Oct 2015
- High Park Nature UPDATE, July 2015
- High Park Nature UPDATE, Jan 2015
- High Park Nature UPDATE, Nov 2014
- High Park Nature UPDATE, April 2014
- High Park Nature UPDATE, Jan 2014
- High Park Nature UPDATE, Oct 2013
- High Park Nature UPDATE, June 2013
- High Park Nature UPDATE, Jan 2013
- High Park Nature UPDATE, Oct 2012
- High Park Nature UPDATE, July 2012
- High Park Nature UPDATE, June 2012
- High Park Nature UPDATE, April 2012
- High Park Nature UPDATE, Nov 2011
- High Park Nature UPDATE, April 2011
- High Park Nature UPDATE, March 2011
- High Park Nature UPDATE, Oct 2010
- High Park Nature UPDATE, Sep 2010
Fishing Concerns
For at least a decade the High Park Natural Environment Committee (NEC) has been urging the City of Toronto to put an end to fishing at Grenadier Pond. The committee’s concerns focus on protecting wildlife and habitat, fostering a healthy pond ecology that relies on top predator fish such as bass and pike, and adopting a science-based approach to managing this Provincially Significant Wetland.
Here is a record of the Natural Environment Committee's efforts to ensure protection of wildlife and habitat at Grenadier Pond, particularly regarding fishing, as well as related media coverage:
- Toronto woman harassed after releasing fish. BlogTO, August 12, 2022 (online or pdf)
- "Conservationists angling for a fight over fishing in High Park", Toronto Star, July 10, 2022 (online or pdf)
- Fishing Letter, June 15, 2021
- City's Response, June 10, 2021
- Fishing Letter, May 31, 2021
- City's Response received June 15, 2017
- Emails re Fishing and FFD April/May 2017
- Fishing Letter to James Dann, April 13, 2017
- City's Response to Letter re Fishing at Grenadier Pond, Oct. 25, 2016
- Letter re Fishing at Grenadier Pond, Oct. 7, 2016
- Factsheet: Impacts of Recreational Fishing on Wildlife and the Environment, Updated Apr. 12, 2017
- Summary of Incidents to Wildlife at Grenadier Pond Related to Fishing: Conclusions and Recommendations, 2012
- Media release June 22, 2015
- Photos of hazardous fishing and affected wildlife
- Our letter to TRCA about electrofishing and TRCA's response.
- Grenadier Pond Site Meeting July 12, 2013
- A Fishing Ban on Grenadier Pond 2012
See also Responsible Fishing.
News and Other Issues
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- Submission re 1930-1938 Bloor Street West and 3, 5 and 21 Quebec Avenue - Zoning By-law Amendment and Rental Housing Demolition Applications, May 6, 2024
- “We love High Park for its natural beauty. Will that love be the death of it?” Toronto Star, January 13, 2020. Read the article or The Star Pressreader version
