News Archives - High Park Nature

HIGH PARK MOVEMENT STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE Summer/September 2024

The following highlights are based on the High Park Movement Strategy Implementation Update. You can subscribe directly for future updates here. Public Information Session September 10, 2024 The City is partnering with TRCA to undertake a road ecology study within…

Finding and Caring for Native Plants Native plant sales, Resources and Community Groups

Now is the time to think about adding more native plants to your garden to help create a haven for wildlife including pollinators, insects and birds. When planning your garden think about how the plants provide food and shelter throughout…

Protecting Wildlife – A new role for volunteers 2024 Traditional and Prescribed Burn

People have asked about the safety of the animals in High Park during the traditional and prescribed burn. The prescribed burn in High Park is a low-intensity fire as is appropriate for savannahs and woodlands. Flames stay very low and…

Traditional and Prescribed Burn Spring 2024 Advance Notice

The City of Toronto in collaboration with Indigenous Land Stewardship Circle (ILSC) is once again preparing for the annual traditional and prescribed burn program this spring in High Park. Here is the advanced burn notice. The map on the notice…

High Park Movement Strategy Update February 2024 & July 2023

Response to Proposed Recreational Cycling Pilot Project – February 2024 The City is proposing to launch a recreational cycling pilot in High Park in Summer 2024. This pilot comes as a recommendation from the High Park Movement Strategy (HPMS), which…

INVASIVE PLANT CONTROL CONTINUES DOG STRANGLING VINE MANAGEMENT, SUMMER 2023

Urban Forestry will continue with management of Dog Strangling Vine in High Park over the next 3-4 weeks this summer. Staff have been strategically and actively managing a small number of areas of vegetation within High Park for over 20…

Sign up for Stewardship 2023 Time to register

Registration is now open for stewardship work in High Park. Volunteer Stewards have been working with the City of Toronto since 1996, to protect and restore the remaining natural areas of High Park including large areas of Savannah with Black…

Prescribed Burn Thursday, April 13, 2023 24 hour Notice

Urban Forestry will undertake a prescribed burn in 5 locations in High Park on Thursday, April 13. Be aware that the park will be closed to vehicles on burn day. See notice below for details and map. Prior to European…

Where there’s smoke, there’s renewal Article in Toronto Star, May 14, 2022

The High Park Stewards and the prescribed burn that took place on April 29, 2022 are both featured in an article by Emily Waugh in the Toronto Star. Read the article as it first appeared online or the Pressreader version…

Prescribed Burn Returns on April 29, 2022

Urban Forestry will undertake a prescribed burn in 4 locations in High Park on Friday, April 29. Be aware that the park will be closed to vehicles on burn day. See notice below for details and map. Indigenous people, the…

High Park Christmas Bird Count Results 2019

The annual High Park Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019 (a very windy day). The High Park route ended up with 43 species, our lowest since 2007. Dark-eyed Junco and Rock Pigeon numbers were the lowest…

High Park Stewards Summary 2019

There were over 280 participants (between 110 individuals coming at least once) who came out to High Park Stewards field restoration events. The average number of Stewards that attended each event was 22. Together Stewards contributed to over 575 field…