If you’ve been walking through wooded areas in the park recently, you may have heard what looks like a gentle rain pitter pattering around you. Not rain, but the munching of hundreds of Gypsy Moth caterpillars! They have been feeding…
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TRCA’s 2019 Terrestrial Biological Inventory of High Park View virtual presentation
Presentation Link and Follow-Up Q&As now available! Learn about the Toronto & Region Conservation Authority’s methodology, findings and observations as presented in the final High Park Terrestrial Biological Inventory Report, 2019. A question and answer opportunity followed the presentation. Urban…
Purple Martins and Other Bird News
The Purple Martin house at the south end of Grenadier Pond was cleaned out on April 14 by volunteers led by David Creelman, in preparation for this year’s arrivals. Last year there were several successful nests, and hopefully this year…
5 Important Ways to Protect Wildlife in Toronto As Spring approaches, we look forward to a new year of gardening, stewardship, bird watching and protecting the natural habitats we care about.
As Spring approaches, we look forward to a new year of gardening, stewardship, bird watching and protecting the natural habitats we care about. Some things can be accomplished by groups of people and others can be done at home. For…
Leave the Leaves for Wildlife and more things to do this spring… Don't clean-up your garden just yet insects need some time to grow
Now that spring-like weather is here, we gardeners are desperate to “get in the garden” but the insects need us to hold on just a little bit longer. Garden waste pickup begins next week (March 15) but we urge you…
Harvesting Ice at Grenadier Pond
In the days before artificial refrigeration Torontonians harvested ice from local natural sources—including Grenadier Pond. To learn more about ice-cutting at Grenadier Pond, read this article in Torontoist.com by David Wencer. Those days are long past! In more recent winters…
High Park Stewards Summary 2020
Due to COVID-19 restrictions we were limited to holding only 5 of the usual 13 sessions between August and November with a maximum of 8 participants per session. This resulted in 37 participants who came out to High Park Stewards field…
High Park Christmas Bird Count 2020 Results
by Bob Yukich. The annual High Park Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020 (a mild cloudy day with no snow-cover). Our route ended up with 51 species including some great finds, making it one of our…
Welcome to Our New Website!
Since the High Park Nature website was first launched in 2010, it has provided a wealth of information about the natural features of High Park. Now we are pleased to present our new WordPress site – designed to perform well…
New Treatment for Buckthorn Demonstration Trial Summer 2020
This summer Urban Forestry is partnering in a demonstration trial with BioForest, a forest pest management company, to manage invasive buckthorn shrubs using the bioherbicide Chontrol Peat Paste. The active ingredient Chondrostereum purpureum is a naturally occurring fungi in forest…
Toronto Star article, January 13, 2020 by Kate Allen
“We love High Park for its natural beauty. Will that love be the death of it?” Read the article or The Star Pressreader version
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…
