Key Documents
- Grenadier Pond Wetland Complex - Provincially Significant Wetland: evaluation summary TRCA 2022 and Province’s cover letter
- High Park Terrestrial Biological Inventory, TRCA 2019 Excerpts and Full Report on TRCA website
- High Park Woodland & Savannah Management Plan, 2002 and Maps
- High Park: Restoring a Jewel of Toronto’s Park System, City of Toronto
- Annotated Checklist: Vascular Plants for High Park and the surrounding Humber Plains, 2008 prepared by Steve Varga, OMNR
- ANSI Report - A Botanical Inventory and Evaluation of the High Park Woodlands, Steve Varga, 1989
- High Park Oak Woodlands Provincial Life Science ANSI Factsheet, 2009.
- High Park Protocol - A Discussion Paper, 1997 prepared by Charles Kinsley
- Environmentally Significant Areas (ESAs) in the City of Toronto, report 2012
NOTE: Hard copies of key reports and other documents are on file at the Toronto Public Library High Park Branch, 228 Roncesvalles Ave., in the community history archives.
Plants and Wildlife of Toronto's High Park
- Wildflowers of Toronto's High Park: photographic guide with detailed species descriptions by Wendy Rothwell
- Rare Plants of the Endangered Black Oak Savannah: A Volunteer Stewardship Program Guidebook
- Trees of High Park - HPMP 2002
- Shrubs and Vines of High Park - HPMP 2002
- Bird List - HPMP 2002
- Common Birds of High Park Oak Savannah and Woodlands
- Common Birds of High Park Wetlands
- Butterflies of High Park
- Dragonflies and Damselflies of High Park - High Park Odonate List
Grenadier Pond and Wetland Studies
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- Grenadier Pond Wetland Complex PSW Evaluation, TRCA 2022
- Proposals for the Rehabilitation of Grenadier Pond, Wendigo Creek and Associated Wetlands, Gartner Lee, 1995 (text only)
- An Ecological Study of Grenadier Pond and the Surrounding Areas of High Park - Toronto, Wainio et al, 1976
- front to p49 (30Mb), p50 to 106 (21Mb), p161 to 174 + App 6 & 7 (8Mb)
- City of Toronto's Wet Weather Flow Management Master Plan - Environmental Assessment Study relating to Ellis Ave./Grenadier Pond projects:
- Table of Contents and Executive Summary
- Main Text of Report (see Section 3)
- Figures 1-3 and Figures 7-8
City of Toronto Links
- City of Toronto webpage - High Park
- Toronto Municipal Code - Parks - rules about behaviour in Toronto parks, e.g. not removing any plant material, not releasing animals into the park
- City of Toronto webpage - Trees, Ravines
- City of Toronto Parks Plan - aims to connect people and communities with parks, advance greening and environmental sustainability, improve the quality of parks, and strengthen the parks system as a legacy for Toronto
- Toronto Community Stewardship Program - information on other city stewardship volunteer groups
- Livegreen Toronto - contains a wide variety of groups, activities, awards, grants and activities to improve the environmental health of the city (e.g. Pollinator Garden grants)
Nature Information
- A Survey of the Prairies and Savannas of Southern Ontario, Bakowsky and Riley
- Oak Savannas: Characteristics, Restoration and Long-Term Management (Wisconsin)
- Toronto Once had a Prairie! article by Frank Remiz in Toronto Field Naturalist newsletter, February 2017 (more about Toronto Field Naturalists)
- TD TreeBee, Tree Identification Excellent resource for tree identification with photos of all parts of the tree. Track your own trees on their website and view selected Heritage trees in Southern Ontario.
- Recordings and On Demand Learning
High Park in the Media
- High Park Nature on Facebook
- We love High Park for its natural beauty. Will that love be the death of it? by Kate Allen, Toronto Star Jan 13, 2020. Read the article or The Star Pressreader version
- High Park Quarterly magazine - back issues
- Where there's smoke there's renewal by Emily Waugh, Toronto Star, May 14, 2022. Read the online, Pressreader or pdf version.
- Just how much of a park should High Park be? by Ben Spurr, Toronto Star, May 19, 2022. Read the pdf version.
Other Stewardship and Gardening Resources
Gardening with Native Plants
Here are some resources, plant lists and brochures that you can use to plan your garden or brush up on the plants' needs after you take them home.
View this list in a pdf
Plant lists
- Plant Photos Brochure - pdf
- Chart List of plants - pdf
- Plants by Bloom Time - xls
- Plant signs
- Try our Interactive Plant Search:
Other resources
Links to groups that provide native plants and/or information on growing them
- World Wildlife Federation Native Plant Encyclopedia
- Planting the Seed, A Guide to
Establishing Prairie and Meadow
Communities in Southern Ontario. Source:
Environment Canada - High Park Wildflowers website
- Pollinator Partnership - Find Your Roots
A tool for creating pollinator-friendly native plant lists for your habitat project
Ecoregional planting guides, Selecting Plants for Pollinators
