CURRENT WALK SCHEDULE
Our walks are on rain or shine and free.
Riversides and Lost Rivers have created a new website to support the Thirsty City initiative, which includes walks and other activities. Please visit www.thirstycitywalks.ca where you can find a downloadable field guide.
Saturday Jan 21, 2012 2 pm: Forest Hill: Poplar Plains; Geology, Landforms, Watersheds. Meet at Yonge & St Clair, led by Ian Wheal (416-593-2656).
Sunday Feb 5, 2012 11 am Baldwin-Grossman Village Redux Start at Queens Park TTC station SW corner. Bowling greens, creeks to markets. Ian Wheal to lead.
Saturday Feb 18, 2012 2 pm Don Marshes. Start Queen & Sumach, looks at the mouth of the Don and ends at the Distillery. Ian Wheal to lead.
Sunday Feb 19, 2012 Earth, Air, Fire and Water. A tale of smokes, fires, explosions, floods. Starts at Queen & Logan. Led by Ian Wheal, Helen Mills.
Sunday Mar 18, 2012 2 pm Lower
Castle Frank Brook
Meet at Rosedale TTC subway station. With leadership and contributions
from Helen Mills, Richard Anderson, and Ian Wheal. A varied walk in
which we explore some lost creeks and encounter the ghost of glue factories
past. There will be an opportunity to hear the stories of Commissioner
Harris and the sealion, of streetcars and heffalumps; and of budget
cuts, the CPR and the Siberian camel. Ties in with World Water Day.
Plans for walks are constantly been developed. We welcome your suggestions for interesting walks. Maybe you might like to lead walk. Send your suggestion to: The Streamwalker.
NOTE to leaders of walks who plan to bring their groups to join one of our walks. While we always welcome more people to our walks, it would be appreciated if you would make arrangements with the walk leader well before hand. Adding a significant number of people (eight or more) at the last minute can make it difficult to see that all get the benefit of the walk You can e-mail The Streamwalker and he will attempt to get you in touch with the walk leader so you can make special arrangements.
No charge is made for Lost River Walks. Toronto Green Community and Toronto Field Naturalists provide these and other walks and events as a public service. If you would like to support the work of these organizations, you may join TFN or TGC. Information on joining is provided by walk leaders or you may check their websites: Toronto Field Naturalists or Toronto Green Community.
Click to see Archive Files for Past Walks
Other Walks and Events:
Historic
Sites Walking Tours of Scarborough Heights,
information at: www.beamccowan.com/walking.htm
or call 416-447-4895
Tree Planting Events in Season: There are many tree planting events in which to get involved! Here are a few organizations that organize planting events: Task Force to Bring Back The Don - 416 392 0401; Toronto and Region Conservation Authority - 416-661-6600; City of Toronto, Urban Forestry Section - 416-338-TREE; The Evergreen Foundation - 416-596-1495 x23
For
further information about:
The Toronto Green
Community E-mail: info@torontogreen.ca
or The Streamwalker.
Website www.torontogreen.ca
The Toronto Field Naturalists, 2 Carlton Street, #1519, Toronto, ON. M5B 1J3 Phone: (416) 593-2656 Web Site: http://www.torontofieldnaturalists.org
Friends of the Don East (FODE), Calendar on Web Site: Calendar
Taylor Massey Project. http://www.thetmp.org/
Toronto Bay Initiative call 416-598-2277 or check the Toronto Bay Initiative web site.
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