Spring is coming, and a new stewardship season will soon start at TNS Leaside Park! Once again, we will remove garbage and invasive species, tend the native plants, and add more native species to restore Leaside Park’s natural beauty. We … Continue reading →
Why has the Switchback become overgrown with invasive species, and could it be repaired to become a showcase for native species and pollinators?
Continue reading →VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO HELP RESTORE THENATURAL BEAUTY OF LEASIDE PARK People who live in Toronto have 6,600 hectares of public open space in parks and ravines that they can use for walking, picnicking, birdwatching and other types of outdoor … Continue reading →
Unless we protest, Canada will ban all vape flavours except deliberately unpleasant tobacco, menthol and mint flavours with no sweeteners. The ban will apply across the country, with no exceptions, even for people who smoked for decades and have been … Continue reading →
The Bruce Trail is an 885 km (553 mile) trail that follows the Niagara Escarpment from Queenstown (near Niagara Falls) to Tobermory. It is divided into sections, and the Toronto section is 50 km (31 miles) long, from the 401Highway … Continue reading →
In October 2018 I joined the Pine Ridge Hiking Club in attempting the Frontenac Challenge – all 11 of the park trails, about 120 km, during the fall.
Continue reading →There are two things I know about marijuana. They are two separate and different things, and I wish that they could be kept that way. Firstly, there are chemicals which can be extracted from cannabis plants which have some medicinal value. They … Continue reading →
I was up early on Sunday October 18th and caught the morning light on the fall colours during one of the first fall frosts on the foliage at Oak Hills Farm.
Continue reading →In early July the lupines are fading, the beardtongue is past its best, and the lance-leaved coreopsis has just peaked. Coming along to replace them are New Jersey Tea, Black-eyed Susan, Pearly Everlasting, and roses such as Climbing Prairie Rose, … Continue reading →
