Site Tour of New South-Avoca Community Stewardship Area

Date: Wednesday, May 27, 6:00pm to 7:00pm Meeting Point: The southern end of David Balfour Park, by the traffic light across from Roxborough Drive (beside Mount Pleasant Road) The Midtown Ravines Group and Toronto Nature Stewards (TNS) will be initiating volunteer stewardship activities in the southern section of David Balfour Park / Vale of Avoca. … Read more

Ecological stewardship in action

A Hands-on Approach to Improving the Vale

The Midtown Ravines Group is pleased to announce that the City has given us permission to begin volunteer stewardship activities in the Vale of Avoca. City permission is needed because park and ravine by-laws generally prohibit the unauthorized removal of plants from these areas, even troublesome invasives. The Avoca stewardship project will be organized through … Read more

A Short Walking Tour of Invasive Plants in the Vale of Avoca

Date: Sunday, November 23, 10:30am to 12:00pm Meeting Point: Roxborough Parkette (30 Roxborough Drive), near traffic light at intersection of Mt. Pleasant Road and Roxborough Drive What to Expect Join us for a guided walk into the Vale of Avoca ravine to learn about the invasive plant species that are quietly transforming our local ecosystem. … Read more