Lights, camera, climate action! ReSurge: Canadian Film Festivals for a Liveable Climate is Water Docs 10th anniversary film festival. It’s a unique, breakthrough initiative uniting film festivals from across Canada to co-host a one-of-a-kind water and climate-themed virtual documentary and event series to promote serious action to avert further climate crises. ReSurge culminates into six… Read more »
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Lost Rivers Walks Announcement
We are back with a mix of walks, webinars and online “ZOOM” walks. All on the ground walks may be cancelled or converted to virtual format depending on the COVID situation. Updates and notifications of any COVID related changes will be made here and via Facebook and on Eventbrite for those registered.
Cancellation of Walks & Notice to Recent Participants
*All Walks and Outreach Events are cancelled until further notice. Lost Rivers has received a message that one of the participants in the Lost River Walk of Sunday, March 15, has developed minor fever-like symptoms. This includes a slightly above normal temperature, head ache and body aches. So far, this walker has no respiratory symptoms and… Read more »
Sunday, January 19, 2020, 2 pm – Ice Walk at Evergreen Brick Works
A seasonal walk inspired by our frozen winter waterways. We will learn about the Ice Ages that shaped the geology of the Don Valley Brick Works; we will consider the life of the frozen creeks and ponds in the Weston Quarry Garden; we will visit Evergreen’s skating trail and share warm midwinter reminiscences. A circular… Read more »
Saturday December 21, 2019 1:00 to 3:00 PM Winter Solstice Walk
Join the Rivers Rising Ambassadors and Lost Rivers to celebrate a wintery Solstice Walk as we take in the shortest day of the year. Along with stories and history of the Don Valley, we’ll also explore the wetland and meadow trails in the Don Valley Brick Works Park. Come early and stay late to enjoy… Read more »
Toronto Biennial of Art: NIGHT WALK WITH LOST RIVERS AND RIVERS RISING – Monday October 14th AT 8 PM
This Night Walk with the Lost Rivers and Rivers Rising initiatives traces hidden histories of the Garrison Creek, which enters Lake Ontario just east of Fort York, the military garrison for the region. Closed since the 1920s, the hidden creek has gained interest as new initiatives have formed to draw attention to the relationships between… Read more »
Blue Guerrilla – Hands on Training & Urban Exploration – September to October
Are you ready to take action on combating climate change, implementing real change, and learning about how you can personally be a part of a global movement to build a more sustainable society? Join us for events over September and October, generously supported by The Bentway, and working with Lost Rivers, and RAINscapeTO; including: September… Read more »
September 7 – 2PM to 4PM – Regent Park Walk – with Rivers Rising
The cooling weather is a reminder that the season are changing, and so, in an effort to soak up as much sun as possible, we’ll be visiting Regent Park on Saturday, September 7 between 2PM to 4PM to explore this particular neighbourhood of Toronto. Join us, with our amazing ambassardors as your guides, as we… Read more »
July 6 – 2PM to 4PM – A Walk Through Parkdale – with Rivers Rising
Parkdale is a lively multicultural neighbourhood west of Liberty Village with colourful street art, a mix of Victoria mansions and apartment buildings, restaurants, and vintage stores. It’s a community that tells a compelling story of how diversity and history have come to thrive in the face of so much urban change. Join Toronto Green Community’s… Read more »
June 16, 2 PM to 4 PM, East End Rain Garden Tour with Rain Gardens United and RAINScapeTO
Come discover the magic of rain garden landscaping in the East End. The gardens planted by Rain Gardens United are heavenly havens for pollinators, and are just the beginning of possibilities and transformations for gardens. Water really is at the centre and rain gardens are a new way to bring beauty to gardens while helping… Read more »