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 »
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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 »
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 »
Visioning a Green Future for your Neighbourhood
Do you have green ideas for your neighbourhood… to shape your community…to plan events with your neighbours? Join Toronto Green Community, Green Neighbourhood Network, Climate Fast, for a visioning workshop supported by The Atmospheric Fund on Saturday, March 9, 2019 in Scarborough, or Sunday, March 10, 2019 in Etobicoke. Share Project Ideas Find Funding for… Read more »
Laugh For the Environment Fundraiser
What? Laugh for the Environment Variety Show, Benefiting Toronto Green Community When? Sunday, May 27th from 1:00 – 4:00pm! Where? The Second City 51 Mercer Street, Toronto Be turned ‘green’ with laughter at the Laugh for the Environment Variety Show with acts that range from improvised and stand-up comedy to spoken word, music and magic. And be… Read more »
Our Fragile Planet: Flowing Water, Flooding, and Gardens for the Rain
Come find out about the Lost Rivers of Ward 13 and RAINscapeTO. Monday June 12, 2017, 6:15 – 8:15 (Jane/Dundas Branch of the Toronto Public Library) 100 years ago in Ward 13 several little creeks flowed from an ancient sandbar (near the Stockyards) into Humber Bay. Today the creeks are buried under curving streets with… Read more »
7th Annual Laugh for the Environment – April 1st – Join Us!

Come join us at our annual “Laugh for the Environment” fundraiser show at Second City! This year’s event will feature acts that range from music and magic to improv and stand-up comedy! The evening will also include a silent auction with a multitude of items generously donated by local businesses, passionate to help build a… Read more »
11th 7a*11d Festival – International Festival of Performance Art
Walk and talk with artist Elizabeth Chitty who collaborated with Lost Rivers to create Daylighting Walks and Daylighting Daylighting Walks Starting from Geary Lane Thursday October 13 6:30 pm | Saturday October 15 6:30 pm | Sunday October 16 4:00 pm Walk with me. We are at the western edge of the watershed of a… Read more »
Lost Rivers 7th Annual Salmon Festival
On Sunday, October 2, come celebrate nature at the 7th Annual Salmon Festival at Highland Creek as we showcase the salmon run in Morningside Park from 1pm to 4pm!
Indigenous Waterways Event
The Indigenous Waterways event will raise awareness, build connections, and strengthen the capacity of Toronto’s diverse communities to take action by providing an indigenous approach on relating to and caring for our watersheds.