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Give a Hoot: Protecting Owls at Night in High Park

Presented by High Park Nature Centre at High Park Nature Centre's Forest School, Toronto ON

May 18 2024
Give a Hoot: Protecting Owls at Night in High Park

High Park Nature Centre

Learn about the owls of High Park, the challenges they face at night due to light pollution and how we can help protect nocturnal wildlife.

Step into the shadows for an evening nature hike where we unveil the world of owls in High Park. Like all nocturnal animals, owls are specially adapted to the dark. But what happens as the nighttime sky shrinks with artificial lights of urban ecosystems like Toronto? Join us for an educational evening walk about the owls of High Park. We will learn about the challenges they face due to light pollution in an increasingly illuminated world and what we can do to help them and other after-dark ... view more »

INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*

  • May 18, 2024 at 07:00 pm - 08:30 pm (Sat)

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NOTE: Pre-registration is required for all our events, hikes and workshops. We do this to ensure we don’t exceed our capacity for indoor events or the maximum limits for group sizes on High Park’s ecologically sensitive trails. Please register on our website before coming to High Park.

We cannot guarantee availability of walk-in spots. If an event is at capacity, please put yourself on our waitlist. We will notify waitlisted participants if we open up new spots or sessions for our events. Please contact us if you have any questions.

* Event durations (if noted) are approximate. Please check with the presenting organization or venue to confirm start times and duration.

LOCATION

High Park Nature Centre's Forest School

375 Colborne Lodge Drive, Toronto, ON M6R 2Z3

PARKING INFO

Due to limited availability, parking is not recommended near the High Park Nature Centre. We strongly recommend that you park at the free parking lot near the Grenadier Café located in the centre of High Park. In case you're driving please enter High Park from the east on Parkside Drive and High Park Boulevard and drive west on Centre Road to reach the Grenadier Café's parking lot. If you wish to drop-off at the High Park Nature Centre merge onto and drive north up Colborne Lodge Drive until you reach the swimming pool and tennis courts. You may only exit High Park through the north gates on Bloor Street West and High Park Avenue.

If you're biking, we have bike racks located right outside the High Park Nature Centre.

We strongly recommend using public transit as we are conveniently located just a 5-minute walk from the High Park Subway Station and a 15-minute walk from the High Park Loop Streetcar Station.

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