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 dwellers in High Park.
Note: This is one of the many events happening in the city as part of the Toronto Bird Celebration.
Price: $10
Phone: (416) 392-1748
Email: info@highparknaturecentre.com
2024/05/18 - 2024/05/18
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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.
High Park Nature Centre's Forest School
375 Colborne Lodge Drive, Toronto, ON M6R 2Z3
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.
Hike routes through High Park might include some uneven terrain and mild slopes.
We welcome registered therapy or guide dogs to our events. However, we kindly ask that that family pets be left at home.