Update: January 27, 2022
In this update:
Invasive Plant Species in Toronto’s Woodlands: Identification & Look-a-likes with Katherine Baird
Wildlife-Friendly Gardening with Canadian Wildlife Federation
Invasive Plant Species in Toronto’s Woodlands:
Identification & Look-a-likes with Katherine Baird
Hosted by the Horticultural Societies of Toronto & Parkdale
Free Registration!
Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 @ 7:30PM
via Zoom Meeting
Katherine Baird will give us an ecologist’s perspective on invasive exotic plants in Toronto. They are a major threat to natural areas in settled landscapes. They outcompete and displace native plants, reduce biodiversity, and alter ecosystems processes. The cumulative impact of these effects can contribute to issues like erosion, and cause declines in wildlife that rely on native plants for food and shelter. During this talk, we will discuss some of the most common invasive plant species in local forests, with a focus on plant identification features and look-alike species. This is an important topic to cover, since correct identification is the first step towards management. Please check out Katherine’s BIO below.
If you are not a member (or can’t find the link!), but are interested in joining us on-line, please send email to newsletter@parkdaletorontohort.com and we will send you a link a few days before the event.
To find more information, visit The Horticultural Societies of Toronto & Parkdale's website.
Wildlife-Friendly Gardening with Canadian Wildlife Federation
FREE ONLINE TRAINING COURSE
February 14 to April 30, 2022
Register Today!
Learn the basics of wildlife-friendly gardening with our free online course
Would you like to know more about Canada’s pollinators? Are you thinking of making your outdoor space wildlife-friendly but don’t know how? If so, then you’ll enjoy the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s free online course to help you learn about the wildlife around your community and how to support them — all from the comfort of your home and at your own pace.
This course is for anyone with some outdoor space including schools, businesses or community spaces. It will run from February 14 to April 30, 2022 so you have plenty of time to watch videos and explore the supporting material. Participants will also have the option to chat amongst themselves in the discussion area, to ask questions and share tips as well as their own gardening dreams and efforts. You can even upload photos of your gardening space and any wildlife visitors you have.
