TRCA Community Engagement

Effective immediately, all Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) posts will be made on our official Facebook account. If you aren’t already following, please join us at facebook.com/TorontoConservation as there will be no further posts here. Thank you for your continued support!

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Our mission is to protect, conserve and restore natural resources and develop resilient communities through education, the application of science, community engagement, service excellence and collaboration with our partners.

While the western Monarch population count was low this year, it looks like eastern populations have increased!

Ontario Nature on Twitter “Some good news on this chilly day! A recent report on the eastern monarch population found that their numbers have increased from 2.48 ha to 6.05 ha on their wintering grounds in Mexico. That's an increase of 144% from the previous season!”

Disappointing results from this winter’s Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count: an all-time record low of 28,429 monarchs at 213 sites. Check out ways you can support Monarch populations in their summer breeding grounds: The Xerces Society

Record Low Number of Overwintering Monarch Butterflies in California—They Need Your Help! - The Xerces Society We urge you to join us and our colleagues in taking meaningful, swift action to help save western monarchs.

Trails will be opening on January 30th, for cross-country skiing, fat biking, snowshoeing and winter hiking!

Want to grow as a leader? The Young Conservation Professionals Leadership program is now accepting applications! https://ycpleadership.ca/

A Finnish university has discovered a way to make clothing using recycled birch wood - limiting waste and decreasing the production of synthetic fibres!

Wooden clothes on the recycled Christmas list? A university in Finland has invented a process to turn waste wood into material for clothing.

Interested in gaining experience in and ? Applications are due next week to join our team of Community Engagement Event Volunteers:

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How many types of winter waterfowl do you see? Remember, males and females of the same species look different! Want to know more? Sign up for our upcoming waterfowl workshop. You'll meet these ducks in person, and learn all about their fascinating lives! https://trca.ca/event/winter-waterfowl-event-2/?instance_id=4235

DYK - Barn Owls are commonly called "Sweetheart Owls" because of their heart shaped facial disks? Spend Valentine's Day learning about our nocturnal feathered friends! Register for free online: http://bit.ly/2RvrSQ6

Spend March Break building, learning cool new skills and making friends! Register for our Girls Can Too program at Albion Hills!

Girls Can Too March Break Camp at Albion Hills Field Centre (2019-03-11) Spend this March Break learning how to renovate an indoor space! We’ll start the week off with a design charette to redesign community spaces at Albion Hills Field Centre. Throughout the week…

Are you ready to step up? The Young Conservation Professionals (YCP) Leadership Program is a year-long personal and professional development program serving the conservation and environmental sector in Ontario since 2005. The purpose of the YCP Leadership Program is to build capacity in the sector by developing the next generation of leaders. Applications are due February 14th!

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Interested in joining our amazing group of Community Engagement event volunteers? Applications are due January 31st!

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