Zoowoods

Zoowoods ZooWoods is a re-creation of a maple-beech forest on the St. George Campus of the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

07/30/2021

FYI: Seeking Environmental Educators!
Bee City Canada is looking for post-secondary students who are interested in becoming Bee City Ambassadors. Compensation and training will be provided. Twenty positions available. Please send your resume and a cover letter to [email protected] by August 10th, 2021.

https://beecitycanada.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/BCC-Ambassaors_Flyer.pdf

Native plant rescue in Delhi. Tallgrass prairie.
07/22/2021

Native plant rescue in Delhi. Tallgrass prairie.

09/10/2019

Yesterday, lots of yellow jacket wasps converged on a dead bird (warbler?) causing the body to move.

A sign of the times in ZooWoods! No smoking/vaping as of January 1, 2019 on any U of T, St. George campus grounds, inclu...
09/10/2019

A sign of the times in ZooWoods! No smoking/vaping as of January 1, 2019 on any U of T, St. George campus grounds, including ZooWoods.

The sugar maples are finally regenerating in ZW! Check out the larger sugar maple sapling behind the shorter, invasive N...
08/19/2019

The sugar maples are finally regenerating in ZW! Check out the larger sugar maple sapling behind the shorter, invasive Norway maple sapling. Only the native species is welcome. The Norway maple saplings will be pulled.

U of T grounds staff dumped leaves, even after telling them not to put anything in ZW. For one thing there's usually cig...
04/17/2019

U of T grounds staff dumped leaves, even after telling them not to put anything in ZW. For one thing there's usually cigarette butts, gum and trash contaminating the leaves. Secondly, they pile leaves on so deeply that they compact so ferns are buried and unable to get any light (and subsequently will rot). Buckets of leaves have been moved to the back of ZW. More to be moved...

And on a lighter note. Minions are helping with the clean up in ZooWoods.
04/17/2019

And on a lighter note. Minions are helping with the clean up in ZooWoods.

Clean up day in ZooWoods yesterday revealed a few nasty things - the usual spent wads of gum or cigarette butts (toxic w...
04/17/2019

Clean up day in ZooWoods yesterday revealed a few nasty things - the usual spent wads of gum or cigarette butts (toxic waste). And then there was evidence of drug use, unfortunately.

Found an empty package in ZooWoods yesterday afternoon when I was planting a basswood sapling given to me by NANPS. It ...
11/09/2018

Found an empty package in ZooWoods yesterday afternoon when I was planting a basswood sapling given to me by NANPS. It wasn't the only "pot" on site. I guess someone was having fun with "Blue Sapphire" amongst the vegetation in the back.

10/16/2018

Toronto is not only a diverse city (human-wise), but it's a BIODIVERSE city, too. This is a must-attend event!

Wild, Connected, Diverse: Toronto Biodiversity Panel
Tue, Oct 23/18 – 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Main Hall, 1 Spadina Crescent

The Biodiversity Panel Discussion has been planned to launch the review of the draft Biodiversity Strategy by providing an opportunity for city building professionals, faculty and students, and interested citizens to hear a range of perspectives on the role and importance of biodiversity in urban areas and new ideas for the draft Strategy.

Address

110 Street George St
Toronto, ON
M5S3G5

Website

http://env.chass.utoronto.ca/env200y/zoowoods/, https://twitter.com/ZooWoodsUofT

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