The Lost River Walks help people appreciate their intimate connections to the water systems that form an essential part of their lives, and take people on a fascinating journey into our history. Lost River Walks are a joint project of the TGC, the Toronto Field Naturalists and community partners including Hike Ontario. Since 1995, over 5000 people have participated in the Lost River Walks, which are now a part of the Ontario Legacy Trail Program – a designation that recognises us as one of the 24best walking programs or trail systems in the province.

*Sunday, September 19, 1:30 p.m. – Toronto’s Landscape at the Equinox*

Start: Bathurst and Eglinton northeast corner.  End Spadina and Dupont TTC
subway station. We will see a drumlin, a watershed, the valley of Castle
Frank Creek, the Lake Iroquois Shore, and public art that celebrates the
location and the Earth’s relationship to the Sun.  Walk is on sidewalks and
down the Baldwin stairs. Estimated duration: 2-2.5 hours.  Leader: Ed
Freeman.


*Sunday, October 17, 1 p.m. – Salmon Run on Highland Creek*

Start: Morningside Park, first parking lot west of Morningside.  Access road
is about halfway between Kingston Rd. and Ellesmere.  This is a joint walk
with the Toronto & Region Conservation Authority.  The walk will deposit you
either at the start location (if you come by car) or at Tim Horton’s at
Morningside and Kingston (with TTC bus access).  See the city’s efforts to
reintroduce fish habitat in the Highland, and learn of the stewardship
programs and workshops being developed by TRCA with funding from Trillium.
Leaders: Bill Snodgrass and Keri McMahon.


*Sunday November 21 at 10:30 a.m. – Fall Colour in Lavender, Black and
Scarlett*

Meet at Weston Road and Gunn's Road (1 block north of St Clair). We will
follow Lavender Creek west to Black Creek and thence west along Black Creek
across Jane Street through the old Smythe Gravel pits to Scarlett Rd. and
back to Jane Street (and a hot drink at Tim Horton's before the bus) about
three miles in total. Leader: Madeleine McDowell.