Media & Press Releases
February 16, 2024
Aira MacCaull, Event and Operations Director at the High Park Nature Centre speaks with CBC Radio’s David Common about the annual global Great Backyard Bird Count and our community science birding events in High Park …. read more
February 1, 2026
The High Park Nature Centre celebrated Groundhog Day with a sold-out natured themed walk about rodents, and a guess about the groundhogs’ winter prediction …. read more
April 14, 2025
Blossom watchers say the first signs of cherry buds are appearing at one of the most popular spots in the city to take in the springtime sight. Audra Brown with how you can stay updated on when peak bloom is expected …. read more
April 12, 2024
Many Torontonians may be wondering when the cherry blossoms in High Park will bloom. The west-end park’s sakura trees, given to the city in 1959 by Japan’s ambassador to Canada, have drawn hundreds of thousands of people …. read more
February 9, 2024
Aira MacCaull, Event and Operations Director at the High Park Nature Centre speaks with CBC Radio’s Jill Dempsey about animal courtship and mating behaviours and our Love is Wild Family Nature Walk in High Park …. read more
October 7, 2023
Some Toronto families started their long weekend with a ‘Plantsgiving’ in High Park Saturday morning. The High Park Nature Centre says the event was an opportunity to help the ecosystem by adding native plants to the landscape …. read more
April 20, 2023
Toronto’s High Park cherry blossoms are blooming early this year. The fleeting annual spectacle created when the buds of the Japanese sakura trees blossom into white and pink flowers is well underway …. read more
April 14, 2023
If the unusually high temperatures has you eager to embrace cherry blossom season, you don’t need to head to a likely congested High Park to take in their delicate blush glory. …. read more
April 11, 2023
After an exceptionally gloomy winter season in Toronto, balmy spring weather has finally arrived. And with that comes cherry blossom season. Thousands of Japanese Sakura trees across the city are expected to bloom …. read more
March 27, 2023
Spring is here and before long Ontario will be full of gorgeous pink blooms. One popular spot to enjoy the cherry blossoms is Toronto’s High Park and the area draws tons of visitors every year. …. read more
For many Torontonians, immersing in nature is only a streetcar ride away. High Park, in the city’s west end, offers visitors 400 acres of forests, gardens, and recreational facilities, with one-third of the park …. read more
April 13, 2022
It’s been a tumultuous spring, but one sure sign of warmer weather is when High Park’s cherry blossoms bloom, and it could happen soon. The cherry blossom trees, or Sakuras, are budding …. read more
April 11, 2022
With the popular annual cherry blossom season just around the corner, the High Park Nature Centre has created resources and guides for the public to have a pleasant cherry blossom viewing experience. The spectacular flowering of Sakura trees attracts tens of thousands of …. read more
Amid the rapidly evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, the High Park Nature Centre (HPNC) has pivoted to a hybrid programming model to continue fostering safe and valuable nature connections between Torontonians and nature at High Park and beyond. Based on staff comfort and availability …. read more
$269,900 Weston Family Parks Challenge grant to support High Park Nature Centre’s outdoor classroom.
The Weston Family Parks Challenge has committed $269,900 over three years to support the High Park Nature Centre’s Outdoor Urban Restoration Space (OURSpace). The project will bring together innovative partners to create a nature-focused outdoor classroom …. read more
$350,500 Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant to Support Capacity Building Move.
The Ontario Trillium Foundation has awarded the High Park Nature Centre the single largest grant in the Nature Centre’s history. The Foundation has committed $350,500 over three years to support the High Park Nature Centre’s move to the historic …. read more
$350,000 grant over three years makes move possible This spring the High Park Nature Centre will have a new place to call home. As of April 2015 the Nature Centre, currently located at 440 Parkside Dr., will be on the move to a new space near the entrance to High Park at Bloor Street West …. read more
The ponds near Melanie Gisler’s Corvallis, Ore., home were lousy with bullfrogs. Whenever the restoration ecologist went hiking, the banks would come alive as they hopped to safety. Their exodus to the waters resembled a swarm of lemmings …. read more
High Park science project to help dispel myths, collect data on bat species.
“Will it suck my blood?” It’s the one of the first questions kids ask Natalie Harder and other staff at the High Park Nature Centre when the topic of bats is raised …. read more
An all-ages outing led by the park’s young naturalists is a fun, informative way to spend a mildish afternoon.
Last Saturday, the temperature was forecast to finally climb out of the sub-zero range (for one day only, mind you, before plunging again). This a perfect opportunity to join a family nature walk led by High Park’s young rangers …. read more