Park People’s Executive Director, Erika Nikolai, has been honoured with the Distinguished Individual Award from World Urban Parks—an international recognition that celebrates her leadership and the growing national movement Park People has helped build here in Canada.
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The InTO the Ravines Champions program offers people living near ravines training and support to learn, explore, and celebrate Toronto's one-of-a-kind ravines system.
For years, Geri and Gary James drove an hour outside Toronto to find nature — not realizing one of the…
Ready to rally your crew and make a visible difference in your local park? This guide walks you through everything you need to host a successful community clean-up in Toronto
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ANFT (Association of Nature and Forest Therapy) Forest Guide
Tamiko Suzuki is a trained ANFT (Association of Nature and Forest Therapy) forest guide. Recently retired from a career in health sciences, Tamiko has spent every spare minute out in nature whether hiking, backcountry skiing, sailing, leading school kids in stream studies, or gardening and stopping to listen to the birds. As an environmental activist, she feels that in order to care about the environment, we need to disconnect from our screens, get outside, and rekindle our love and relationship with Nature.