Spring Bird Festival a hit despite the weather!
A wonderfully rainy Spring Bird Festival for 2024! Lots of people came out to explore the exhibits, vendors and activity tables. The...
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Nancy Barrett
- Jun 1
- 1 min
Citizen Science Project: Red-necked Grebes
Nest duties changeover on platform between a pair of Red-necked Grebes Citizen Science Red-necked Grebe Project at Colonel Sam Smith Park...
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Nancy Barrett
- Mar 28
- 1 min
FOSS Winter Bird Feeder Project Report: March 25, 2024
We had 7 sets of volunteers this year, and all stayed with the project to the end! Four sets of these volunteers were new this year; 3...
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Nancy Barrett
- Mar 16
- 1 min
Turtle Nest Monitoring 2024
As you may know, Friends of Sam Smith Park has joined up with the established and indigenous led Turtle protectors of High Park to form...
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Nancy Barrett
- Jan 31
- 1 min
Major shoreline maintenance at Col. Sam Smith
TRCA will start a shoreline erosion mitigation project at Sam Smith in the spring of 2024. The plan includes accommodations to minimize...
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Nancy Barrett
- Nov 22, 2023
- 1 min
Pumpkin Parade 2023
Our third annual pumpkin parade was a success, even though we didn't beat last year's numbers. The weather was unseasonably chilly, but...
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Nancy Barrett
- Oct 15, 2023
- 1 min
We have baby Snapping Turtles!
On September 30, word spread among regular park goers that Nest #3, where we witnessed the first adult female laying her eggs in June,...
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Nancy Barrett
- Jun 28, 2023
- 1 min
Caterpillar Count with FOSS and EcoSpark -- June 22, 2023
This statement is from Brian Keaveney, President of FOSS: On Thursday June 22, I met with Ada Cooke-Baskier from EcoSpark by the Wild...
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Nancy Barrett
- Jun 28, 2023
- 3 min
Snapping Turtle Conservation--June 15, 2023
Everything fell into the right place on June 15th when a Snapping Turtle was seen digging a nest in the park early this morning. A...
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Nancy Barrett
- Jun 28, 2023
- 1 min
Spring Bird Festival 2023 a Success! --May 27, 2023
Photos: Sandra Hawkins, Brian Keaveney
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Nancy Barrett
- Jun 28, 2023
- 2 min
Whimbrel Watch Wrap-Up, May 20-27, 2023
You have been patient and now here they are. The final numbers are in. Let's check them out: Whimbrel: 1930 Hudsonian Curlews flew by the...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11, 2023
- 1 min
More Tree Swallow Boxes Installed! -- April 4, 2023
Bruce Wilkinson and I installed an additional 12 Tree Swallow nest boxes in the field today. This was made possible by the generous...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11, 2023
- 1 min
March 28, 2023: Getting Ready for the Tree Swallows!
Stephan Baker and I have just finished cleaning out and sanitizing the Tree Swallow boxes in preparation for the influx of birds in the...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11, 2023
- 1 min
Bird Feeding Program 2022-23 has launched!
We have started feeding the birds around the skating trail. Uri is the Saturday volunteer who keeps the winter feeders topped up. He has...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11, 2023
- 1 min
Fun day for kids of all ages!
The FOSS Craft Corner at the New Toronto Holiday Market which was held on Saturday, November 26 at the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11, 2023
- 1 min
Third Annual Pumpkin Parade a Success!
Our 3rd annual Pumpkin Parade was a spooky success!! We bested last year's total of 112, hosting 121 jack o' lanterns tonight! Thanks to...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11, 2023
- 1 min
Mural Project
The mural on the playing field storage locker, created by artist Pam Lostracco, is now complete! As a result of lobbying from the Friends...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11, 2023
- 2 min
Bat Boxes Installed by TRCA
BAT BOXES INSTALLED BY TRCA IN SAM SMITH PARK NEAR WETLAND POND Ontario’s resident bat species have suffered tremendous losses over the...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11, 2023
- 1 min
Third Annual Pumpkin Parade!
This will be FOSS's third annual Pumpkin Parade and we're hoping for an even larger turnout this time than the 112 pumpkins that were "on...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11, 2023
- 0 min
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