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Nancy Barrett
- May 11
- 2 min
Woodlot Restoration - Removal of Invasive Norway Maple species, planting of Native species
Thanks to DASSP for article content SATURDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 2022 Woodlot Restoration - Removal of Invasive Norway Maple species, planting of...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11
- 1 min
NEW TORONTO 311 APP FOR MOBILE PHONES
"The newly launched 311 Toronto mobile app provides residents, businesses and visitors, easy access to non-emergency City services,...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11
- 1 min
FOSS WINTER BIRD FEEDER PROGRAMME
FOSS would like to thank the Urban Nature Store, on North Queen Street at the East Mall, for their very generous support of our "FOSS...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11
- 1 min
FOSS WINTER ARTS AND CRAFT ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
Click here for a link to last Winters's Kid's Friday Activity Corner projects.
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11
- 2 min
COYOTES IN PARK - INFORMATION Councillor Grimes' Newsletter
There are concerns from visitors about coyotes in Sam Smith Park. It's important to remember that coyotes are a natural part of the urban...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11
- 1 min
RESULTS: BOXING DAY BIRD COUNT
Col. Sam Smith Park Friends Boxing Day Bird Count Report The weather was good for birding on Boxing Day 2021. Hundreds of families were...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11
- 1 min
SAM SMITH PARK BOXING DAY BIRD COUNT
How's it done? See the attached link to the Boxing Day Bird Count List for Colonel Sam Smith Park. Print the list. Alternatively, you can...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11
- 1 min
GREAT NEWS ABOUT WHIMBRELS.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/a-miracle-of-abundance-as-20000-whimbrel-take-refuge-on-a-tiny-island/ Whimbrels pass by Sam Smith...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11
- 1 min
112 PUMPKINS ON PARADE LAST NIGHT!
After a two year wait due to Covid, FOSS was able to hold our second Pumpkin Parade last night and it was a RESOUNDING SUCCESS!. One...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11
- 1 min
CCFEW'S BIRD WALKS START NOVEMBER 6TH AT SAM SMITH PARK
Click here for more information and to register https://ccfew.org/html/bird_walks.html
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11
- 1 min
FOSS'S SECOND "PUMPKIN PARADE"
Our last, and first ever, FOSS Pumpkin Parade in 2019 was a great success. We had 45 imaginatively carved pumpkins and, on a chilly,...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11
- 1 min
SOMEONE HAS BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO THE COYOTE WARNING SIGNS IN THE PARK!
Yesterday, Greg and Tatiana were walking their very small dog, Luka, in Sam Smith. Luka was sporting very unusual garb. At first sight,...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11
- 1 min
SUCCESSFUL GREBE PLATFORMS BROUGHT IN FOR STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE BY FOSS VOLUNTEERS
Yesterday, Brian Keaveney and his son Matthew took in the Grebe platforms from the yacht club basin. There are 4. Three Brian made and...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11
- 2 min
LONG BRANCH TREE FEST - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3RD
3rd Annual Long Branch TreeFest is Back Live in Marie Curtis Park! October 3, 2021 Noon – 4 pm Marie Curtis Park (2 Forty Second St)...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11
- 1 min
SATURDAY - NEW SAM SMITH PARK HABITAT RESTORATION NEAR LARGE BOWL
Today the Friends of Sam Smith Park collaborated with Green Toronto to replant the eastern edge of the Large Bowl along with other...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11
- 1 min
SAM SMITH PARK 25 YEARS OLD THIS MONTH
It was twenty-five years ago on September 8th, 1996 when Colonel Samuel Smith Park officially opened. Development of the parklands began...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11
- 1 min
YUCK! AWFUL SMELL AT FIRST BEACH
There are water currents running from east to west along the shoreline even though the main flow of water in Lake Ontario is from west to...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11
- 1 min
ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENT TO MEN'S PAVILION
Finally, the men's pavilion has a ramp that will allow wheelchair users and anyone else who is mobility compromised, including families...
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Nancy Barrett
- May 11
- 1 min
VIDEO GUIDES FOR GETTING STARTED IN BIRDING
If you are new to birding, check out these excellent introductory videos by Brian Bailey from CCFEW. They cover binoculars, cameras,...
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