Thank you to all who woke up with the winter birds, who bore the cold and early morning darkness, to join us for our summer camp registration. The High Park Nature Centre would not be the place it is today without your support!

If you were unable to join us yesterday and you are interested in registering for summer camp, please note that the following camp programs are now FULL:

Knee-High Naturalists: Session A – AM

Small Wonders: AM session 

Nature Nuts: ALL sessions  

Young Naturalists Club

If you are interested in registering for a summer camp program but it is FULL, we do encourage you to contact us at the Nature Centre to be added to the waiting list.

For a list of all other camp programs and registration details, please visit our Summer Nature Camp page.

Do you love nature, science, and art?  Have you ever wanted to integrate them all into one?  Try making a nature journal!  On January 28th and 29th, the High Park Nature Centre is hosting two workshops that explore the what, how and why of nature journals. The Saturday seminar will cover making a journal for yourself, while the Sunday seminar will cover how to incorporate nature journals into the classroom. 

Check out the Facebook events here:

Nature Journal Workshop in High Park
Saturday, January 28, 2012
9:30am until 4:30pm

Awakening Nature Connection in the Classroom
Sunday, January 29, 2012
11:30am until 4:00pm

If you are interested in either workshop, please contact Kimberley Fry at kimberleyfry@gmail.com or 647-987-7793.

Hot off the press! Check out the High Park Nature Centre / High Park Initiatives 2010-11 Annual Report. It was year of growth and great success – thank you to all who support us and make our little Nature Centre the amazing place that it is!

High Park Nature Centre Annual Report 2010-11

Everyone is invited to the High Park Initiatives / High Park Nature Centre Annual General Meeting on October 27, 2011!

Drop by the Nature Centre for our Open House Meet and Greet from 6:15 – 7pm and then join us in the Howard Park Tennis Club (right next door!) for our AGM from 7pm on.

Parents wishing to attend the AGM can drop off their kids (5 years and up) free of charge to participate in a fun and educational “Nature at Night” program led by Nature Centre staff.

More info on our AGM to come, but please save the date and plan to attend!

Do you love honey as much as we do? On October 12 at 6:30 PM we will be going to the movies! Revue Cinema will be holding a food and film night.

The Event: The Epicure’s Revue, a food and film night at The Revue Cinema, combines a movie, complimentary food samples from local restaurants, themed to the film, and special guests to answer questions.

This Month’s Epicure: Wednesday, October 12, 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $10 for Revue members and seniors. $12 for non-members.

The Subject: Honey

The Film: Colony, a 2009 documentary about bees, beekeeping and the phenomenon of colony collapse that’s killing of honeybee populations.

The Host: Chef and activist Joshna Maharaj  has most recently been redesigning the menu for patients at Scarborough Hospital, substituting freshly prepared meals from local produce.

The Guest: Management consultant Fred Davis has been fascinated with bees since he was in high school. He began keeping bees in 2002, and in recent years has placed hives at Casa Loma and on the rooftop of the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.

Where: The Revue Cinema is located at 400 Roncesvalles Ave. just south of Howard Park Ave. The Revue, now operated as a not-for-profit community run cinema, celebrates its 100^th anniversary next year.

http://revuecinema.ca/movies/articles/2011/epicure%27s-revue-wednesday,-october-12,-630-pm

Are you interested in contributing to the future vision  for the High Park Nature Centre?

Thank you to all those who attended our Strategic Planning Public Discussion Meeting on September 22 and provided feedback on our two year strategic plan! It’s not too late to provide your comments – click here for more info on our plan and to submit your feedback: http://www.highparknaturecentre.com/about/strategic-planning/