FRIENDS OF THE ROUGE WATERSHED
Giving Nature a Voice and a Helping Hand
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YOUR VOICE IS IMPORTANT!
YOUTH AND COMMUNITY GREENING THE ROUGE WATERSHED
Protect
FRW works with community groups and volunteers to protect and restore ecosystem, watershed and human health. We promote a scientific and community stewardship approach to environmental assessment, planning, protection and restoration. We help to create and implement Rouge Park, Watershed, Greenbelt, and Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plans.
Educate
We provide educational presentations, nature walks and environmental stewardship events which increase youth and community awareness about the inter-connections between ecosystem, watershed and human health. We motivate volunteers to be environmental and community leaders by nurturing environmental knowledge, values and stewardship skills.
Restore
We involve volunteers in forest, wetland, stream and meadow habitat restoration to help implement scientific recommendations for improving ecological integrity, water quality and human health. We repair past damages to natural systems, processes and biodiversity; reverse habitat loss and fragmentation; control invasive species; and combat the impacts of pollution, climate change, urban sprawl and flooding.
Monitor
We work with many groups and government agencies to monitor key indicators of watershed, ecosystem, park and community health. We share this knowledge with the public and decision-makers to improve environmental assessment, planning, protection and restoration.
Newsletter
Thank-you @AvivaCanada! Our hardworking volunteers came together to plant close to 100 trees! 🌳 The continued work on this ecological buffer is important to prevent fragmentation and the spread of invasive species into the park.#FRW #RNUP #conservation #restoration #treeplanting pic.twitter.com/pVUc6O8tJq
It's World Turtle Day! Snapping turtles are Canada's largest freshwater turtles. They prefer shallow waters where they can hide in the mud and leaves. Most of their lives are spent in the water - you can see the algae living on his back!#FRW #RNUP #worldturtleday #conservation pic.twitter.com/yRJm3d95Ez
Good News! @Parkbus TD Rouge Express will be back this summer! parkbus.ca/rouge
International Day for Biological Diversity! @frwatershed instagram.com/p/BxxqzsFlWdK/…
Our mistake! Last week we had posted an image of a viceroy butterfly in place of a monarch one. They look very similar but viceroys have a curved black line on their hind wing. Pictured below is two monarchs on a species at risk - the dense blazing star flower. pic.twitter.com/xbgHeiK4SQ
Feeling optimistic about the future of butternut and our ability to overcome the effects of invasive species! The Rouge is still home to a handful of these endangered trees, although many are exhibiting canker symptoms. cbc.ca/news/canada/lo…
Calendar
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| 1Tree Planting in the Rouge from 9:30 am to 2:00 am Tree planting day hosted by Friends of the Rouge Watershed (FRW) as part of FRW's 28th annual planting program. The planting will restore native habitat and create an ecological buffer next to the Rouge Valley and the new Rouge National Park. Birchmount SHSM | 2 | 3Tree Planting in the Rouge from 9:30 am to 2:00 am Tree planting day hosted by Friends of the Rouge Watershed (FRW) as part of FRW's 28th annual planting program. The planting will restore native habitat and create an ecological buffer next to the Rouge Valley and the new Rouge National Park. Tyrrell | 4 | ||||||
| 5Tree Planting in the Rouge from 9:30 am to 2:00 am Tree planting day hosted by Friends of the Rouge Watershed (FRW) and community members as part of FRW's 28th annual planting program. The planting will restore native habitat and create an ecological buffer next to the Rouge Valley and the new Rouge National Park. Point Rouge Trail | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10Tree Planting in the Rouge from 9:30 am to 1:00 am Tree planting day hosted by Friends of the Rouge Watershed (FRW) as part of FRW's 28th annual planting program. The planting will restore native habitat and create an ecological buffer next to the Rouge Valley and the new Rouge National Park. Aviva | 11Tree Planting in the Rouge from 9:30 am to 2:00 am Tree planting day hosted by Friends of the Rouge Watershed (FRW) and MPP Raymond Cho as part of FRW's 28th annual planting program. The planting will restore native habitat and create an ecological buffer next to the Rouge Valley and the new Rouge National Park. Point Rouge Trail | |||
| 12 | 13 | 14Tree Planting in the Rouge all day Tree planting day hosted by Friends of the Rouge Watershed (FRW) as part of FRW's 28th annual planting program. The planting will restore native habitat and create an ecological buffer next to the Rouge Valley and the new Rouge National Park. | 15Tree Planting in the Rouge from 9:30 am to 2:00 am Tree planting day hosted by Friends of the Rouge Watershed (FRW) as part of FRW's 28th annual planting program. The planting will restore native habitat and create an ecological buffer next to the Rouge Valley and the new Rouge National Park. | 16Tree Planting in the Rouge all day Tree planting day hosted by Friends of the Rouge Watershed (FRW) as part of FRW's 28th annual planting program. The planting will restore native habitat and create an ecological buffer next to the Rouge Valley and the new Rouge National Park. | 17Tree Planting in the Rouge from 9:30 am to 1:00 am Tree planting day hosted by Friends of the Rouge Watershed (FRW) as part of FRW's 28th annual planting program. The planting will restore native habitat and create an ecological buffer next to the Rouge Valley and the new Rouge National Park. Aviva | 18 | |||
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22Tree Planting in the Rouge from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm Tree planting day hosted by Friends of the Rouge Watershed (FRW) as part of FRW's 28th annual planting program. The planting will restore native habitat and create an ecological buffer next to the Rouge Valley and the new Rouge National Park. Hillside | 23 | 24Tree Planting in the Rouge from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm Tree planting day hosted by Friends of the Rouge Watershed (FRW) as part of FRW's 28th annual planting program. The planting will restore native habitat and create an ecological buffer next to the Rouge Valley and the new Rouge National Park. Aviva | 25Doors Open at Hillside all day FRW will be hosting workshops during Toronto's Doors Open weekend, where our office building will be featured (Hillside Outdoor Education School - the oldest school in Scarborough!). 2259 Meadowvale Rd | |||
| 26Doors Open at Hillside all day FRW will be hosting workshops during Toronto's Doors Open weekend, where our office building will be featured (Hillside Outdoor Education School - the oldest school in Scarborough!). 2259 Meadowvale Rd | 27 | 28Tree Planting in the Rouge all day Tree planting day hosted by Friends of the Rouge Watershed (FRW) as part of FRW's 28th annual planting program. The planting will restore native habitat and create an ecological buffer next to the Rouge Valley and the new Rouge National Park. Tree Planting in the Rouge from 9:30 am to 1:00 am Tree planting day hosted by Friends of the Rouge Watershed (FRW) as part of FRW's 28th annual planting program. The planting will restore native habitat and create an ecological buffer next to the Rouge Valley and the new Rouge National Park. Hillside | 29Tree Planting in the Rouge all day Tree planting day hosted by Friends of the Rouge Watershed (FRW) as part of FRW's 28th annual planting program. The planting will restore native habitat and create an ecological buffer next to the Rouge Valley and the new Rouge National Park. Tree Planting in the Rouge from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm Tree planting day hosted by Friends of the Rouge Watershed (FRW) as part of FRW's 28th annual planting program. The planting will restore native habitat and create an ecological buffer next to the Rouge Valley and the new Rouge National Park. Holy Trinity School Richmond Hill | 30 | 31Tree Planting in the Rouge from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm Tree planting day hosted by Friends of the Rouge Watershed (FRW) as part of FRW's 28th annual planting program. The planting will restore native habitat and create an ecological buffer next to the Rouge Valley and the new Rouge National Park. Tree Planting in the Rouge from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm Tree planting day hosted by Friends of the Rouge Watershed (FRW) as part of FRW's 28th annual planting program. The planting will restore native habitat and create an ecological buffer next to the Rouge Valley and the new Rouge National Park. Aviva | ||||