High Park InitiativesAnnual Report2018/19

Board Members

Kara Lysne-ParisPresident & ChairMarketing & Communications Michelle Hounslow Vice-Chair, Fundraising John JazwinskiTreasurer

Tracy LoconteSecretary Natalie HarderProgramming

Robin SorysPast Chair, Human resources

Helen SousaEx-officio, City of Toronto PFR Supervisor

Spencer SandorDirector at Large

Staff Haya AldooriCommunications Coordinator

Sebastian Basualto Events & Volunteer Coordinator

Emily BeatonAdult Programs Coordinator

Jessie Cowe Community Programs Coordinator Clarissa Cremin- EndesSchool Programs Coordinator (interim)

Jenny DavisEvents & Volunteer Coordinator Jon HayesPrograms Director

James LeClairOffice Administrator

Kat Maurer School Programs Supervisor (on leave)

Nadine NesbittFormer Adult Programs Coordinator

Mallory ParksCamp Programs Supervisor

Julie ReadFormer Family & Community Programs Coordinator

Sara StreetExecutive Director

Milena TankosicOffice Administrator

Kami ValkovaNature Clubs Coordintor

Jaime WuFormer Office Administrator

Nature Interpreters

Antoine BoyerKhadoni ChambersSophia DunganCheryl HartRebecca HubertMatthew KinaszLesley MarinoMagali MeagherJulia MillerCarina NunesCorina OttnadHelen PleskoTina SoldovieriJonny WaughEmma WhildingRoz WilkesGloria Worth

Contents1. Messages2. Programs Summary & School Programs3. Nature Clubs & Camp Programs4. Programs for Adults & Seniors5. Community Programs6. Special Events7. Volunteers & Interns8. Communications9. Financials10. Supporters & Partners11. Donors & Members12. Donors & Members (continued)

13. Special Thanks

Message from Executive Director

Message from Chair

For 2018-19 we continued to work towards our $6M capital campaign that will see the establishment of the High Park Visitor and Nature Centre as the gateway to enjoyable visitor experiences; a hub of park life. We are grateful to have such amazing partners supporting us in this campaign and all the work that we do each year.

To change things up a little we asked our staff to write their own little blurbs about what has happened in their portfolios, the highlights, and/or challenges/solutions. I suggested we do this because I think it is critical to focus on the strength of our staff. We have a diverse, passionate and talented group of staff that enable HPNC to succeed. Our staff tackle challenges with tenacity, they overcome barriers and road blocks and they creatively develop new programs to keep our community engaged in connecting with nature.

As the ED I can’t begin to express how critical our staff and volunteers are to our operations - but please trust me when I say: Our board, staff, volunteers, members, partners, supporters and donors continue to ensure that the HPNC endures despite challenges that come up. I am very grateful to them/you all - Thank you!

-Sara StreetExecutive Director

This year boasts a variety of programs that I believe surpasses any other year in the High Park Nature Centre’s history.

With our 14,000 visitors yearly, our incredibly talented staff continue to expand our program offerings with creativity and dedication this past year. I am continually amazed at the ways our staff think of delivering our programs and the range of ways we can explore the world through nature.

If you don’t follow us on Facebook, it’s a great place to get connected with the history of the park to see historical photos of the park through the years. Our staff are working more extensively this year with Indigenous groups to provide a space for the Indigenous Community to come together and open a window for the High Park community into Indigenous culture and connections to the land.

We have programs for urban naturalists of all ages including Nature Babies, Waddlers, Chipmunks, Raccoons, Coyotes and Rangers. We had a dance party. We had talks about bugs, bees, birds, and bats. We held a workshop on using nature to help in the care of elders. We had a Metis story-telling session. It is with great pride in the thoughtfulness of our staff and volunteers that we reflect on this year.

As a Board, we continue to work with staff on a renewed Strategic Plan. Additionally, we continue to work with a shifting political landscape to determine how our partnerships can most effectively support our programs and facility. We look forward to 2019-2020 and thank all of the people who dedicate themselves to the park that we steward for future genera-tions.

Finally, I would like to thank our Executive Director, Sara Street, who has led the Nature Centre this year with her continued integrity, energy and thoughtfulness.

-Kara Lysne-ParisPresident & ChairMarketing & Communications

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Programs Summary & School Programs

School ProgramsWe had a total of 6,573 students visit the Nature Centre for a School program! Of those students 499 of them attended a sponsored field trip, with the support of our generous funders: the Halsall Foundation, Pratt & Whitney, and the Helen McCrea Peacock Foundation. All school programs are now incorporating an age-appropriate land acknowledgement of our presence on Indigenous land. We debuted three programs specifically for Preschool groups, Amazing Autumn, Under and Over the Snow, and Sensational Spring, they all received resounding positive feedback from teachers. Marvellous Mud, a new soil program incorporating extensive hands on activities was a crowd favorite among teachers and students. We worked with Naturalist Teacher Tina Soldovieri to develop her amazing, “I Live in a Watershed” program, coming soon as a school program for grades 5-8 in 2019-2020!

-Clarissa Cremin-EndesSchool Programs Coordinator (interim)

Programs SummaryOur programs continue to connect people with their local ecology through building awareness, understanding and respect. The need for this reconnection is more important now than ever. We were able to connect with more people through growing certain key programming areas and overall we reached 3% more people than 2017/2018. Perhaps more important than the numbers has been our commitment to work toward equitable access to nature and nature programming. We are so thankful to our funders and partners who have helped ensure that the nature connection is for everyone. In 2018-2019, more classes participated in free field trips than ever before. Likewise, more kids were able to attend summer camp without the barrier of cost, and more community groups were invited to take part in stewarding High Park’s black oak savannahs. Another priority throughout 2018-2019 has been beginning to decolonize our programs by moving beyond our land acknowledgment and building relationships with Indigenous groups to inform our new program development.

-Jon HayesPrograms Director

“All my students walked away with a

huge ear to ear grin.”

-School Teacher

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Nature Clubs & Camp ProgramsNature Clubs for Kids & Adults

Our nature clubs participants have the opportunity to experience High Park changing in each season, connecting with nature through sensory activities, games, songs, and stewardship. This year our kids’ clubs engaged 1,183 young naturalists (6 months-12 years); we added more early years sessions and expanded our French club age range to keep up with demand! The High Park Rangers (ages 12-16) continued to be offered at no cost, supported by the Rotary Club of Parkdale-High Park. We filled 81 spots throughout the school year, with the groups putting in over 1,500 hours toward stewardship efforts (including planting, Phragmites spading, and leading Family Nature Walks). We had 67 kids-at-heart join us for Urban Naturalists, our adult club. The adults formed an inclusive community of nature enthusiasts who sharpened their nature skills and contributed to buckthorn management!

-Kami ValkovaNature Clubs Coordinator

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Summer CampSummer Camp was a blast! We increased our camp spots to 502 for 2018 (up from 479 in 2017), but registration still filled VERY quickly. After summer camp, we made plans to increase camp spots for 2019 Summer Camp, as well as developed our Happy Camper Fund Bursary to increase accessibility of camp. Special thanks again this year to Canada Summer Jobs and United Nations Association of Canada who supported the hiring of summer staff who helped us deliver nine weeks of nature study and outdoor exploration for children and youth.

Nature Day CampsWe ran PA Day Camps, March Break Day Camp and a Winter Holiday Camp again this year. In these camps, we had 295 children enrolled. This year we expanded our Happy Camper Fund by fully funding some spots in March Break Camp and Winter Holiday Camp for kids from local organizations like Romero House and Kids Up Front. Thanks to all of our donors!

-Mallory ParksCamp Programs Supervisor

“My daughter loves everything about the program: the staff,

the crafts, the outdoor expeditions and activities. Like when they went snowshoeing this winter, or when they roast

apples!”

-Nature Club Caregiver

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Programs for Adults & SeniorsWe offered a wide variety of workshops for adults and seniors this year, engaging 181 enthusiastic participants in immersive and experiential learning. Topics covered in these 16 workshops ranged from dragonfly and damselfly ID, to bird photography, to nature journaling! Our adult learning community also included 15 lively registrants in our monthly Nature Book Club. There were also 12 guided walk programs which invited over 150 new adult learners to dive into an exploration of High Park’s unique Ecology. We also partnered with City of Toronto to run a Wild Bee Club and Wild Bee Buzz Talk series.

-Emily BeatonAdult Programs Coordinator

“The location was great.....great balance of presentation

and actual experiencing. A very passionate and knowledgeable

instructor.”

- Adult Program participant

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Community ProgramsBirthday Parties

Together with families from across the Greater Toronto Area, we celebrated 79 birthdays at the Nature Centre, hosting 1360 guests! Our party programs are designed to get kids outside and physically engaged with nature through conversation, questioning, games, songs, hikes, and nature-art. Friends and family then head back to our cosy cottage to celebrate in their own way through a food celebration.

Family Nature Walks

This year we delivered 23 Family Nature Walks, engaging 720 participants in community building and making connections to High Park ecology. Memorable themes this year were “Time Travelling in High Park”, to exploring “Furry Things”, and the youth-led “Know Your Nature” walk curated by the HPNC Rangers.

-Jessie CoweCommunity Programs Coordinator

“This was the best birthday party I’ve had for my kids EVER

The staff were professional and great with the kids.The fact that

no disposable items could be used was so fantastic and im-

portant to us! And the cottage feels like a comfortable home.”

-Birthday party caregiver

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Special EventsSpecial events are opportunities to raise funds, build partnerships as well as opportunities to bring new people to the centre. This year 1130 people attended one of our 28 special events. We had three significant additions to the special event portfolio this year: Indigenous Family Nature Walks, Earth Hour and our Wintergration events. Thanks to the High Park Western Beaches Fund and Taiaiako’n Historical Preservation Society, we were able to pilot four Indigenous Family Nature Walks. Our new annual Earth Hour Event combined candle and lantern making with a hike. Lastly, we were able to use the delivery of two winter events to deepen and form new partnerships with the Together Project and CultureLink. Of the 49 newcomers who attended, 41 of them had never been to the Nature Centre. We have hopes to continue the positive momentum of all of these new special events as well as introducing new events like Winter Day Celebrations with snowshoe nature walks, quincee building (snow shelters), and a campfire in OURSpace. Of course we continued to offer favourites such as Decorate a Tree for the Birds, Halloween Howls (including adults for the first time!), Dawn Chorus Walk and the summer Bat Walk series among others.

-Jenny DavisEvents & Volunteer Coordinator “I learned so much and it

really was community coming together, especially in such a beautiful atmosphere. I was

taken away, and forgot at times that I was in the city.”

-Indigenous Family Nature Walk participant

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Volunteers & InternsThis year 154 volunteers and 5 interns contributed a total of 3212 hours to all aspects of HPNC programming (school programs, clubs, camps, special events,OURSpace and administrative tasks). During this season we added two new volunteer engagement initiatives. First, interns can choose to work on a special project in addition to supporting our programming. Special projects are self guided and give interns the opportunity to create and strive towards professional learning goals while also growing opportunities for the High Park Nature Centre. Our new annual Earth Hour Event is just one example of how both parties mutually benefit. Second, for the first time, the volunteer program offered free naturalist skills training for our volunteers. “A Winter Tree ID” workshop was led for volunteers by one of our volunteers. The 15 volunteers who attended expressed how the workshop made them feel valued.

-Jenny DavisEvents & Volunteer Coordinator

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CommunicationsThe High Park Nature Centre’s multiple social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter) and Newsletter provide followers and subscribers with the opportunity to stay informed about the programs being offered, as well as virtually connect with the park’s ecology and some of its history. This year, we have seen an overall increase of 127% in Instagram followers, 15% in Twitter followers, 18% in Facebook page likes, and 10% in E-Newsletter subscribers.

We hope to continue growing our online following in the coming year and look forward to having more people engaging with the content that we are putting out.

-Haya AldooriCommunications Coordinator

127% 15% 18% 10%

InstagramFollowers

TwitterFollowers

FacebookPage Likes

E-NewsletterSubscribers

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Financials

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In 2018-2019, High Park Initiatives raised $291,826 through foundation and government grants, charitable donations and “Friends of the High Park Nature Centre” membership dues. Program fee revenue rose by approximately 2% over 2017-2018.

Revenue

Program FeesGrantsDonationsOtherTOTAL

2018-19

394.377246,77045,05619,776705,979

2017-18

386,440176,03823,92212,540598,940

Ependitures

Salaries & BenefitsCapital CampaignOURSpaceMiscellaneousRent, Utilities, & RepairsOther Program CostsInsuranceProfessional FeesAmortizationCommunications & WebsiteMerchandisingBank Charges & InterestTOTAL

423,35996,53920,11345,46528,62516,1969,4606,51434,1275,4315,41292691,333

388,457 ---49,67731,63523,10313,8998,4736,93832,89513,0971,763112570,049

Statement of Financial Position(audited May 31, 2019)

Current AssetsCashTerm DepositsMarketable SecuritiesAccounts ReceivablePrepaid ExpenseTOTAL

2018-19

976,56046,9713,89329,27814,3581,071,060

2017-18

500,80846,784 ---23,06123,527594,180

Non-Current AssetsCapital Assets 53,842 82,118

Current LiabilitesAccounts Payable & Accrued LiabilitiesDeferred Program FeesDeffered ContributionsTOTAL

24,530353,827334,019712,376

23,488152,470102,460278,418

Net AssetsInternally Restricted for:

Equipment FundNature Project

Unrestricted Net SurplusTOTAL

5,133363407,030412,526

5,133363392,384397,880

TOTAL 1,124,902 676,298*The complete audited financial statements can be obtained through HPI. The audited financial statements contain notes and additional information relevant to the financial information in the annual report.

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Supporters & Partners

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Community ConnectectionsHigh Park Nature Centre has many valued relationships with community organizations from around Toronto. HPNC worked with vital organizations such as West Toronto Keys to Inclusion, The Together Project, West Neighbourhowod House, Ojiibikens, CultureLink and Romero House to host free programs focused on outdoor winter appreciation and savannah stewardship in OURSpace. We also work with Kids Up Front Toronto, Lifeline Syria, Up with Women and Romero House to match us with campers for our Happy Camper Fund. We feel grateful for our relationships with each of these amazing organizations.

Foundations & Organizations

Thank you to the foundations and organizations that support the High Park Nature Centre and the Programs we offer:

Canada Summer JobsCity of TorontoConam Charitable FoundationEvergreen George Cedric Metcalf Charitable FoundationHalsall Family FoundationHelen McCrea Peacock FoundationHigh Park Western Beaches FundKiwanis Club Of Toronto FoundationMacFeeters Family Fund At Toronto FoundationPratt and Whitney CanadaRotary Club of Parkdale - High ParkRotary Club Of TorontoRoyal Bank of CanadaTD Bank GroupTD Friends of the EnvironmentThe Aston Family FoundationThe Big CarrotToronto Ornithological ClubUnited Nations Association of CanadaUnited Way

Park PartnersCity of Toronto Parks Forestry and RecreationColborne LodgeFriends of High Park ZooHigh Park Children’s GardenHigh Park Moth Study GroupHigh Park Natural Environment CommitteeHigh Park NatureHigh Park Resource GroupHigh Park StewardsPark Watch

In-Kind SupportersPeter’s No FrillsThe Grenadier GroupThe Sweet PotatoWild Birds Unlimited

Programming PartnersAlan LiAllyson ParkerAndrew YeeBird Studies CanadaCharlotte de Keyzer, Urban Redbud ProjectCity of Toronto Urban ForestryColborne LodgeDr. Cylita Guy, University of TorontoDan StuartDavid d’EntremontDr. Scott McIvor, University of Toronto ScarboroughEmily RondelFLAP CanadaGreater Toronto HawkWatchHigh Park Children’s GardenHigh Park Moth Study GroupIrena WilkLaura WhiteMelanie Croyden-SugarmanNancy BarrettNellie Sue Potter, Nature Art StudioNousheen AhmedOjiibikensResonating BodiesRichard AaronDr. Scott MacIvor, University of Toronto ScarboroughDr. Sheila R. Colla, York UniversitySusan Frye, University of TorontoTaiaiako’n Historical Preservation SocietyTim Leduc, Wilfrid Laurier UniversityToronto Entomologists’ AssociationToronto Seed LibraryDr. Troy McCullin, Carleton University

Donors & Members

1625329 Ontario Ltd Camille Achonu Ruth Adair Heather Adams Edem Akan Nabila Alibhai In Honour of Raegan BondShira Babins Kerri BaileyJudi Baine*Katie Baker In Honour of AsterSusan Bartlett Cate Bayley Lara Beauvais Philippe Bedard Sheri Bednar Angie Begistch*Andrea Beitel Susan Bendror Anna Bendzsak Jordana Berke Dina Bilenkis Rachel Birenbaum Farrah Bourre Ivone Branco Dana Brookman Dana & Leigh Brookman Lesley Brown Tanya Browne Diane Buckell *Lauren Bunton Patrick Burke Tim Burnett Galina Buryak Heather Bussey Karen Carey-Hill Jill Caskey In Honour of Amelia, Sally and JackVincent Chan *Daniel Chapman In Honour of Smith Rosalina Chin Sue and Josh Chincholi Jennifer Cho-Bedner Isabelle Chow Sharmila Clark

Ella Clarkson Lynn Conway*Teresa Costes* Viviana Dal Dan Melina Damian*Amy Davies Michael de Pencier Monika De Souza Michelle Despault Catherine Dewdney Luigi Di Fabio Bruce Dixon*Susan Docker Andrew Donaldson Ellen Dooley *Sarah Doucette*Richard Duboisy * Kathryn EckertCharlotte ElderMary Erclik Jen FeasbySarah Feng Dodie Ferguson * Teresa Fernandes Ashley Finlayson Kashtin Fitzsimons In Honour of Holly EastonCorrine Flitton*Edward Formosa Kat Foster *Lori Francescutti Heather and Brad Francis Maegan Free Tanya FrosstKathleen Gallagher Ross *Elena Gartsbein Catherine George and Albert Kurtz * Iris Gidaro Danielle Gilas Aviva Golberg Edu GonzaPhyllis Goodfellow * Mary Gould*Lindsay Green Susan Grimbly*Ekaterina Gubareva

Cayla HacheAngela Hamilton Jane Hamilton*Suzanne Hamilton*Sarah Hannah Heather Hansen Taylor Hansford Natalie Harder *Maureen Harris Alex Hatley SayersMichael Hatley Jane Heath *Jennifer Heaton*Angelika Heim Hillel Heinstein*Amy Henderson Rebecca Hlava Sandra Homem Michelle Hounslow * Peter Howard Ann Hum Joanna Iachetta Erin Iles Anna Intarakosit Mark Jamieson Mo Jangda Lisa JarkiewiczAndrea JarviJohn Jazwinski *Lisa Jemison *Anita Jim Clare Jordan Alexa Kalapaca David Kaposi Naomi KawaharaBrenda Kaya *Carolyn Keeping Karla Khoury Sophie Kierulf Carolyn Kim Laura Kim Michele Korostil Alisa Kostaki Erik Kremer Michael Kudrac Anirudha Kukreti *Peter Labancz

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Thank you to our donors and members who generously contributed to the High Park Nature Centre between June 1, 2018 and May 31, 2019

* Indicates Friends of High Park Nature Centre Members

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In CelebrationAlice’s 6th BirthdayCahlen’s 7th BirthdayCelebrate Sydney’s 8th Birthday PartyCook with Science for Evelyn’s 6thCooking Party for Bea’s 9thDouble G’s Birthday Bounce!Gwendolyn’s BirthdayHarry’s 5th Birthday PartyHugh and Elliot are turing 6!Jack’s 8th Birthday PartyJackson’s 8th BirthdayLillian’s 8th Birthday Party!Luc’s 8th BirthdayMadeleine Hewson’s 10th BirthdayMarley’s BirthdayMiles’ 6th birthdayNalo’s 10th Birthday!Nicole’s Birthday Skating PartyPaul’s 5th birthday party!Reuben’s 4th BirthdayScott Staring’s birthday

Donors & Members (continued)

Shirley Lam Pamela Lapierre Marnie Laplante Dominique Larose *Val Lazarova Marlene Le conte Logan Ledrew Jennifer Lee Melissa Lee Stacy Lewis Slavica Liker Tessa Liu-man-hinHenry Liptay *Tracy Loconte *Marie Loop Josee Lynch Shelby Lynn Kara Lysne-Paris *Christie Maccallum *Kelly MacIntosh Maria Maclean Tammy MacLean Leslie Magri Linda MahKathrin Majic In Honour of GwendolynKate Makiela Lisa Mallia-Lauzon Cathy Marostica Mhairi Martin Chaudron Mathieu Claire Matthews Alison McCall In Honour of Aster QuealeLorraine McMeekin Clare McMullen-Crummey Joshua Tusin and Renee Mercuri In Honour of Dylan Guarda, teacher at High Park Alternative SchoolClaudine MersereauJoni Miller Daniela Misetic Christine Mitchell Eden Mohler *Chris Mores *Karyn Morris In Honour of Diablo and SnappyAshley Morton Jane Mullis Jill MurphyDana Newman *Jessica Newman

Paul Newman G Nickles In Honour of Scott Staring’s birthdayMary NivenDavid Olds and Sharon Lovett In Honour of David OldsJessica Olivier Noah Page Kara Paris Alison Penney Lise Phaneuf Joanna Pitkin Grace Portelli Judith Rae Sarah Michelle Rafols *Christine Raissis In Honour of Donna TeggartLynn Reason * Kevin Richardson Karey Robb Keira Robb Maggie Robertson *Susan Rogers Nomi Rotbard Lisa Roy Jeffrey Royer Lucy Rupert In Honour of Aster QuealeSean Ryder In Honour of Aster NordstromSpencer Sandor *Dave Scarth Melanie Schwam Brian Scott In Honour of MarleyMartha Scott *Priya ShahKaren Shai Bethlehem Shiferaw Eliane Shore Carolina Silverthorne Andrea Simpson * Sartaj Singh Reena Sirohi Tim Smith Robin Sorys *Helen Sousa * Erica Spencer Cynthia SpryJane Stephens Amy StoddartSara Street *

Ronald and Jean Street*Jennifer Stubbs Irene Tashiro Kerry Thompson Dianne Thornton Anna Tran Jamie Trenholme John Trinh Ledung Truong Joshua Tusin In Honour of Jackson’s 8th BirthdayBronwyn Underhill Chantal Vaidyanath Leila & Al Vale Juan Veliz Janice Vincent Peeranut Visetsuth David White Faith White Susan Wilson Dave Winkle Eva Wiseman Gloria Worth *Vanessa Wright Jiajia Yi *Mi York Karen Yukich * Mark Zubek

* Indicates Friends of High Park Nature Centre Members

Special Thanks

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InternsJenny Chen, Trent UniversityNouran Nour, University of WaterlooSebastian Aldana, City Adult Learning CentreShannon Goncalves, Unitversity of TorontoZrinka Radman, York University

VolunteersAbigail Brantley Alanna Balicki Alex Johnstone Alexander Ball Amy Watson Anja Gojic Annie Coulter Annika Yael Sivak Arianne Ghislaine Rull Audrey Feist Avalon Carthew Becky Armstrong Carolina Montaña Jaramillo Caroline Liu Castilleja DeMarco Daisy Mae Soan Dan Stuart Daniel Kopaee Dara Babaran Dexter Blake Diane Sylvia Elisabeth Pileggi Elisabeth Shapiro Emma Helman Emma Rooney Erik Kriegler Evan Quaggin Fawad Naveed Faye Romanin Filip TomicGloria Worth Helen Novak-SzentirmaryIdil Aydin Ines Noel Jennifer LiJoana Zyberaj John Ray Mata

Jonah Strunz Joshua FeldJovana MiladinovicJulia Howe Junjia Kuang Kai Hashimoto Kate Armstrong Laboni Islam Lara Casey Laurena Kirkwood-Lazazzera Leah Hladkyj Léna Poly Litsa Traveras Ljubica Lolic Lottie Mace Madeleine Dinnissen Madison Kramreither Maggie Dobbin Maria Lima Marta Posada Martin Sneath Mary Gould Mercy Sang Te Mikaela Cotter Naomi Viloria Nayfat Mbarak Nick Wood Nicola Fellows Nikita Bogatyrev Olivia Deris Phoebe McElligott Rae Kaufman Regina Zaripova Rosierre Mercieca Sang Pham Sara Sanmugam Sarah BruniSelina TangShai Rotbard-SeeligShawn Roy Turnbull-Henry Shelly ShubSierra Thierry Huot Tina Soldovieri Tony Huynh Tyler BatemanVelena MacKay Veronica Chong

High Park RangersAaron Van SetersAlexander SimonicAmy HeinzlAudrey CostesCalum BainbridgeCamila ReyesDaniel McArthurDaniel VerbylaDevon BakerDeyen StolteDylan MahEmma BeatonErik KrieglerEvan ReczkiewiczFelix RogersHayden CurrieKate ArmstrongKaveh Behbin HowardKieran WilliamsLara CarrizoLiam Price-SavoneLuca Pringle-ZifarelliMae MiecznikowskiMatthew BrockleyMax Purdy-KremerMeili AdamsNalani Clark-IcoNick ArmstrongNicola FellowsRosalia Van SchouwenSeamus FaySeamus KaipSerena EmersonSophie ShapiroTobias Reed Mullis-KarmanViolet KumagaiWill StandenWilliam BeveridgeWilliam Taylor

Victoria Campos-GentileViolet Kumagai Yvonne Hong Zorah JawadiAndrew Yee Irena Wilk

A special thank you to our dedicated volunteers who work alongside out staff as Nature Interpreters, Park Stewards, Gardeners, Photographers, Social Media Gurus, and on our Board of Directors. Without this support, our operations would not flourish, so we feel very fortunate to have such wonderfully dedicated and talented volunteers willing to support the High Park Nature Centre. Thank you:

High Park Initiatives375 Colborne Lodge DriveToronto, ON, Canada416-392-1748 www.highparknaturecentre.com

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