# Event Details - **Event Name**: Ravine Days Stewarding with Toronto Nature Stewards Highland Creek Park - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 11 Oct, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 11:00 am (-04:00) - **Event Description**: As part of City of Toronto Ravine Days, join the TNS Highland Creek team for our scheduled nature stewarding preceded by a short talkAbout this EventJoin Ravine Days celebrations with TNS Highland Creek !As part of City of Toronto Ravine Days, the Toronto Nature Stewards Highland Creek team will be adding short talks (~5-10 minutes) - about the beauty, biodiversity and cultural significance of our ravines - to our scheduled nature stewarding. The topic for this event will be early settlers and a changing Highland Creek.Roll up your sleeves, take part in ecological restoration by removing invasive plants and learn something new about Highland Creek Park!This is a great chance to connect with others, enjoy some fresh air, appreciate the history of the area, and give back to our awesome green space. Whether you're a regular green thumb or just want to help out, everyone's welcome.We'll meet in the Parking Lot by Greenvale Park Bike Share - just at the top of the park access trail before going down into the ravine. The path is paved, but on an incline, so please be careful if it's been raining.If driving, free parking is available at this parking lot, on Livingston Rd N and on Greenvale Terrace. Please pay attention to parking signageIf taking the TTC, the 86 buses stop at the intersection of Kingston Road and Celeste DriveIf taking the GO Train, the Guildwood GO Station is a 10 minute walk from our meeting placeWear weather-appropriate light coloured clothing (long pants and long sleeves are best), sturdy enclosed footwear & work gloves. We will meet if it's sprinkling, but will cancel if there is severe weather. Look out for email updates or on our Instagram Stories.Bring your filled water bottle, charged cell phone and enthusiasm!We'll have garbage bags and limited numbers of gloves and gardening tools. Light snacks afterwards!Let’s make a difference together!Note: this is one of a series of 4 opportunities to participate in Ravine Days Stewarding at Highland Creek Park. The full series takes place on the following dates: 27-Sep-2026 (Creation of Highland Creek Ravine), 30-Sep-2026 (Indigenous Peoples and Highland Creek), 11-Oct-2026 (Early Settlers and a Changing Highland Creek), 18-Oct-2026 (Invasive Plants in Highland Creek Ravine).WHO ARE TORONTO NATURE STEWARDS? For more about the city-wide organization, please see our website: https://torontonaturestewards.org/QUESTIONS? Please see the FAQ section. If your question isn't answered there, please contact us by email here: tnshighlandcreek@gmail.com https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/a7acbbc0-bf45-11f1-bf96-33a8fc21c298-rimg-w987-h740-dca89888-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/toronto/ravine-days-stewarding-with-toronto-nature-stewards-highland-creek-park/100002000526904825 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Meetups, trips-adventures - **Slot details of has slots**: - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: Under 16 with Guardian - Duration: 2 hours - Location: Meet in Parking Lot by the Bike Share - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Toronto - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: Meet in Parking Lot by the Bike Share - **lat**: 43.7559937 - **long**: -79.2032964 - **full address**: Meet in Parking Lot by the Bike Share, 428 Livingston Road North, Toronto, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Ravine Days Stewarding with Toronto Nature Stewards Highland Creek Park - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/bda98eb66972f71c2fb854d41b8cd18ebd2e59ae7e7370b175a8161c369aa0c2-rimg-w1200-h1600-dc181808-gmir.jpg?v=1791044184 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Ravine Days Stewarding with Toronto Nature Stewards Highland Creek Park being held? - **A:** Ravine Days Stewarding with Toronto Nature Stewards Highland Creek Park takes place on Sun, 11 Oct, 2026 at 11:00 am to Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 11:00 am at Meet in Parking Lot by the Bike Share, 428 Livingston Road North, Toronto, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing Ravine Days Stewarding with Toronto Nature Stewards Highland Creek Park? - **A:** Ravine Days Stewarding with Toronto Nature Stewards Highland Creek Park is organized by TNS Highland Creek Park. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Ravine Days Stewarding with Toronto Nature Stewards Highland Creek Park", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/bda98eb66972f71c2fb854d41b8cd18ebd2e59ae7e7370b175a8161c369aa0c2-rimg-w1200-h1600-dc181808-gmir.jpg?v=1791044184", "startDate": "2026-10-11T11:00:00-04:00", "endDate": "2026-10-18T11:00:00-04:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/ravine-days-stewarding-with-toronto-nature-stewards-highland-creek-park/100002000526904825", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Meet in Parking Lot by the Bike Share", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "428 Livingston Road North", "postalCode": "M1E 1M4", "addressLocality": "Toronto", "addressRegion": "ON", "addressCountry": "CA" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "43.7559937", "longitude": "-79.2032964" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "As part of City of Toronto Ravine Days, join the TNS Highland Creek team for our scheduled nature stewarding preceded by a short talk", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-10-03", "availabilityEnds": "2026-10-18T11:00:00-04:00", "validFrom": "2026-10-03", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/ravine-days-stewarding-with-toronto-nature-stewards-highland-creek-park/100002000526904825" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-10-03", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-10-03", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/ravine-days-stewarding-with-toronto-nature-stewards-highland-creek-park/100002000526904825", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "TNS Highland Creek Park", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/tns-highland-creek-park/24279688", "description": "Toronto Nature Stewards (TNS), with the agreement of the City of Toronto Urban Forestry Division, runs a stewardship program on public land in ravines and natural areas without direct City supervision. Sites are managed by Lead Stewards who have been trained, follow agreed-upon protocols for ecological restoration, and report their stewardship activities.How We Restore LandTNS Stewards support the ecological restoration of ravines and natural areas by picking up litter, removing invasive plants, planting native species, and monitoring the environmental impact of stewardship activities. We meet as small, local groups to care for approved sites in Toronto’s ravines and natural areas. Each stewardship site has been approved by the City of Toronto and each stewardship group is committed to stewarding their local site for several years.Our MissionTo engage and educate the people of Toronto in the stewardship of our ravines and natural areas.Our VisionA Toronto with healthy, biodiverse ecosystems where plants and animals thrive.Our HistoryToronto Nature Stewards grew out of the Toronto Ravine Strategy (2017), Biodiversity Strategy (2019) and Pollinator Protection Strategy (2018). A pilot started in spring of 2021 with 9 sites, 23 trained Lead Stewards and 153 stewards. The program has since expanded to more than 90 Lead Stewards and 700 Stewards, operating across more than 30 sites throughout the city.Stewardship is Our SolutionScience-basedWe provide evidence-based training and resources to Lead Stewards, private property owners and volunteer Stewards for improving natural area ecological health and biodiversity.Local lensEach piece of land has unique challenges and solutions. Through long-term stewardship, we can form a relationship with the land by learning from and caring for it.Community involvementThere is a tremendous need and opportunity for stewardship in Toronto that cannot be met by government alone. Community involvement in stewardship will benefit not only the land and resident wild species, but the people who participate in it.Land AcknowledgementStewardship of Toronto’s ravines and natural areas is the responsibility of us all. We live and work on this land and communally share the benefits of this unique place. Ravines and natural areas in Toronto have been stewarded for thousands of years by First Nations peoples in a shared understanding of our integral place in nature. Canada now seeks reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples, and this means recognition of our shared responsibility to ensure this sacred land remains healthy and intact.We acknowledge that Toronto and its ravines are part of the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples. Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, in Scarborough by the Williams Treaties signed with multiple Mississaugas and Chippewa bands, and is now home to many diverse nations who share responsibility as co-signers of these treaties.Any attempt to steward the land must be done in the spirit of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report (TRCR) and must therefore be inclusive of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis voices. “Canadians from all walks of life are responsible for taking action on reconciliation in concrete ways, working collaboratively with Aboriginal peoples. Reconciliation begins with each and every one of us.” (TRCR, p.185). Learning to steward the land together is one such act of reconciliation." } ] } ] ```