NEWS

A wonderfully rainy Spring Bird Festival for 2024! Lots of people came out to explore the exhibits, vendors and activity tables. The...

Nest duties changeover on platform between a pair of Red-necked Grebes Citizen Science Red-necked Grebe Project at Colonel Sam Smith Park...

We had 7 sets of volunteers this year, and all stayed with the project to the end!  Four sets of these volunteers were new this year; 3...

As you may know, Friends of Sam Smith Park has joined up with the established and indigenous led Turtle protectors of High Park to form...

TRCA will start a shoreline erosion mitigation project at Sam Smith in the spring of 2024. The plan includes accommodations to minimize...

Our third annual pumpkin parade was a success, even though we didn't beat last year's numbers. The weather was unseasonably chilly, but...

On September 30, word spread among regular park goers that Nest #3, where we witnessed the first adult female laying her eggs in June,...

This statement is from Brian Keaveney, President of FOSS: On Thursday June 22, I met with Ada Cooke-Baskier from EcoSpark by the Wild...

Everything fell into the right place on June 15th when a Snapping Turtle was seen digging a nest in the park early this morning. A...

Photos: Sandra Hawkins, Brian Keaveney

You have been patient and now here they are. The final numbers are in. Let's check them out: Whimbrel: 1930 Hudsonian Curlews flew by the...

Bruce Wilkinson and I installed an additional 12 Tree Swallow nest boxes in the field today. This was made possible by the generous...

Stephan Baker and I have just finished cleaning out and sanitizing the Tree Swallow boxes in preparation for the influx of birds in the...

We have started feeding the birds around the skating trail. Uri is the Saturday volunteer who keeps the winter feeders topped up. He has...

The FOSS Craft Corner at the New Toronto Holiday Market which was held on Saturday, November 26 at the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive...

Our 3rd annual Pumpkin Parade was a spooky success!! We bested last year's total of 112, hosting 121 jack o' lanterns tonight! Thanks to...

The mural on the playing field storage locker, created by artist Pam Lostracco, is now complete! As a result of lobbying from the Friends...

BAT BOXES INSTALLED BY TRCA IN SAM SMITH PARK NEAR WETLAND POND Ontario’s resident bat species have suffered tremendous losses over the...

This will be FOSS's third annual Pumpkin Parade and we're hoping for an even larger turnout this time than the 112 pumpkins that were "on...