News

Meet a classroom animal: the fire-bellied toad

Inside our classrooms, animals like our fire-bellied toads give students a chance to gaze at wildlife without worrying about them quickly disappearing into the forest!

Ontario Trillium Foundation grant strengthens conservation projects at Riverwood

Thanks to a generous grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, The Riverwood Conservancy will be able to make enhancements to our environmental conservation and restoration projects within Riverwood.

Turtle tales: How we adopted our original ambassador animals, Shelley and Lady

A look back at how our first teaching turtles made the move from a public school classroom to our field station.

Here’s how using a sit spot can keep you connected to nature while you stay home

While you stay safe at home, you can look a little closer at nearby nature and make daily observations of our environment using a sit spot.

Carolyn Sherk appointed Chair of the Board of Directors

The membership of The Riverwood Conservancy has appointed Carolyn Sherk as Chair of the Board of Directors.

The great North American bird migration passes through Mississauga

The North American bird migration is in full swing in May, and if you pay close attention, you may notice some interesting new birds showing up in your backyard or local green space.

Get to know the passerine birds of Riverwood

Riverwood plays host to about 150 species of birds, the vast majority of which are classified as perching birds known as passerines.

We’re accepting applications for our Summer Volunteer Program

We’re looking ahead to this summer, and hoping that we’ll be able to get back to our essential conservation work – and we hope that work includes you!

Earth Day reflections on COVID-19, nature, and resilience

Our Enabling Garden Coordinator, Jane New, reflects on what we can learn from COVID-19, and how we can apply that to our relationship with nature.

What members of our community have learned from COVID-19

We posed two questions to our staff and volunteers to see if they’ve gained anything good out of the COVID-19 pandemic.