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RBG Centre Access Sept 12-21: Access to RBG Centre beyond the Gift Shop (including the Breezeway and Mediterranean Garden) available for Fleurs de Villes ticketholders only. Hendrie Park remains accessible to all visitors.

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Midsummer Meadows: Pollinator Monitoring at Princess Point

August 27, 2025

By Mallory Peirce, Senior Terrestrial Ecologist, Royal Botanical Gardens In the heat of a Southern Ontario summer, meadows become a daydream filled with vivid colour. The ...

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Grindstone Marsh Then and Now

August 7, 2025

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Senior Director of Ecosystem Stewardship Programs and Policy Grindstone Marsh refers to the marsh at the mouth of Grindstone creek within Royal ...

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Lower Chedoke Remediation: Community Participation

July 9, 2025

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Senior Director of Ecosystem Stewardship Programs and Policy Water quality challenges in the southeast corner of Cootes Paradise Marsh—where Chedoke Creek enters—remain ...

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Protecting Our Hemlocks: Slowing the Spread of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

June 26, 2025

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Senior Director of Ecosystem Stewardship Programs and Policy As the invasive Hemlock Wooly Adelgid (HWA) continues its spread through the region, RBG ...

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Cootes Paradise Marsh Recovery: 2025 Milestone

June 19, 2025

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Senior Director of Ecosystem Stewardship Programs and Policy Cootes Paradise Marsh continues its remarkable ecological recovery, taking another major leap forward this ...

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Tree Canopy and Forest Restoration Fund

June 5, 2025

Protecting High-Risk Forests at the Royal Botanical Gardens: How You Can Help As the weather warms, thousands of visitors will head to the Royal Botanical ...

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Spring Floods and Fish Migration and Populations

March 20, 2025

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Senior Director of Ecosystem Stewardship Programs and Policy Spring is the most intense month of activity at the Cootes Paradise Fishway as ...

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Invasive Plant Species at RBG and the Fight to Protect Biodiversity

February 25, 2025

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Senior Director of Ecosystem Stewardship Programs and Policy Invasive species are simply defined as any living organism—a worm (such as the Hammerhead ...

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Cootes Paradise: Rebuilding a River Channel with Christmas Trees

November 26, 2024

Cootes Paradise: Rebuilding a River Channel with Christmas Trees By Jennifer Bowman, Senior Ecologist, Aquatic Conservation Programs, Royal Botanical Gardens. If you’ve driven past Cootes ...

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The Importance of Water: Great Lakes Water Quality

September 25, 2024

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Senior Director of Ecosystem Stewardship Programs and Policy Efforts to restore and protect the Great Lakes are more critical now than ever. ...

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Protecting Species at Risk

September 13, 2024

By Tys Theysmeyer, Senior Director Ecosystems Stewardship Program As you walk through our lands, you’ll hear the symphony of nature reminding us of the incredible ...

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Fish Migration: Channel Catfish and a Freshwater Mussel

May 23, 2024

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Sr. Director Ecosystem Stewardship, Royal Botanical Gardens Removing barriers in migration routes is a global initiative and this weekend, May 25 is ...

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Keeping Nature Clean: The Impact of Litter at Royal Botanical Gardens

May 14, 2024

By Cassandra Doria, Communications Officer, Royal Botanical Gardens As the not-for-profit caretaker of 2,100 acres of land and ecosystems, Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) holds a ...

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Spring: A Time for Environmental Awareness and Tree Appreciation

April 22, 2024

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Sr. Director Ecosystem Stewardship, Royal Botanical Gardens As spring blooms, let's celebrate environmental awareness by hugging our favorite trees or planting one ...

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Spring Fish Migrations: A New Season of Hope

March 27, 2024

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Sr. Director Ecosystem Stewardship, Royal Botanical Gardens April is the most intense month of activity at the Cootes Paradise Fishway as it’s ...

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Botanical Monitoring with RBG: What can the plants tell us about the place?

February 28, 2024

By Kasia Zgurzynski, Botany Assistant , Royal Botanical Gardens Originally published on the Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System Blog. To learn more about the EcoPark ...

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Impacts of Wildlife Feeding Along RBG Trails

February 27, 2024

By Jennifer Dick and Barb McKean, Royal Botanical Gardens. Wildlife in RBG’s nature sanctuaries have a problem — and the problem is overfeeding. A recent study ...

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Invasive Plants Within the Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System

February 27, 2024

By Kasia Zgurzynski, Botany Assistant , Royal Botanical Gardens Originally published on the Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System Blog. To learn more about the EcoPark ...

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Cootes Drive Roadside Wildlife Protection Upgrade

December 5, 2023

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Sr. Director Ecosystem Stewardship, Royal Botanical Gardens Along Cootes Drive existing roadside wildlife barriers are being replaced and upgraded in December 2023 ...

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Shoreline Cleanup at Cootes Paradise Marsh

November 30, 2023

By Sara Roberston, Wetland Restoration Intern, Royal Botanical Gardens Early in November, a group of dedicated RBG Volunteers came out for a fun filled morning ...

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Mussel Mania: A Rare Find Uncovered at Cootes Paradise

November 24, 2023

By Sarah Richer, Senior Ecologist, Species at Risk, Royal Botanical Gardens Exposed mud flats of Cootes Paradise aren’t just good for shoreline clean-ups; they are ...

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Ecological Integrity at Hendrie Valley Nature Sanctuary

November 9, 2023

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Sr. Director Ecosystem Stewardship, Royal Botanical Gardens The Cootes to Escarpment Ecological Corridors Pilot Project (Ecocorridors) provides Royal Botanical Gardens the opportunity ...

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Tackling Invasive Species at Royal Botanical Gardens

November 2, 2023

By Joanne Hamilton, Eco-corridors Wildlife Technician, Royal Botanical Gardens A walk in the forest at Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) showcases more than just ‘nature’. If ...

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Local EcoCorridors and Turtle Populations in the Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System

October 12, 2023

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Sr. Director Ecosystem Stewardship, Royal Botanical Gardens Header photo courtesy of Jeff Leader. While a long list of wildlife species inhabit the Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System, those who ...

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