Featured Stories

That's a wrap: How a Toronto technology is helping birds fly more safely

Paul Gallant Wednesday, May 30, 2012

With GTA on the forefront of increasing awareness of the danger some buildings can be to birds, it makes sense that industry leader Feather Friendly Technologies sprang up in Etobicoke.

Biodiversity, conservation, Design, Research and Innovation, Sustainability

Markham

Return of the trickster: Coyotes are making their presence known on the Toronto Islands

Sarah B. Hood Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Increased coyote sightings on the Toronto Islands remind us that we're never far from nature. And it's never far from us.

Biodiversity

Central Waterfront

See the forest in the trees: Ryerson mapping experts study ways to keep urban greenery healthy

Todd Irvine Wednesday, October 26, 2011

With politicians trying to find every dollar of savings, high-tech research methods can help our urban forest survive and thrive. Ryerson University's Andrew Millward's tools of choice: maps.

Biodiversity, City Building, conservation, Higher Education , renewables, Research and Innovation, Sustainability

Parkdale

The joys of front-yard gardening: Food at your doorstep--and better privacy

Sarah B. Hood Wednesday, September 21, 2011

For residents of writer Sarah B. Hood's Craven Road neighbourhood, small properties are no obstacle to vegetable gardening, especially for those who welcome a 'salad wall.'

Biodiversity, Healthcare and Wellness, Sustainability

Riverdale-Danforth