Spring Equinox Walk with Lost Rivers

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Join Lost Rivers and Evergreen to celebrate the spring equinox with a special walk through the Flemingdon Park community.

NE Corner of Rochefort Drive & Don Mills Road

Join Lost Rivers and Evergreen on Sunday, March 19 from 2-4pm as we explore the Flemingdon Park neighbourhood searching for lost creeks and streams, and those first hopeful signs of spring!We chose the date closest to the spring equinox for this walk as it takes place this year on March 20 at 5:24pm. The spring equinox marks the point in time when the sun sits directly over the earth's equator as it heads northward. Both hemispheres share the sun's rays equally at the equinox, and night and day are roughly the same duration.But more than that, the equinox symbolizes new life and light, new beginnings, paths and seeds. As the day and the night will be equal on the 20th of March, the equinox will also be the representation of our needs for balance during this period. It marks the start of a time of new beginnings, renewal, and growth. To mark the "arrival" of spring, we will explore the Flemingdon Park neighbourhood. The diverse Flemingdon Park community is quite unique in Toronto, as it is one of few neighbourhoods designed using the "garden cities" concept of incorporating green space into new communities. A unique feature is that it sits on a flat table land peninsula between the East and West Don Rivers. The area was once the large farm of R.J. Fleming (a Toronto mayor) after whom this neighbourhood is now named. Our walk will meander through the community and at times we will be able to follow the course of buried Flemingdon Creek. With discussions around the natural and built world, our walk will conclude with a visit to <a href="https://flemofarm.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Flemo Farm</a>, an award-winning community farm and social enterprise.We'll begin at the northeast corner of Rochefort Drive and Don Mills Road (closest street address is the Foresters Building at 789 Don Mills Road) and will walk approximately 3km over mainly flat, paved surfaces. Please wear weather-appropriate clothing and appropriate footwear. The walk will take place rain, snow or shine, so please dress for the weather.Q﻿uestions? Email Mac Rogers at mrogers@evergreen.ca-﻿--Time: Sunday March 19 from 2:00-4:00pmStart Point: Meet at the N/E corner of Rochefort Drive and Don Mills Road (closest street address is the Foresters Building, 789 Don Mills Road, North York, ON M3C 1T9)E﻿nd Point: <a href="https://flemofarm.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Flemo Farm</a>Length: Approx. 3km over mainly flat, paved surfacesWalk Leaders: Helen Mills and Floyd Ruskin from Lost Rivers with Flemo Ravine Champions Riffat Fatima, Lubna Rehman, Seema Khan and Flemo Farm Communications Coordinator, Javad Mozafari-﻿--About <a href="http://lostrivers.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lost Rivers</a>:The objective of Lost River Walks is to encourage understanding of the city as a part of nature rather than apart from it, and to appreciate and cherish our heritage. Lost River Walks aims to create an appreciation of the city’s intimate connection to its water systems by tracing the courses of forgotten streams, by learning about our natural and built heritage and by sharing this information with others. The Toronto Green Community started Lost River Walks to help us discover the fascinating world of the watershed beneath our feet. Come explore nature hidden under our city and along its ravines and byways.<a href="https://www.lostrivers.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.lostrivers.ca</a>

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