A two-for-one, free adventure over Thanksgiving weekend. We'll kick off with a short walk around High Park where you'll learn secrets of the park and discover the birds and plants that call it home. We'll then hop on the subway to get to Old Mill where we'll view the main event - Toronto's Salmon Run.

The salmon run has got to be the craziest natural spectacle you'll see in the city. Each year adult salmon make an arduous journey from Lake Ontario back to the river of their birth. Swimming against the current, they navigate through various obstacles to reach their spawning grounds. Upon arrival, female salmon dig nests in the riverbed to lay their eggs, which are then fertilized by males. After spawning, many salmon die, enriching the river ecosystem. Their eggs hatch in the gravel, and the young fish eventually make their way downstream to Lake Ontario, growing into adults who will one day return to the Humber River to continue the cycle.

At the lower humber river, you'll get to see the salmon swimming upstream and repeatedly throwing themselves against the river's weirs as they try to get further up (and avoid being caught by fishermen and women).

Bring a packed lunch - we'll eat down by the Humber.

Itinerary

10:00 - Meet at High Park Bloor Street Entrance (precise location to follow)

10:00-11:00 - Interpretive exploration of High Park

11:15 - Get the TTC to Old Mill

11:30 - Watch the Salmon run then eat packed lunch/head off

Non members can register for this event here.

A two-for-one, free adventure over Thanksgiving weekend. We'll kick off with a short walk around High Park where you'll learn secrets of the park and discover the birds and plants that call it home. We'll then hop on the subway to get to Old Mill where we'll view the main event - Toronto's Salmon Run.

The salmon run has got to be the craziest natural spectacle you'll see in the city. Each year adult salmon make an arduous journey from Lake Ontario back to the river of their birth. Swimming against the current, they navigate through various obstacles to reach their spawning grounds. Upon arrival, female salmon dig nests in the riverbed to lay their eggs, which are then fertilized by males. After spawning, many salmon die, enriching the river ecosystem. Their eggs hatch in the gravel, and the young fish eventually make their way downstream to Lake Ontario, growing into adults who will one day return to the Humber River to continue the cycle.

At the lower humber river, you'll get to see the salmon swimming upstream and repeatedly throwing themselves against the river's weirs as they try to get further up (and avoid being caught by fishermen and women).

Bring a packed lunch - we'll eat down by the Humber.