Category Archives: environment

Rouge National Urban Park in bloom

Posted on May 8, 2015 | Leave a comment

Scouring Rush

Yellow Violet

Wildraspberry

Horsetail

Coltsfoot

Bellwort

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Tagged flowers in the woods

More Flowers in Beautiful Rouge Park

Posted on May 8, 2015 | Leave a comment

MANITOBA MAPLE

RIVERSIDE TRAIL

NOTE: The pictured fiddlehead photo above represents a species that is heavily poached in the Park. The north portion of the Park is now patrolled but the south portion is not thanks to the Wynne government’s inaction on transferring the agreed-upon lands under their jurisdiction to Parks Canada, and the province accordingly is not offering any protection, either!

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Tagged illegal harvesting, poaching, wildflowers in the city

WILDFLOWERS IN ROUGE PARK

Posted on May 7, 2015 | Leave a comment

WATER HEMLOCK

SPRING BEAUTY

DUTCHMAN’S BREECHES

TROUT LILY

BELLWORT

BLOODROOT

VIOLET

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Larry Noonan 905-420-8696

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Tagged wildflowers, Wildflowers Rouge Park

Noonan’s Hike in Rouge Park-Wednesday, May 6

Posted on May 7, 2015 | Leave a comment

Fiddleheads

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Larry Noonan- 905-420-8696

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Posted in conservation, environment, Hiking, Markham Greenspace, Nature Walks, Toronto greenspace

Tagged nature hikes, wooded valleys

PARKS CANADA TAKES QUICK ACTION in Rouge National Urban Park

Posted on May 5, 2015 | Leave a comment

Parks Canada have taken more action in the Rouge in a few short weeks than Ontario has in the last 30 years!

Current restoration projects include activities to restore aquatic and riparian ecosystems in the part of the Park now managed by Parks Canada and does not include the Rouge lands and waterways still controlled by the Ontario Government due to Premier Wynn’s refusal to live up to the agreement that government signed on January 26, 2013.

The restoration work is in the portion of the Urban Park in Markham and is being done in concert with the Rouge National Urban Park farming community.

If you are in support of the Parks Canada protections and restoration projects and that they should apply to the whole of the Rouge Park area ask the premier to live up to the agreement and commitment previously signed to transfer the provincial portions of the park lands forthwith.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:Larry Noonan- 905-420-8696, Hon. Pauline Browes- 416-439-1437

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Posted in conservation, environment, Markham Greenspace, Wild in the City

Tagged National Park protection, restore aquatic & riparian ecosystems, Rouge Farm Community

CONTACT RE ROUGE NATIONAL URBAN PARK

Posted on May 4, 2015 | Leave a comment

For additional information re ‘the Rouge’ please email:

rougenationalurbanparknow@gmail.com

A quick response is guaranteed!

signed ‘Friends of Rouge National Urban Park’…

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Posted in conservation, environment, Hiking, Markham Greenspace, Nature Walks, Poaching, Rouge National Urban Park, Toronto greenspace

Tagged Rouge Valley

Rouge Park Hike on the Mast Trail presents flowering promises

Posted on May 4, 2015 | Leave a comment

We were delighted by the spring sprouts and growth of the upcoming season’s promised wildflower spectacular. The TRILLIUM, Ontario’s official flower, are just starting to develop their flowers. HERB ROBERT, a geranium family member, also called Red Robin, was earlier used to treat toothaches and nosebleeds but no longer recommended as a treatment.

BLUE COHOSH leaves are purplish blue, also called Squaw Root or Papoose, blue berry-like fruits not out yet. CELANDINE has yellow flowers and was mentioned by Roman Historian Pliny for its medicinal purposes, still popular in Russia where it is used to treat certain kinds of cancer.

MAY APPLE is a herbaceous perennial flowering typically in May. TROUT LILY is a spring flower. HEPATICA (Medieval Latin for Liverwort) is in the Buttercup family sometimes used as an astringent to help to heal injuries, but not recommended for any medicinal use today.

GARLIC MUSTARD is an invasive herb native to Europe. It is edible and vaguely smells and tastes like garlic- sometimes used in salads…

…these and many other plant and wildflower varieties can be seen on any hike through the trails of Rouge Park. Photos of each of these can be seen on the previous posting.

Larry Noonan

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Tagged spring flowers, wildflowers