Altona Forest News & Events

This section contains interesting news items, events of relevance to the Altona Forest and the surrounding area and web site updates. Postings are listed chronologically from most recent to oldest.

Coyotes in the Altona Forest! (Post Date : July 31, 2009)

This photo was taken in the Altona Forest at the north west side near interpretative post #31 a little west of the new amphibian pond. As you can see, this photo is of 5 coyotes, possibly a family unit or part of the Altona Forest coyote pack which can be heard clearly howling in the late winter and early spring in this same area. Foot prints of deer and coyote abound in this area. The photo was taken early in the morning of July 1, 2009.

TRCA Installs Stiles (Post Date : July 9, 2008)

The TRCA has installed a stile at the parking lot to stop bikes from entering. There is a lot of damage this year to the paths caused by bikes. It remains to be seen if this stile works.

Trilliums in the Forest (Post Date : July 9, 2008)

There is an increase in Trilliums observed near post 26 and this year there are a number of areas with increased numbers of trillium both red and white. If you want to see large patches (not fields like before but certainly a great improvement) of trilliums then check out the following.

Near post 36 about 4 minutes in from the parking lot (this was also there last year but increased this year)

A small patch of red trilliums to the west of post 13 (not there last year, however this was one of the locations for a large patch a few years ago.)

Large patches of white with some red around posts 16 and 17 about 5 minutes walk in from Summerpark entrance. (not there last year)

Many other locations of white and red along the paths which are smaller groups of one to 6 or 7 all of which were not obseerved last year.

A Upcoming Early Spring Walk of the Forest (Post Date : February 19, 2008)

Join Doug Lockrey for a "Learning about our Urban Forest" walk on Saturday April 26, 2008 starting at 930AM at the Altona Road parking lot entrance to Altona Forest. Its purpose is to introduce visitors to what has been achieved by the Altona Forest Stewardship Committee and TRCA, with several stops to point out the dominant trees, the understorey, the trail system, and the Rosebank tributary headwater Lacey's Pond. The plan is to be back to the cars by the noon hour.

A Wonderful Winter Day (Post Date : February 18, 2008)

The charm of the Altona Forest is everlasting. This was taken in early February 2008 during a snow fall near Lacey's Pond.