Along the Riverbanks

As our urban environment grows and becomes more and more dense, we are surrounded by fewer wild spaces and it is important to protect and appreciate the ones that remain, as well as the flora and fauna that inhabit them. Continuous tracts of urban woodland such as the Don River valley allow a diverse ecosystem of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, insects, plants and fungi to thrive here in the city, tucked away in peaceful pockets by the water’s edge. This selection of plants and animals represent some of the encounters – great and small – that one can have exploring along the riverbanks. On the mural from left to right are stinging nettles, blue-fronted dancer damselfly, toad, mink, water strider, bullhead catfish, white sucker, raccoon, golden doodle, cottontail rabbit, garlic mustard, fox, coyote, red-winged blackbird, great egret, white-tailed deer, beaver, water lily, painted turtle, broadleaf plantain, leopard frog, bumblebee, white aster.

This project was completed on November 6th, 2022, and made possible thanks to financial support from the City of Toronto Outdoor Mural & Street Art Program and the Government of Canada (FedDev Ontario). Thanks to the Riverside BIA for project coordination and community liaison support, and thanks to TSCC-1831 Broadview Lofts for providing the wall space for public art.

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