About Us
The Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station (TTPBRS) was established in 2003 to aid in the understanding and protection of birds and their habitats through monitoring, education and research. Tommy Thompson Park (TTP) is recognized as a globally significant Important Bird Area (IBA) by Birdlife International and its the Canadian partners for its significance to populations of nesting waterbirds and migratory species. The combination of an "urban wilderness" with internationally significant bird life and close proximity to a large city makes TTP an ideal venue for a permanent center for bird studies and education.
The TTPBRS is an initiative of Toronto and Region Conservation and is operated in partnership with the Conservation Foundation of Greater Toronto (CFGT).
We are monitoring bird populations at TTP and in various locations across the Toronto region to contribute to national and international bird population studies and also to inform local conservation initiatives. Monitoring programs of TTPBRS serve The Living City vision of TRCA. Our programs include, Migration Monitoring, Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship and the Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program among others.
Education is central to our operations and for this purpose we have developed a curriculum-based program for schools called Winged Migration which provides children with an interactive and exploratory introduction to the world of birds, ecology and conservation. In addition to this program, the TTPBRS also offers regular talks and bird banding demonstrations to the general public. Click here to learn more about our educational programs and how you can see first hand what we are doing.
Find out what what's happening now at www.ttpbrs.ca!
For more information contact:
TTPBRS
c/o Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
5 Shoreham Drive
Downsview, Ontario
M3N 1S4
416-661-6600 ext. 5233
ttpbrs@trca.on.ca
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