Park Moments through Michael Bernstein’s lens
Around the pond over the last few years – through Michael Bernstein’s lens 2021-05-27-Marita-Payne-Snapping-turtle 2021-07-01-Marita-Payne-Pond-–-Great-blue-heron 2021-09-14-Marita-Payne-Pond-–-juvenile-Black-capped-night-heron 2022-05-13-Marita-Payne-American-robin 2022-05-20-Marita-Payne-–-Eastern-cottontai 2022-08-18-Marita-Payne-Pond-Milk-Snake 2022-11-07-Marita-Payne-Pond-–-Great-blue-heron 2022-11-07-Marita-Payne-Pond-male-Wood-duck-in-Fall-plumage-after-moulting 2022-12-07-Marita-Payne-–-same-male-Wood-Duck-in-full-colour-plumage 2023-03-30-Marita-Payne-Pond-Hooded-Mergansers-–-female-on-left-male-on-right 2023-09-25-Marita-Payne-Pond-male-Mallard 2023-10-21-Marita-Payne-Pond-–-2-male-Wood-duck 2023-11-13-Marita-Payne-Pond-male-Wood-duck-drying-off 2023-11-13-Marita-Payne-Pond-–-Mallards-–-female-foreground-male-background 2023-12-12-Marita-Payne-Pond-–-Belted-kingfisher 2024-02-06-Marita-Payne-Pond-female-Downy-woodpecke 2024-06-01-Marita-Payne-Pond-–-double-crested-cormorant 2024-06-11-Marita-Payne-Great-blue-heron 2024-06-11-Marita-Payne-Painted-turtle 2024-06-21B-Marita-Payne-Pond-Common-Whitetail 2024-06-24-Marita-Payne-Pond-12-spotted-skimmer 2024-06-24-Marita-Payne-Pond-Carp 2024-06-24-Marita-Payne-Pond-Common-green-darners 2024-06-24-Marita-Payne-Pond-Eurasian-Bluets 2024-06-24-Marita-Payne-Pond-Mourning-cloak-caterpillar 2024-07-02-Marita-Payne-Pond-Painted-turtle 2024-08-13-Marita-Payne-Pond-Cormorant-fishing 2024-09-07-Marita-Payne-Pond-–-Double-crested-cormorant 2024-09-07-Marita-Payne-Pond-female-Mallard-enjoying-the-rain 2024-11-28-Marita-Payne-Pond-Mallards
🌱 What’s Growing in the Food Forest? 🌳
Our community food forest is growing into a vibrant and diverse ecosystem — blending native species, edible plants, and pollinator-friendly perennials that support both people and the planet. Here’s a look at what’s already planted and what’s coming soon! 🍎 Fruit TreesA variety of apples and native fruit trees are taking root, offering seasonal harvests […]
Grafting
By: Loui Kakarelis, Lead gardener at the City of Vaughan Grafting Is the process of physically joining tow or more plants together. How grafting works Grafting works by combining the cambial layers of both plants The cambium layer is a thin layer of cells found between the bark layer and inner wood layer of plants. The […]
DIY Weather Station: Building Climate Awareness from Home
Build Your Own Backyard Weather Station 🌦️ Inspired by the setup at Marita Payne Park Ever wonder how scientists track the weather? With tools like the humble weather station—and guess what? You can build one too! At Marita Payne Park, we’ve installed a simple, community-friendly weather station to help residents learn more about climate, data […]
April Community Event at the Marita Payne Park Food Forest
Join Us in Growing Together! Upcoming Grafting Event Discover the Joy of Nature and Community Spirit Mark Your Calendar April Community Event Did you know that an apple tree can grow more than one apple variety? Connect with your neighbours on Sunday, April 13, 2025 from 12 pm to 2 pm at the Friends of […]
Winter Update – Marita Payne Food Forest
2025/02/26 As the snow comes in, gardeners and farmers prepare for the next growing season. That’s what Atar and I Jean-François have been busy doing this winter. Atar has been a great co-lead to have on this project. It seems that the more snow we get, the harder we have worked. If all goes well, […]