Creating Habitat for Birds and Wildlife at Tommy Thompson Park

Speaker - Andrea Chreston, Senior Project Manager at Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

Talk Description - Through natural succession, targeted habitat restoration, and natural area management, Tommy Thompson Park has evolved into an important habitat for birds, wildlife, and people. It is Toronto’s only Key Biodiversity Area, an Environmentally Significant Area, and a Global Model of Ecological Restoration and Protection.

About the Speaker - Andrea Chreston is a Senior Project Manager with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, where she leads and supports ecological restoration, wildlife management and monitoring, invasive species management, and habitat enhancement initiatives at Tommy Thompson Park. Her work focuses on adaptive management of complex restoration projects, including wetland creation, invasive species control, biodiversity monitoring, and cormorant management. Andrea is passionate about advancing urban conservation and sharing lessons learned from large-scale ecological restoration projects on Toronto's waterfront.