# The ravines of Toronto

**URL:** <https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-ravines-of-toronto/10962>\
**Category:** Conversation\
**Tags:** Science\
**Created:** [June 18, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-ravines-of-toronto/10962 "2020-06-18T18:34:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Faizal\_Ali](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.peacefulscience.org/faizal_ali/32/12416_2.png) [@Faizal\_Ali](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Faizal_Ali)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-ravines-of-toronto/10962/1 "2020-06-18T18:34:05Z")

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My city holds a hidden wilderness:

> **[Hidden wilderness: The ravines of Toronto - Better Right Than Happy](https://betterrightthanhappy.com/hidden-wilderness-the-ravines-of-toronto/)**
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> Last month I told you about an unusual geographic feature of Toronto, the Leslie Street Spit. Today, I’d like to introduce you to another interesting local ecosystem. The geography of the city is largely characterized by the network of ravines that...

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**Author:** ![RonSewell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.peacefulscience.org/ronsewell/32/6194_2.png) [@RonSewell](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/RonSewell)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-ravines-of-toronto/10962/2 "2020-06-20T15:54:40Z")

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I live near an urban ravine here in Calgary. As you descend into it, the ambient noise and traffic of the frenetic city just quickly snuffs out, and what you hear is flowing water, wind through the trees - the very picture of a pastoral poem. Better than psychiatry!