Friends of Hanlan's

Friends of Hanlan's Hanlan’s is also home to a rare freshwater coastal dune ecosystem. Check out our Insta!

Grassroots advocacy group protecting Canada’s oldest q***r space, the site of the country’s first Gay Pride (1971), and the world’s first official n**e beach (1984).

One of the largest renaturalization efforts Toronto has ever seen continues to expand at Hanlan's because of Friends of ...
09/16/2026

One of the largest renaturalization efforts Toronto has ever seen continues to expand at Hanlan's because of Friends of Hanlan's advocacy for habitat rehabilitation and the amazing community (you!) that supports it 🩷

No airports. No concert amphitheaters. Yes plants. Yes sand. Yes birds, critters, and bugs.

This post gets a bit confessional as we close out the summer season but it's important to talk about the successes and the struggles at the same time so you can get a sense of where things are at.

There's a bigger update on the sand renourishment coming in the next few weeks so stay tuned. It's *supposed to* go in this fall/winter.

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Hanlan's Point Beach
Toronto, ON

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