News release
For immediate release
St. Thomas – Why not spend your Thanksgiving Weekend outside exploring the wonders of the Carolinian Forest? On Saturday, October 10, 2015, the Carolinian Forest Festival is hosting its first ever Public Day. And it’s a free family event: guided hikes, archery and lots of kid friendly activities. There will be free presentations on local birds of prey and reptile species every 45 minutes, beginning at 10:15 a.m.
“The Carolinian Forest Festival has always been delivered as a school field trip to elementary students,” said Betsy McClure, festival coordinator. “But for the first time this year, we are opening it to the public.”
The Carolinian Forest Festival offers hands-on activities that illustrate the importance of the Carolinian Life Zone, forest ecosystems, species at risk, stewardship and conservation, and climate change. The goal of the Festival is to allow children – and their families – to connect and relate to their local natural environment while motivating behavioural changes and encouraging everyone to become good land stewards.
“It’s a great event with lots of interactive displays and activities in the forest,” said McClure. “Chances are your kids have had a field trip here and will want to come back.”
The Public Day is entirely self-funded and is generously supported by MNR’s Species at Risk Stewardship Fund, TD Friends of the Environment Foundation and many other community organizations and businesses.
Location: Jaffa Environmental Education Centre | 48346 John Wise Line | Aylmer, ON N5H 2R4 | Click here for a map of Jaffa Environmental Education Centre
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE (there will be food available for purchase on site)
Rain or shine!
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For more information contact:
Betsy McClure
Forest Festival Coordinator
519-280-1628