National Forest Week: An Old-Growth Forest Project Tour and Retrospective

Forests and other natural spaces are necessary for human health and wellbeing as well as providing habitat and food for all our non-human neighbours. The Ignatius Old-Growth Forest Project has been actively pursuing forest and riparian restoration activities since 2014, but the work began long before the Project’s official launch as the “Plant an Old-Growth Forest Project.” Join us on Sunday, September 18th as we kick off National Forest Week with a walk through the Project grounds and a retrospective on its history. We will talk about the dam removal that paved the way in 2009; community collaboration and engagement; past and ongoing restoration activities to improve connectivity and manage invasive species; and adaptive management strategies.

This conversation and guided tour is free and open to everyone, though donations are gratefully accepted online at https://ignatiusguelph.ca/donate/ or on-site through the donation boxes.

We will meet at the Pavilion near the entrance at 53 Cross Creek Boulevard at 10am. Please dress for the weather and bring a hat, sunscreen, water, and bug spray as needed.

We do have a cap on the number of attendees to ensure parking will be available. If there is enough interest, we may offer a second session. For more information about the Ignatius Jesuit Centre and the Old-Growth Forest Project, please visit https://ignatiusguelph.ca/

Location: Ignatius Old-Growth Forest Project Pavilion, enter at 53 Cross Creek Boulevard and walk toward the meadow