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2025 Fundraising Campaign: Garage to Greatness
Building Nature’s Classroom In 1942, Ed and Merele Cousins broke ground on what would become a palatial country residence along the shore of Lake Ontario. ‘Edmerel’, as they called their home, is now sometimes referred to as ‘the yellow house’ and is the site of Presqu’ile’s Nature Centre. If you haven’t taken a tour, please do so! It is open daily, 10am to 4pm, in July and August. Our enthusiastic nature interpreters will be there to answer your questions about the native plants and animals, geology and fossils, and the natural history and ecological niches of the area. The Nature […]
Honouring Loved Ones While Growing the Forest
The Memorial Tree Planting Program at Presqu’ile By Christy Trescher, Director In 2019, the Friends of Presqu’ile established the Memorial Tree Planting Program to provide a meaningful way for individuals and families to pay tribute to loved ones or mark milestone events like birthdays and anniversaries. Rather than traditional plaques or benches, this initiative focuses on planting native trees – offering both a growing legacy and an opportunity to support the reforestation of Presqu’ile Provincial Park. If you’d like to learn more or take part in this meaningful program, please click here. Planting ceremonies take place twice a year – […]
Garage to Greatness: Building Nature’s Classroom
Nature Centre Renovation Campaign We are excited to share news about our big project for 2025. We’ve launched our “Garage to Greatness: Building Nature’s Classroom” project. Part of the project is to refresh the Nature Centre with some cosmetic improvements, and we plan to transform the old ‘Yellow House’ garage into a four-season learning centre. We will completely renovate the space and install new audio-visual equipment. The classroom will accommodate 20-25 students. In the past, lack of space has limited the park’s ability to run Discovery programming in the winter months, or anytime the weather is inclement, but this initiative […]
