Come enjoy the Fall Forest Festival at theYork Regional Forest

 

NEWMARKET – Enjoy a horse drawn wagon ride and along the way meet members of the Regional Forest Advisory Team. Enjoy a dog sledding exhibit and take a 6 km guided hike of the forest with members of the Oak Ridges Moraine Trail Association from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

 

Landowners will receive insight from the York Environmental Stewardship Council about private woodlot stewardship on guided walks at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

 

When:  Saturday, September 17th
  10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

 

Where: York Regional Forest – Eldred King Woodlands
  16232 Highway 48 (West side, 2 km north of Aurora Road)

 

Admission:  Free!

 

The Fall Forest Festival is one of 12 free, family-friendly events hosted by York Forestry and the Regional Forest Advisory Team.  The events take place each month.
 
For more information about these great events, or to receive a copy of the 2005 Take a Walk in the Forest flyer, please call the York Regional Greening Co-ordinator at 1-877-464-9675 ext. 5274.

 

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Media Contact:   Michael Kemp, Corporate Communications, York Region
- (905) 830-4444 or 1-877-464-9675, ext. 1232