Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre
It has been awhile since we last posted an eco-tourism article on the website. This afternoon I came across an article that caught my eye and led me to read more about the Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre. The Wye Marsh is located on the edge of Midland, Ontario in Tay Township, Canada.
The Wye Marsh has decided to expand its Eco-Tour Program for Winter 2007. After a successful summer program, the Wildlife Centre is giving guests and visitors the opportunity to explore winter in Ontario. If you have children and are looking for an escape away from the TV, video games and computer, the Wye Marsh is the place to visit.
According to the article I found:
Wye Marsh naturalists will guide visitors behind the scenes into the world of woodland and wetland research using snowshoes. Eco-tours will be approximately 3 hours in duration and will include a stop at a warm fire for hot chocolate and snacks. Tours start in January 2007, and continue through March on selected Saturdays and Sundays. Cost is $40.00 per person plus applicable tax and includes use of snowshoes. Additional times and dates can be personally arranged for groups of five or more. Scheduled dates and times can be viewed at Wye Marsh Winter Eco Tours.
Eco-tours will include:
• A three-hour (three - four km.) snowshoe trek (snowshoes provided-or bring your own)
• Hands-on winter animal tracking and tree identification
• Hands-on winter survival techniques plus bow and drill fire starting
• Research updates and swan information
• GPS workshop - You get to lead us home!
• Hot chocolate and hotdogs over an open fire in the woods
The Wye Marsh is working hard to reduce their impact on the environment:
* Solar panels
* Composting toilets
* Waterless gardening
* Vermicomposting - Visitors to the Marsh can also buy worm kits and worms for their own vermicomposting initiatives.
* Future wind turbine - The Marsh also has future plans to erect a 10KW wind turbine on the property
* 3 goats to cut their grass - zero harmful emissions and free rich fertilizer
If you are interested in visiting the centre, you can reserve now for the outdoor winter eco-tour by calling 705-526-7809. For more information on the Winter Eco Tours go to the Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre web site. www.wyemarsh.com
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Written by steve on November 17th, 2006 with
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