Archive for the ‘GreenUP Ecology Park’ Category

by: Danica Jarvis – GreenUP Environmental Education Coordinator GreenUP invites you to join us for our annual Family Night and Lantern Walk on Thursday, August 23rd at 6:00pm. The event will be held at GreenUP Ecology Park at 1899 Ashburnham Drive, and is a family favourite for the nature-loving, Peterborough community. Plenty of parking is […]

By Vern Bastable, GreenUP Ecology Park and Landscape Programs Manager When approached by new visitors to GreenUP Ecology Park, staff members often hear, “I never knew this place existed!” Whether you have lived in the Peterborough-area for one year or twenty, GreenUP Ecology Park remains a hidden gem. Our five-acre park, located beside Beavermead Campground, […]

Congratulations to the three winners of the Growing Ecology Park Raffle held at the Annual Plant Sale at Ecology Park on May 20th! First Prize, a food grade rain barrel, went to Amanda Rabishaw of Toronto, ON Second Prize, a signed copy of the Big Book of Nature Activities by Drew Monkman and Jacob Rodenburg […]

By Danica Jarvis, GreenUP Environmental Educator October marks one of my favourite holidays, Halloween, which is a time for a celebration of all things spooky. It’s time to carve pumpkins, decorate our homes with strings of bats and spiders, and tuck rubber snakes and rats under fallen leaves for unsuspecting trick-or-treaters. As you dig your […]

By Karen Halley, GreenUP Communications & Marketing Specialist The hot and humid conditions we have been experiencing over the past few weeks are certainly not usual for fall in Peterborough. Some of us have enjoyed the recent hot weather that we hoped for all summer, but the weather forecasts now show more seasonal temperatures. When […]

By Karen Halley, GreenUP Communications & Marketing Specialist We are about mid way through the summer. As you settle into the backyard hammock or a Muskoka chair on the dock, what book are you looking forward to reading? GreenUP is here to help you get started on your summer book list with suggested favourites from […]

Blog and and photographs by GreenUP volunteer, Samantha Stephens Fiery leaves falling through the autumn air are a familiar September sight in Ontario. But if you’re watching closely, you’ll notice another, more directed orange fluttering- these are the monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus). They are embarking on a 3 000 mile migration. Signalled by the cooling temperatures […]

TERRIFIC TREES  Join us from 6:30 – 8:30 pm, on Thursday July 16th at GreenUP Ecology Park (1899 Ashburnham Drive) and explore the exciting world of trees! Discover the magic of trees and our urban forest! Special guest and tree expert Vern Bastable leads a tree tour throughout GreenUP Ecology Park. Families will have the […]

Family Nature Nocturnes, July 9th from 6:30-8:30 pm ANIMAL HABITATS Join us from 6:30 – 8:30 pm, on Thursday July 9th at GreenUP Ecology Park (1899 Ashburnham Drive) and explore the exciting world of animal habitats! Discover the critters big and small that make their home at GreenUP Ecology Park and Meade Creek. Families will have […]

Getting more people, especially children, outside and into nature is something we strive for at GreenUP. Each Thursday throughout the summer we’re hosting Nature Nocturnes at GreenUP Ecology Park. Nature Nocturnes is a free opportunity to come to the park to learn about nature, participate in fun educational games, make nature-themed crafts and a whole […]