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GreenUP Ecology Park is a five acre showcase of sustainable landscape ideas and resources. With a host of display gardens and naturalized areas, a native plant nursery, children’s programs, skill-building workshops and hands-on displays, the park has everything you need to be a good steward of the land in your care. This unique, award-winning centre is an ecological adventure for the whole family, staffed from May through October. Bring a picnic and explore the park, pick up some compost or plants for your garden, or roll up your sleeves and get involved! There’s something for everyone at GreenUP Ecology Park.

Use the green navigation bar at the top to learn more about the park and our programs.

The GreenUP Ecology Park Native Plant Nursery

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and through consultation with Peterborough Public Health, we have taken measures to ensure the wellbeing, health, and safety of both customers and staff.

Before planning your trip to Ecology Park, please review the full details by clicking here.

2020 opening dates & hours:

June 13 to October 9

Thursdays: 10am-6pm

Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays: 10am-4pm

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Exciting changes at GreenUP Ecology Park

GreenUP has been offering opportunities for learning, skill-building, and environmental action in our community for over 25 years.

For children growing up in this region, the GreenUP Ecology Park has been a site of wonder, learning, and environmental immersion.

In 2017, GreenUP began its first capital campaign, the Growing Ecology Park five-year investment campaign. You can download the 2020 Donor Booklet at the link below.

2020 GreenUP Donor Booklet

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In 2018, with generous community support and donations, we enhanced facilities at GreenUP Ecology Park by building a new Children’s Education Shelter. This new building will help to strengthen our capacity to offer high quality outdoor programming, maximize the impact this unique facility can have on the health of children, and increase accessibility to enable a greater number of children to use the park. In 2019, we completed installation of a new low-water irrigation system in our Native Plant and Tree Nursery.

Our goals for 2020 are as follows:

Build a permanent, barrier-free washroom
Install accessible, permeable pathways that will connect Ecology Park with the existing Trans Canada Trail
Add a permeable foundation to the newly constructed Children’s Education Shelter to make this space accessible for everyone
Install solar panels on the Children’s Education Shelter

You can help us reach our goals; you can donate now securely online.

For those looking for naming opportunities or giving larger gifts, please view our Major Donor Booklet

Continued plans for improvement at Ecology Park include a Straw Bale Greenhouse and a Naturalized Playscape.

As we look toward the future, community support remains as vital as ever to strengthen our capacity and educate our children in places like GreenUP Ecology Park. We are excited to continue strengthening our facilities to increase GreenUP’s capacity to educate the next generation of environmental stewards.