The Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association is upgrading its EcoAdventures with a $50,000 grant.
Association Chair Elizabeth Thorn says in the fall, they received the money through the Trillium Community Building Fund to help out with staffing, marketing, their website, and the purchasing of new tents to offer multi-day adventures.
Thorn says EcoAdventures operate as a social aspect of the association, and offers a variety of adventures to educate people about nature in Bruce Peninsula.
“The EcoAdventures support conservation and restoration activities on the Bruce. We have made significant improvements in water quality, working with our farming community, we have worked on addressing phragmites control, and we have actually undertaken a project recently on preserving habitats for the red-headed woodpecker,” says Thorn.
Thorn adds with buying the new tents, they will be able to set them up for participants to stay overnight and immersively experience the various outdoor activities the area is known for.
“Doing it in a curated way, where they understand the ecological significance of the Bruce as well,” says Thorn.
The adventures, capped at 12 to 15 participants, range from snowshoeing in the grotto, birding tours on Isaac Lake and hiking near Cape Chin.
“One of those who we have been in discussion with is the Saugeen Ojibway Nation, and we might do a partnership with them. We have been exploring various partnerships to be able to offer these exciting multi-day adventures,” says Thorn.
Anyone interested in signing up for the adventures can visit the EcoAdventures website.
