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FERGUSON: MORE THAN A FOREST OR TREE NURSERY
Posted: Saturday, 05 December 2020
The people of North Grenville know and appreciate Ferguson Forest Centre (FFC). We hike or ski the many kilometres of trails through the forest, take our dogs to the Dog Park, stroll the paths in the Arboretum, and launch kayaks at Anniversary Park. We admire Veterans Memorial Park and Veterans Way, and feel a sense of communal pride in the fields full of small trees clearly reflecting an active green farming operation. Few people realize that the tree nursery is the financial engine that supports all other FFC activities on the Centre’s recreational lands that the community uses and cherishes.…
North Grenville’s Ferguson Forest Centre Toboggan Hill Opened
Posted: Wednesday, 06 January 2021
The Ferguson Forest Centre (FFC) is pleased to have assisted the Municipality of North Grenville with their establishment of a new and now opened public toboggan hill in the Ferguson Forest Centre’s Arboretum (241 Honour Way), located opposite to the Centre’s off leash dog park. The toboggan hill is open to public use when weather conditions permit and between the hours of 8am to 5 pm daily, including weekends and statutory holidays. Participants are asked to follow all Ontario health guidelines, maintain a 2 metre physical distancing from those outside of your household or cohort at all times, to use…
Toboggan Hill at Ferguson Forest Centre in North Grenville
Posted: Thursday, 07 January 2021
NORTH GRENVILLE, ON – The Municipality of North Grenville is pleased to offer a sledding hill in partnership with the Ferguson Forest Centre. “Council is thrilled with the addition of this outdoor winter activity for residents to enjoy - without having to leave town,” said Mayor Nancy Peckford. “The need for safe, outdoor recreational activities for families is even greater during the pandemic, and we thank Ferguson Forest Centre for offering such a wonderful space,” added Mayor Peckford. The toboggan hill is located at the Arboretum in the Ferguson Forest Centre (241 Honour Way) and open to the public…
Ferguson Tree Nursery Making a Difference
Posted: Thursday, 20 May 2021
Residents of North Grenville are used to seeing fields of seedlings in the Ferguson Tree Nursery as they travel down County Road 43 or greenhouses full of container stock off County Road 44. However, have you ever stopped to think of what becomes of these tiny seedlings. Well, here is an example of what your nursery is doing to help in reforestation and afforestation in the Province of Ontario. Theresa Allingham, a Kemptville resident and 2nd year student at Memorial University of Newfoundland, left a few weeks ago to plant trees in Northern Ontario. An avid environmentalist, she was thrilled to…