Help us Green the Planet!!!

Greenfest has arrived!

Join Central Lake Ontario Conservation on Saturday, October 13^th at our family “Greenfest” at the Enniskillen Conservation Area in Clarington.  We have a variety of green activities, resources and community support to show us all how to help mother earth be a little greener.  This is a FREE event and it’s happening from 10:00am to 3:00pm, rain or shine.

Chief Topleaf

Greenfest is a celebration of the Durham Children’s Groundwater Festival 10^th anniversary,” says Patricia Lowe, Festival Chair.  “Over the past ten years, the Groundwater Festival has educated more than 40,000 local grade four and high school students, teachers and parent volunteers about water giving them the tools to conserve and protect this valuable natural resource.  This is a chance for the public to learn a little more about the blue stuff we depend on everyday, and find out that going green makes sense and keeps our water clean.”   We will have a selection of activities from the Groundwater Festival including our very popular Aboriginal Voices program. Chief Topleaf who will take us back in time with examples of how First Nations looked after the land and water and ways to help us do the same.  We will have kids environmentally friendly crafts, recycled art and natural home products for sale, environmental fun with Ontario Power Generation, nature hikes, a fly fishing demonstration, a well water demonstration by Well Wise, resources for  water do’s and don’ts from the Durham Region Works Department,  and lots more green and blue ideas for everyday living.  “There is something for everyone at Greenfest,” says Patricia and we look forward to helping you take some green steps to leave behind a smaller footprint on the planet.

To get to Enniskillen Conservation Area (Google map link) take Taunton Road to Regional Road 57 just east of the Village of Hampton, travel north to Concession Road 7, turn left and travel to Holt Road, turn right and follow signs to the parking area.  A wagon shuttle will be available to take visitors from the parking area to the activities.

Family Greenfest is made possible through the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government of Ontario.  For 25 years, the Foundation has supported the growth and vitality of communities across the province.