Volunteers Needed


Help Us Finish The New Trails!

Heber Down Conservation Area, Whitby
Saturday, October 24, 2009
9:00am - 11:00am

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Volunteers are required to assist Central Lake Ontario Conservation staff put the finishing touches on sections of newly created trails in Heber Down Conservation Area, Whitby.  This event will take place on Saturday, October 24th from 9:00am until 11:00am.  Activities may include raking topsoil, spreading woodchips, planting trees and shrubs, and installing trail signs.  Work boots and work gloves are recommended. This event will require some heavy lifting and is not suitable for small children.

“We are really excited about the new trail sections that have recently been installed at Heber Down Conservation Area,” says Jamie Davidson , Conservation Areas Planner with Central Lake Ontario Conservation. “Volunteers have played an important role over the last few years in helping us upgrade other sections of the trail network.  On this day, we hope to further enhance the trails for the thousands of watershed residents who visit each year.” 

If you are available for an hour or two please register for the event by contacting Mr. Jamie Davidson at the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Office (905) 579-0411 ext. 114 or email: jdavidson@cloca.com.  All participants are asked to meet in the main conservation area parking lot.  

Directions: Exit 401 at Brock Street in Whitby and travel north on Brock Street to Taunton Road .  Turn left onto Taunton Road and travel to Country Lane Road.  Turn right onto Country Lane Road and travel until the main entrance.  Enter through the gate and follow the road to the main parking lot. Google Map