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Each year, Central Lake Ontario Conservation (CLOCA) offers a number of free and some fee-for-service programs in our various conservation areas.  From a winter snowshoe to our annual firefly hike, we engage hundreds of families each year.

 

We think we have something for everyone and encourage you to sign up to our online

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  • Purple Woods Maple Syrup Festival
    Purple Woods Maple Syrup Festival
    Select dates in March.
    Purple Woods Conservation Area
    Select dates in March.
    Purple Woods Conservation Area, 38 Coates Rd E, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4, Canada
    Come out and experience a Canadian tradition in our sugarbush!
  • Lantern Walk
    Lantern Walk
    Fri, Apr 04
    Purple Woods Conservation Area
    Apr 04, 2025, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
    Purple Woods Conservation Area, 38 Coates Rd E, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4, Canada
    Enjoy a tasty treat made with real maple syrup, then head out for a self-guided hike and explore our illuminated sugarbush. The history of this liquid gold will be told by firelight.
  • Maple Sips and Savouries
    Maple Sips and Savouries
    Sat, Apr 12
    Purple Woods Conservation Area
    Apr 12, 2025, 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
    Purple Woods Conservation Area, 38 Coates Rd E, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4, Canada
    Join us in celebrating 50 years of maple syrup production with a delightful evening featuring maple-inspired tapas by Stuttering John’s Smokehouse, and the Spring Thaw, a maple cream ale brewed in collaboration with Whitby’s Town Brewery using Purple Woods maple syrup!
  • Mother's Day Tea and Wildflower Hike
    Mother's Day Tea and Wildflower Hike
    Sat, May 10
    Purple Woods Conservation Area
    May 10, 2025, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    Purple Woods Conservation Area, 38 Coates Rd E, Oshawa, ON, Canada
    Celebrate Mother’s Day with tea, and a treat followed by a guided woodland wildflower walk at Enniskillen Conservation Area! Note: This event will be held on Saturday, the day before Mother's Day.
  • Summer Solstice Firefly Hike
    Summer Solstice Firefly Hike
    Fri, Jun 20
    Purple Woods Conservation Area
    Jun 20, 2025, 9:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
    Purple Woods Conservation Area, 38 Coates Rd E, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4, Canada
    Celebrate the Summer Solstice with CLOCA by the glow of fireflies!
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