ENJOY NATURE AT THE MCLARTY CENTRE

“The Pine River Watershed’s McLarty Environmental Area has provided an enriching area for our Horticultural Youth Group to meet each year. The 30 children in our group, ages 6-14, look forward, each year, to the meetings held at the centre. They have had the opportunity to see and learn about our native species of flora and fauna. Hiking on the trail to identify plant and bird species and observing frogs are some of their favorite activities. As a leader of the Youth group I really appreciate that we have access to such a wonderful area so close to home for our children to learn and explore. The Pine River Watershed has been an excellent support for the environmental and horticultural teaching that we do and we greatly appreciate that.”

Heather Newman – Leader of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society For Our Youth Club.

The McLarty Environmental Study Area is designed for our community to learn about the Pine River; wetland creation and the education of the local wildlife and plants that this area supports. PRWIN has installed a trail system throughout the area, created two wetland ponds, planted memorial trees, an osprey nest and reforested the area with over a thousand tree seedlings.

For more information, please email pineriverwin@yahoo.ca