Exciting news! Join us and help us celebrate the permanent protection of Gillies Nature Tract! This is TTLT's 15th property acquisition and was generously donated by George Gillies. Together we will protect this beautiful habitat in perpetuity.

This FREE celebration event will kick off with a short dedication ceremony followed by mingling over delicious light refreshments catered by Appin BBQ Service & Catering. At this one-time-only event there will be options to join interpretive hikes exploring the nature tract (henceforth, this property will be closed to the public).

See you there!

Where: 2598 CPR Drive, Glencoe  (private property adjacent to Gillies Nature Tract - please park on the road and make your way to the big white tent)

When: April 28th, 2018 at 2-4pm

About Gillies Nature Tract

The Gillies Nature Tract contains 23 hectares (56 acres) of interior forest and is a mixture of upland forest (85%) and Provincially Significant Wetland (15%). The extensive woodland provides home to a number of area sensitive forest breeding birds including several Species at Risk. The upland forest is a diverse deciduous forest with American Beech, Silver Maple, Eastern Cottonwood, White Ash and several oak species. The forested areas contain a wide diversity of herbaceous plants such as violets, ferns, jack-in-the-pulpit. The wetlands include smaller silver maple swamps and a large cattail marsh. The wetlands are home to many amphibians and reptiles.