Celebrate forests event Sunday at Macphail Woods

A forest celebration is planned at Macphail Woods this weekend.

The Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project will host its fourth Festival of Forests on Sunday, Sept. 15, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Macphail Woods Nature Centre in Orwell.

Admission is free, but donations are accepted.

The festival will be a family friendly event with children’s activities, guided walks, food and short workshops. There will be a silent auction featuring items donated by Island businesses, artists and artisans.

For almost 30 years, Macphail Woods has been a hub of activity, a centre for conservation, forest stewardship and environmental education. The nature trails, wildlife garden and nursery of native trees, shrubs, ferns and wildflowers attract people from across Prince Edward Island, whatever the season.

Workshops, talks and guided walks, summer camps for children and the ever-popular owl prowls offer plenty of opportunities for people of all ages to learn about and appreciate the natural world.

Macphail Woods is also active in the community, working with schools, watershed groups and communities to plant trees and create and maintain healthy forests across the Island. This annual festival is a chance to celebrate and explore the wonders of the Acadian forest – as a place of natural beauty, as habitat for countless species of wildlife and as place of spiritual importance.

For more information, email danielmcrae@macphailwoods.org.