Transcript Gail Graham EcoPark Masterplan Development

GRAHAM FAMILY
EcoPark
Masterplan
Presentation
SPORTS FIELD
THE SITE
DAY COTTAGES
BARN
PLAYGROUND
VOLLEYBALL
POND
Mission Statement
To provide an ecological
experience for families in need”
General Terms of Reference
• The facility will be universally accessible to
those in need
• We will create an environment where a
wheel chair will be seen as a natural thing
• Kids will be totally exposed to a natural
environment
• We will focus on sustainability – can the
site be maintained economically
• We will preserve the uniqueness of the park by
not duplicating other facilities or trying to be all
things to all people
• Our brand is –EcoPark and we will focus on
environmental principals
• We will maintain a balance between education
and recreation
• We will not destroy the park through overuse
• We will create environments that will attract
animals and support a wide variety of
ecosystems
THE PARK WILL FULFILL A DUAL PURPOSE
1. An ongoing Recreational & Educational
Experience for families and children “in need”
• Boys and Girls Club Programs
• Programs or other organizations fitting the mission
• Day camps, recreational uses, on going programs
1. An ongoing Recreational & Educational
Experience for families and children “in need”
• Provide open space for old time fun like
sack races, egg toss, tug of war, etc.
• Fitness circuit
• Gardening from planting to harvest
• Zip-lines that dip into the water
• Wall climbing, high rope climbing
• Water slide
• Lego land concept
1. An ongoing Recreational & Educational
Experience for families and children “in need”
• Adventure playground where kids can
have tools and materials to construct forts
• Ultimate Frisbee
• Pumpkin patch
• Small hobby farm – organic fruits and veg.
• Vermiculture
• Treasure hunts – find and identify nature
and plant life
2.
General Environmental Education
• Other public bodies
• Classroom tours of trails and interpretive centre,
lookouts and the island study area
Tours will be limited to a specific number per year and
under strict rules.
Not to be a replacement for the Board of Education and
those in need take priority
2.
General Environmental Education
• Sensory Gardens
• Walking trails with plants identified
• Link park to other sites to make this a
“total” experience
• Butterfly garden
• Look-outs at various locations – Try
Operations
• Island study area
The Entrance Road
Welcomed by a Country Lane
The Playfield
The Canadian Shield
The East Meadow
Wildflower Planting with Stoneybrook School
Spring 2009
The Island
The Pond and
Island Study Area
The Interpretive Centre
The Orchard and Organic Garden
Thank you
Questions??