Ganong Nature Park

Nature's Backpack Teachers Workshop
2023-11-04 - 2023-11-05 | Main Room, 350 Todds Point Rd, Dufferin, NB, E3L3R8, Canada
Please contact Nature’s Backpack for more details: https://naturesbackpack.ca/product/land-our-teacher/

Date: November 4 -7:30-9pm
November 5 – 7:30 -4pm

Address: At Ganong Nature Park – 350 Todd’s Point Road, Dufferin, NB

Teaching has changed in the last few years with more understanding of the benefits of nature connection and building relationships with the land. This workshop is open to anyone who wishes to learn how to teach through land-based pedagogy, learn wilderness skills and transfer them to your unique teaching environment. You may be a teacher, a parent, a youth worker, or a life long learner.

This workshop will offer views on land-based learning and our ever changing world. The weekend will be filled with hands-on experiences and theory of being outdoors with children and how we can provide an environment that inspires life long learning and build attributes to create holistic well-being. Our roster of instructors will lead you on Indigenous worldviews, cooking, plant knowledge, music, working with plants and more.

Registration package will be emailed to you. Please provide anything we should know to make your experience a positive one.

Food: Because we are immersed 15 minutes from town, food will be provided and an option to camp on the land will be offered along with a list of places to stay close by. We do ask you to bring your own mess kit (plate, cup, cutlery, water bottle).

Language of Instruction: English

Classroom Setting: The course will be outdoors for the most part with some indoor space available for inclement weather. Please dress for the weather with multiple layers, wool is our friend and bring rubber boots and another choice of foot wear. Rain gear is a must along with hats and mitts.

Course Tuition: $350
add $25 to camp on the grounds

Camping on premise

Please bring your own camping gear. We do have extra gear if you require to borrow some.

Nature's Backpack - Earth Works (ages 6-12)
2023-09-08 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Moncton) | Outdoor Space, 350 Todds Point Rd, Dufferin, NB, E3L3R8, Canada
Please contact Nature’s Backpack for more details: https://naturesbackpack.ca/product/earth-works/
Learning Land-Based skills fosters valuable life skills and ways of knowing how to interact with the wilderness around you. We will be focusing on the four basic needs to survive: shelter, fire, water, and food. With these skills we bring awareness into the fold of wilderness skills to understand what is going on around us. We learn forgotten skills and useful crafts that perhaps our ancestors used to survive. By developing skills that increases awareness and comfort of being outdoors, youth engages in a deeper connection to place and understand the interconnection with human and non human world, while building on attributes like sense of service, adaptability, ingenuity, and resilience.
Ages 6-12 years
Friday
Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Ganong Nature Park, 350 Todd’s Point Road
Dates: September 5 – December 22, 2023

Nature's Backpack Professional Learning Days (No School Days)
2023-11-03 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Outdoor Space, 350 Todds Point Rd, Dufferin, NB, E3L3R8, Canada
Please contact Nature’s Backpack for more information: https://naturesbackpack.ca/product/2022-2023-pd-days-and-breaks/
Join us for PD Days This School Year and our March Break Holiday
Price: $50 for PD days
Ages: 5-16
Time: 8:00 – 5:00pm
Location: Ganong Nature Park, 350 Todd’s Point Road
We follow the Anglophone South School District year calendar
Come join us for a day(s) of discovery in the wilderness where we will embark on fun exploration, bushcraft skills arts and crafts and fun games. We will learn through the seasons and what the land teaches together.

NDP PROGRAM
2023-10-27, 2023-10-23, 2023-10-17 | NB
Nature Detective Program

The Nature Detective Program is a fun and interactive way of introducing elementary school-aged children to the St. Croix Estuary and Ganong Nature Park. Students become “Nature Detectives” of the Park and help us discover and learn about what happens at the Park when we are not here. Students join Park Rangers in a Park investigation into the inhabitants of the Park. Students follow a trail of clues as they hike and explore the Park and use these clues to make an amazing discovery at the end. Through their participation, students learn about our natural environment and about the animals that call our region home. They are also introduced to various species of trees and learn about how they grow and adapt to the environment around them.
This program introduces young children to outdoor, hands-on experiences and helps to develop and enhance a love for their natural environment. By cultivating an appreciation and understanding of wildlife resources, this program aims to foster wise environmental stewardship and responsible actions toward wildlife and related natural resources.

St. Stephen Middle School Cross Country Meet
2023-10-26 15:00 - 17:00 | NB
The Field Edge Trail, Auk Hill Trail and Ganong Cottage Trail will be in use during this event.

YEES PROGRAM
2023-10-24, 2023-10-12 | NB
Youth Engagement in Environmental Stewardship Program

Since 2009, the St. Croix Estuary Project Inc. has been delivering the Youth Engagement in Environmental Stewardship Program (YEES) with the objective of empowering youth to become local stewards of the Province’s natural resources. This program has provided youth with knowledge and practical skills with respect to wildlife, natural habitats and stewardship activities and is offered in correlation with the high school science curriculum.
The students are introduced to a variety of environmental subjects such as aquatic ecosystems (including wetlands, riparian zones, rivers and lakes), forestry, soils and wildlife. As part of the hands-on experience, students take measurements, such as water quality parameter measurements, to analyze the difference between local bodies of water including marshes and lakes. Soil samples are also analyzed to determine the qualities and role in the forest. Guest speakers on various topics also make class visits and facilitate presentations and help contribute to the knowledge sharing aspects of the program.
The study of the inter-tidal zones help students to discover the adaptations of local marine species, and how these species evolve in order to survive in harsh environments. Native New Brunswick wildlife is studied, in relation to the local ecosystems, and an attempt to identify many species using their tracks, scats, songs, nests, and behavior is practiced by the students. Students also learn about the endangered species of the area, in addition to land and wildlife management strategies, in order to learn the importance and value in taking an active role to environmental preservation.
With the support of the Fundy Community Foundation, Environmental Trust Fund and New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund, the 2017/2018 YEES program has reached three local high schools – St. Stephen High School, Fundy High School and Sir James Dunn Academy.

PRIVATE EVENT
2023-10-20 - 2023-10-22 | Main Room, 350 Todds Point Rd, Dufferin, NB, E3L3R8, Canada
THE MAIN BUILDING WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DURING THIS RENTAL.

PRIVATE EVENT
2023-10-05 15:00 - 18:00 | Outdoor Space, 350 Todds Point Rd, Dufferin, NB, E3L3R8, Canada
THE FIELD EDGE TRAIL WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DURING THIS RENTAL.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY FALL FAIR
2023-09-30 - 2023-10-01 | Outdoor Space, 350 Todds Point Rd, Dufferin, NB, E3L3R8, Canada
The Charlotte County Fall Fair is a celebration of rural living, hosted at the Ganong Nature Park.

Come and enjoy an entertaining and fun celebration of rural living. The Charlotte County Fall Fair ensures a wide variety of activities appealing to all ages focusing on produce, crafts, vendors and hands on exhibits. Many wonderful community organizations participate in the Charlotte County Fall Fair by sharing, teaching and displaying the skills that have played an important part in the historical and continuing development of Charlotte County.

RETURNING FAVORITES
o Make It, Grow It, Show It Exhibition Hall – enter your items by noon on Sept 16th
o Homesteading displays and activites
o Kids Zone with lots of hands-on activites
o Historical Reenactors
o Meet your Neighbours Men’s Club
o Wagon Rides
o And much more !!!
The Charlotte County Fall Fair is a fun, community event with something for everyone.
Admission Tickets purchased online: $35/car or $10/person
Admission Tickets purchased at the gate: $40/car or $10/person
Back by popular demand, our BOGO deal! Attend on Saturday get in for free on Sunday!
The Ganong Nature Park does not allow pets on site during the Fair (this includes leaving pets in your vehicle), please leave your pet at home.
The Charlotte County Fall Fair…come join us as we celebrate rural living!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO PURCHASE TICKETS

ST. STEPHEN/MILLTOWN ROTARY FUN RUN
2023-09-24 08:00 - 13:00 | Main Room, 350 Todds Point Rd, Dufferin, NB, E3L3R8, Canada
The Main Building will be close to the public during this time.

PRIVATE EVENT
2023-09-23 10:00 - 15:00 | Outdoor Space, 350 Todds Point Rd, Dufferin, NB, E3L3R8, Canada
THE FIREPIT AND MAIN BUILDING AREA WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DURING THIS RENTAL.

PRIVATE EVENT
2023-09-09 12:00 - 17:00 | Outdoor Space, 350 Todds Point Rd, Dufferin, NB, E3L3R8, Canada
The Bridge will be closed to the public during this event.

PRIVATE EVENT
2023-09-02 12:00 - 17:00 | Main Room, 350 Todds Point Rd, Dufferin, NB, E3L3R8, Canada
THE MAIN BUILDING WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DURING THIS EVENT

Homecoming Marathon
2023-08-05 | Outdoor Space, 350 Todds Point Rd, Dufferin, NB, E3L3R8, Canada
The Park trails will be in use for this event. Please exercise caution and respect all users as the park trails will be busy.

Charlotte County Kennel Club All Breed Championship Dog Show
2023-07-28 - 2023-07-30 | Outdoor Space, 350 Todds Point Rd, Dufferin, NB, E3L3R8, Canada
This event is open to the public.

PRIVATE EVENT
2023-07-22 13:00 - 18:00 | Outdoor Space, 350 Todds Point Rd, Dufferin, NB, E3L3R8, Canada
THE GANONG COTTAGE AREA WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DURING THIS EVENT

PRIVATE EVENT
2023-06-18 12:00 - 17:00 | Main Room, 350 Todds Point Rd, Dufferin, NB, E3L3R8, Canada
The Main Building will be closed to visitors during this rental.

PRIVATE EVENT
2023-05-20 13:00 - 16:00 | Main Room, 350 Todds Point Rd, Dufferin, NB, E3L3R8, Canada
The Main Building will be closed to the public during this event.
