Programs

The Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre offers a variety of programs for everyone. There are School, Family and Scout & Guide group programs.

Some of our activities and special features include: canoe excursions, guided walks, dipnetting, observation tower, observation blind, picnic areas, educational programs, floating boardwalks, upcoming day camp (Summer, Winter Break, and March Break), canoe ecotours

All Wye Marsh programs adhere to key mandates of Good for Life and Active 2010 to promote participation in psychical activity and healthy living.

You can now make a donation to Wye Marsh on-line. To make an on-line donation, please click on the "Donate Now" button above.

EARLY MORNING AND TWILIGHT CANOE ECOTOURS

Our exciting and unique early morning and twilight CANOE ECOTOURS
begin the May long weekend.  This is your chance to go behind the scenes into the world of wetland research by getting into the thick of things.

ECOTOURS are $50.00 per person and pre-registration is required by calling (705) 526-7809 READ MORE

VIEW CALENDAR FOR SCHEDULED TIMES IN MAY

Frustrated because you can’t identify the birds you find at your feeder, in the woods, or along the roadside? Come to Wye Marsh and witness the spring bird migration and learn some simple tips that will impress your friends during our Migratory Birding Workshop in the morning!  Pack a lunch go for a stroll and in the afternoon make a recycled bird feeder from materials supplies by Wye Marsh.  This fun craft is for all ages who share our love for nature and sustainable lifestyles.  What a great gift for Mom!
Date:  Saturday May 10
Time: 10:00 – 12:00 Migratory Birding Workshop
& 12:30 – 2:00 Make a Recycled Bird Feeder
Cost:  Included with general admission

Complimentary Admission for Mom at Wye Marsh

Mom’s are invited to experience all that springtime in Wye Marsh has to offer for FREE on Mother’s Day.  Access to our trail system and a spectacular Birds of Prey Show at 11:30 am or 2:30 pm are included.  All Moms’ will receive a free ballot for our Mother’s Day gift basket, drawn at 4:00 pm that day.  
Date:  Sunday, May 11th
Time: Open all day, last trail admission is 3:00 pm
Cost: Free admission for mom only

GUIDED CANOES AND WALKS EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY STARTING VICTORIA DAY MAY LONG WEEKEND

EVERY DAY DURING JULY AND AUGUST

Guided walks are included with general admission and guided canoes are an additional $6 plus GST per person. Canoers must be 6 years of age or older.

Canoes can be pre-registered by calling and making a reservation

Full Moon Spring Peepers Walk

Come out and enjoy one of the first signs of spring, the Spring Peeper.  These small frogs create one of the loudest natural sounds in spring and summer.  A Wye Marsh naturalist will teach you the tricks to tracking down these tiny creatures and how to listen to the frogs of the wild.  We will even work on a little choir of our own as we sing out the choruses of the different frogs of Ontario .  No “froggin” adventure would be complete without one of our famous Wet N Scaly reptile shows.  Come out, have some fun, and make some friends with nature noisiest animals!
Date: Saturday, May 17th
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Cost: $5 for members and $8 for non-members

DOGGIE DAYS!
K-9 friends are always welcome at the Wye Marsh. Join us along with your poochy pals for a doggie social!  A Wye Marsh naturalist will lead you and your companion on a one hour guided walk throughout the magnificent Wye Marsh interpreting our many points of interest.  After a look around the Marsh, it is play time for your pal.  A Wye Marsh naturalist will lead a variety of doggie games which are geared at burning of some energy and creating a social atmosphere for your pup.  This is a great way to exercise both you and your dog, while meeting other dog owners from the area.  Please note:  Proper doggie etiquette is required.  Dogs must be on leashes during the guided walk.   
Date: Sunday, June 1st
Time:  1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Cost: General admission (pooches and members are free!)

Theatre troupe rides into Midland, changing the world from the seat of their bicycles

A group of young cyclists from across Canada will ride into Midland on Tuesday, June 3 armed with an inspiring message of youth empowerment and sustainable consumption. Members of the Otesha Project will perform their award-winning Morning Choices play at Wye Marsh Wildlife Center at 7:00pm.

The traveling theatre troupe is pedaling 1,200 kilometers across Ontario, delivering theatre performances to dozens of communities along the way. On the road, the actors live as a mobile and sustainable community for two months, cycling from performance to performance, braving the elements, connecting with communities along the route, and exploring all the ups and downs of directly addressing environmental and social justice issues through their own every day actions.

The Otesha Project is a youth-run charitable organization that uses theatre to mobilize young people to create local and global change through their daily consumer choices.

Otesha troupes have performed to more than 72,000 people across Canada and won international awards for our innovative and effective youth-engagement programs. Seven cycling and performing tours are criss-crossing Canada in 2008. Don't miss your opportunity to see one of them! Check out www.otesha.ca for more information, and see you at the show!

Date: Tuesday, June 3rd
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: $5.00 per person

RIDE ON!

Come and join Wye Marsh staff on a weekly bike program for people ages 6 to adult. Don’t own a bike? No problem! Bikes and helmets are provided for the program to those that need them through a grant from Active 2010, Communities in Action Fund. READ MORE>>

RENEWABLE ENERGY SEMINAR

Interested in renewable energy for your home, cottage, farm, or small business? But don’t know where to start?

Plan to attend a Renewable Energy Seminar at the Wye Marsh on Saturday, August 16, 2008 from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. Hear presentations on small scale solar, and wind power generation and geothermal systems, and ways to integrate these technologies into your own property. Talk to experts about planning, economics and environmental impacts, financial incentives, regulations and how to access resources including information, equipment suppliers, and installers. Visit the Wye Marsh Renewable Energy Station to see examples of renewable power generation in operation. Experts who will be presenting are from: Dommelvalley Green Power, Detronics, Sentinel Power Systems/Energy Depot, and Yanch. READ MORE ABOUT EXPERTS

Cost: $30 per person, please bring your lunch

Pre-registration is required as space is limited, 48 hour cancellation policy

Escape…Explore…Experience...

Getaway Packages with Wye Marsh & Local Bed and Breakfasts

Wye Marsh and some of our local Bed and Breakfasts have teamed up to offer you some truly unique experiences.  Now open to the public, we are offering “Behind The Scenes Tours” with our naturalist's teams that care for Trumpeter Swans, Birds of Prey, and Wet N Scaly Creatures.  We also offer Ecotour experiences with a qualified and knowledgeable stewardship staff into some of the most inaccessible areas of Wye Marsh. READ MORE>>