Friends of Malcolmson Eco-Park
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Description & Services
Areas Served	Niagara Region
Description	A non-profit organization of volunteers, working closely with the Recreation and Community Services Department, to naturalize the city-owned Malcolmson Eco-Park.  Focus of the activities includes the planting of the open area with tall grass prairie plants and replacing exotic tree species with native and Carolinian species. The organization requires volunteers to plant trees and wildflowers, weed flower beds, mulch trees and shrubs and pot seedlings in the greenhouse. Host Earth Day celebrations each year, have native plant sales, and provide tours of the park by appointment.
Dates	All year
Eligibility	All
Languages	English
Fees	None
Events	Annual Earth Day, April 20th, 2013 - plant sale and volunteer planting day
Contact Information
Located In Community	St Catharines
Mailing Address	320 Geneva St  St Catharines, ON L2R 7C2
Website	www.malcolmsonecopark.com
Primary Contact	Greg Eckhardt, Convenor of the Advisory Committee; Email: geckhardt@cogeco.ca
Accessibility	Partially Accessible - Parking - Accessible; Entrance - Accessible; Washroom - Usable
Other Details
Service Level	(50) Non Profit
Print Material	Newsletter - The CARE Package; History Bulletin - Creating and Restoring Environments - The Evolution of Malcolmson Eco-Park
Established	1993
Funding	Grants ; Donations ; Sale of Goods - Plant sales
Subjects
Subjects	Environmental protection ; Parks
Broader Terms	Environment ; Recreation ; Recreational facilities