A community nature hub for humans and animals

There is no other place in Guelph like this. The number of migrating bird species, birdwatchers, the dog walkers, photographers, nature appreciators, the fisher folk spending time alongside --and on top of, the pond -- (ice fishing in the heart of a city is essentially unheard of!!) The options for walking//terrain-- paved surfaces for those folks - elders and young ones, that may have a hard time with hilly or rougher terrain; more narrow forested and grassy trails that pass alongside the river. The tracks to be seen from: birds, dogs, snakes, rabbits, squirrels, coyotes, goslings, bikes, x-country skis, and humans. The varieties of trees, plants, grasses, the marsh, the places for picnics. It's hard to not imagine inmates tending to the lands and creating this beauty for us to enjoy. As we walk the lands at the old Reformatory - at risk of sounding too woo, I can't help but think there's some healing happening back and forward in time by all of us using and enjoying the land there.