Something beautiful happens when our community comes together.
Thank you to the supporters of the Wye Marsh for your truly generous collaboration with us throughout the entire visioning process. With your help, we created a new future for the Wye Marsh; one that is vibrant, and prosperous. We look forward to sharing our journey with you as we build upon these ideas and cultivate a new life for the Marsh. We welcome your ongoing involvement in this process, your contributions have been truly invaluable to us.
- Sean Diening, President of the Wye Marsh Board of Directors, on behalf of the board, staff and volunteers.
The results of the visioning process
Our mission and vision for the Wye Marsh
Our vision is “ To be the foremost public environmental research and education centre in Canada.”
Our mission is that "We are a centre of excellence for wetlands research, interpretation and education based on the principle of stewardship and the importance of environmental awareness."
Core Elements of the Vision and Mission Statements:
Stewardship – Stewardship is an ethic that embodies the responsible planning and management of resources. The concept can be applied to the environment and nature. "
Measured Success (Environmental Awareness) – Develop and maintain a thorough and evolving understanding of environmental issues that relate to the Georgian Bay region and wetlands in particular. Identify ways to promote awareness of the diversity and fragility of our environment and the importance of its protection.
Centre of Excellence – Strive for consistency and integrity in all facets of what we do. Planning, decision making and action reflect a focus on being a front runner in environmental research and programming while continuously learning and working to improve the products and services we provide.
Wetlands Research – Partner with academic and other research-based institutions in identifying, planning and funding wetlands research. Develop criteria for evaluating proposed research projects at all levels (e.g. staff, post-secondary student; higher academic, etc).
Education/Interpretation: will include programs, events and activities that inform all levels of formal education, preschool through post-secondary, and visiting public. These will include Experiential, interpretive and multi-discipline, multi-media opportunities to learn.
2016 Successes:
- We are so pleased with how the new boardwalk turned out! We would like you to join us for the Grand Opening Ceremony of the new boardwalk this Saturday June 18th at 2pm.
- Raised the funds required in order to replace the outdoor aviaries for our feathered educational ambassadors. Allowing us to create new enclosures for them, increasing the safety of our birds, patrons and staff!
- We're hosting the Canadian Canoe Museum's travelling exhibit until December in our Display Hall.
- Along with the exhibit comes a whole calendar of amazing events. For more details check out our Upcoming Events.
- We are so proud and excited to say that we've received a wonderful bequest from the late Ms. Gisela Grant which has enabled us to create the Wye Marsh Endowment Fund with the Huronia Community Foundation. This fund will provide us with the opportunity to support our educational programming on an annual basis.
Our Supporters:
