To celebrate National Forest Week, Yorklands is hosting a guided forest therapy walk led by Giulia Pozzi, a certified forest therapy guide! Also known as forest bathing, forest therapy is a wellness practice that encourages participants to engage with their senses and reconnect with nature. Originating from Japan in the 1980s, several studies now affirm […]
Join us for an exclusive online Q&A with Dr. Nadina Galle, author of The Nature of Our Cities, as we wrap up our #GuelphGreenReads summer book club and celebrate National Forest Week! Hosted by Yorklands Green Hub and several local organizations, this event concludes the summer book club launched on May 20th. It offers readers a chance to […]
Join Susan Ratcliffe for an evening walk around Matthew’s Farmhouse and to learn about one of the heritage structures at the Yorklands site! Who doesn’t love evening walks in the summertime?! Join Susan Ratcliffe for a walk around Matthew’s Farmhouse, a heritage building on the Yorklands site. Susan will share stories of the buildings fomer […]
We are inviting all of our volunteers to attend two upcoming Cultural Humility Training sessions facilitated by Chloe Blair: Part 1: Wednesday, October 22 at 7:00 PM (Online) Part 2: Wednesday, October 29 at 7:00 PM (Online) Important: Volunteers must attend Part 1 in order to participate in Part 2. These sessions teach […]
Guelph Climate Action Network (GCAN) and its partners are responding to the City of Guelph’s Community Call to Climate Action Report by hosting the “Community Climate Forum 2025: Learn, Plan, Act.” We are taking action to ensure that our municipality has a robust, outcome-focused, community-led plan to manage and reduce GHG emissions in our community. […]
We are inviting all of our volunteers to attend two upcoming Cultural Humility Training sessions facilitated by Chloe Blair: Part 1: Wednesday, October 22 at 7:00 PM (Online) Part 2: Wednesday, October 29 at 7:00 PM (Online) Important: Volunteers must attend Part 1 in order to participate in Part 2. These sessions teach you to […]
In collaboration with our local partners, the YGH is fortunate to share an upcoming celebration of native plants and community growing! Co-hosted by the Guelph Seed Library (a project of the Guelph Tool Library) and Guelph Public Library, the event brings together gardeners, seed savers, native plant enthusiasts, and environmental advocates for a day of learning and […]
Discover the medicinal power of local plants, herbs, and trees! Led by clinical herbalist Zhyfhs Millicent, RH (OHA), this guided Yorklands walk explores the wealth of medicine available in our backyards, local forests, and parks. Participants will learn: Medicinal qualities of certain plants How to identify local plants How to work with the plants Ethical harvesting practices Optimal harvesting […]
Join us for a screening of Eternal Song—a cinematic journey through ancestral memory, Indigenous wisdom, and the wounds of modernity. After the film, we’ll share circle space: gentle, and lightly held. A place to sit with what stirred, and be in community together.
The Quarry Story Celebrate the new year by attending the YGH’s first 2026 walk! Join Susan Ratcliffe for a winter walk and learn more about the Yorklands hidden gem — the quarry! Uncover the site’s fascinating history and its connection to the Ontario Reformatory while walking through the beautiful, snowy winter landscape. Don’t miss out […]