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Friends Attacked Garlic Mustard in 2020: Second Year. Join Us in Spring 2021

Garlic mustard grew as never before in this pandemic year. Congratulations to the 40 volunteers who tackled it with unparalleled tenacity. Early on people emailed us and wanted to start removing the invasive plants either individually, with family members or with friends and physical distance.

Copeland Forest Friends Association AGM – March 31

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Join us and hear what the Friends have been up to over the past year and some of our plans for the coming one. We are pleased to welcome guest speakers Peter and Quinton Disara to this year’s AGM. The Disara brothers are World Cup

Become a member and have a chance to win!

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Your Membership Matters! Sign up now and enter a draw for a great prize. What a beautiful winter we have had so far. We hope all of our members have had the chance to enjoy the Copeland Forest and stay safe with loved ones during

We are the

Copeland Forest Friends

The Copeland Forest is a 4,400 acre Resource Management Area in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada, owned by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests. The size, beauty, and unfettered use of the forest by a wide variety of recreational users inspired an initiative to conserve the natural integrity of the forest and facilitate compatible recreational use.

In October 2015 the Copeland Forest Friends Association formed a Non-Profit Corporation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the MNRF, and began offering memberships. The organization has been structured to ensure that all of the major recreational user groups are represented equally. There are many ways to join us including becoming a member, volunteering, making a donation, and signing up for our newsletter. We look forward to seeing you in the forest!

How to get here

From Highway 400 North of Barrie, take Exit 121 and turn East onto Highway 93 (Penetanguishene Road) toward Craighurst. Take the first Left onto Ingram Road. There are two public parking lots along Ingram Road. The main parking lot is across from Breen’s Lumber Mill. google map

Download the trails map

Download map of all the major trails in the Copeland Forest.

Protecting Copeland

Learn more about the diverse flora and fauna found within Copeland Forest. Find out more…