The Copeland Forest Friends: Looking after the Forest for the Ministry of Natural Resources for all the user groups

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Copeland Forest Friends

3 days ago

Copeland Forest Friends
Spring is in the air ! And with it spring flowers, the ephemerals 🌼🪷and birds !! 🐤Bob Bowles is heading out for a walk in the Copeland Forest to look at these beautiful flowers, listen for warblers and more! 🌱Please join him if you can.When: Monday May 11, 10- 1pm Where: P4 - just off line 5 ... See MoreSee Less

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Copeland Forest Friends

1 week ago

Copeland Forest Friends
Copeland Forest Trail Seasonal Closures ReminderCFFA has installed signs that identify trail closure (either seasonal or permanent) as recommended in the 2023 Trail Plan. The seasonal closures include trail sections that tend to be wet and support amphibian species. Use of these trails in the Spring can damage the trail and impact various sensitive species. Double track sections between Posts 4 & 5 and Posts 8 & 43 along with the single-track trail Rusty Mud Bucket are currently closed. In addition to the spring closures, CFFA has permanently closed a few limited sections of trails that pass through sensitive areas which are largely low-lying wet areas. These sections of trail are particularly sensitive in the spring and should not be used. We expect that most forest users who value the ecology of the forest will respect the closures.Copeland Forest is the most ecologically diverse forest in Simcoe County. It is designated as a Provincially Significant Wetland and contains many documented Species at Risk. The low-lying parts of the forest are particularly sensitive. The use of the forest for hiking and riding should be considered as a privilege. In 2023 CFFA released a trail plan that examined the single-track trails that were originally developed without the permission of the landowner (the Ministry of Natural Resources). The Trail Plan was supported by ecological study and makes many recommendations including the closures of some limited sections of trails in the forest (>95% of the trails are unaffected).Finally, we are seeing new short sections of trail emerging in the form of short cuts. CFFA is placing brush on these emerging sections. We ask that trail users keep to the original trail. ... See MoreSee Less

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Copeland Forest Friends

3 weeks ago

Copeland Forest Friends
Thank you to everyone who joined the Earth Day clean up of P1 and P2. ... See MoreSee Less

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Copeland Forest Friends

4 weeks ago

Copeland Forest Friends
REMINDERThe 2026 CFFA Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday April 18, 2026 from 9:30 am at the Heights of Horseshoe. Refreshments will be servedMembers are invited to read the meeting agenda, previous years minutes, 2025 financial statement and the CFFA balance sheet as of Dec 31, 2025 at www.copelandfriends.ca/about-us/agm-documents/Please come and hear the highlights and challenges of the previous year and the CFFA's plans for 2026. Guest speaker will be Toby Rowland, biologist with the Couchiching Conservancy. See the details of Toby's presentation below.Members and new members are welcome. ... See MoreSee Less

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 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!