Pinery Provincial Park

Start: December 6, 2025 - 11:00 AM End: December 6, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Every bird that you see has natural weaknesses as well as special powers! Who would win if they went up against in each other in a battle? Join a Park Naturalist and use trading cards to find out!

Start: December 6, 2025 - 14:00 PM End: December 6, 2025 - 14:30 PM

Join a Park Naturalist at the Visitor Centre to take a short tour of the live exhibits and learn about these special reptilian creatures!

Start: December 7, 2025 - 11:00 AM End: December 7, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Join a Park Naturalist for story time to learn how different animals are preparing to survive the cold and snow at Pinery. Afterwards, create your own storybook about what your favourite animal does in the fall! This program is intended for younger audiences, although all are welcome.

Start: December 13, 2025 - 11:00 AM End: December 13, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Woodpeckers are a diverse group of birds with a special talent- it's right in the name! Join a Park Naturalist on Heritage Trail to learn more about this group of birds so important to the woodlands of Ontario.

Start: December 13, 2025 - 14:00 PM End: December 13, 2025 - 14:30 PM

Join a Park Naturalist at the Visitor Centre to take a short tour of the live exhibits and learn about these special reptilian creatures!

Start: December 20, 2025 - 10:00 AM End: December 20, 2025 - 11:00 AM

Dress cozy and join a Park Naturalist on the Cedar Trail for a stroll among the snow, glimpse winter life, and learn about how plants, animals, and humans adapt to the shifting of seasons.

Start: December 20, 2025 - 13:00 PM End: December 20, 2025 - 14:00 PM

Have you ever wondered how some animals can sleep the winter away? Drift off into the wonderful world of hibernation, and learn which surprising species are hibernators. Located at the Visitor Centre

Start: December 20, 2025 - 15:00 PM End: December 20, 2025 - 16:00 PM

Did you know that there’s life after death in the forest? Many creatures, big and small, depend on dead trees for habitat and food. Join a Park Naturalist at the Visitor Centre to find out which of Pinery’s creatures rely on dead wood, how they use it, and the evidence they leave behind. A game and outdoor activity following story time will show you how to be a forest detective! This program is intended for younger audiences, although all are welcome.

Start: December 21, 2025 - 10:00 AM End: December 21, 2025 - 11:00 AM

Woodpeckers are a diverse group of birds with a special talent- it's right in the name! Join a Park Naturalist on Heritage Trail to learn more about this group of birds so important to the woodlands of Ontario.

Start: December 21, 2025 - 13:00 PM End: December 21, 2025 - 13:30 PM

Join a Park Naturalist at the Visitor Centre to take a short tour of the live exhibits and learn about these special reptilian creatures!

Start: December 21, 2025 - 15:00 PM End: December 21, 2025 - 16:00 PM

Join a Park Naturalist at the Visitor Centre Indoor Theatre for story time to learn how different animals are preparing to survive the cold and snow at Pinery. Afterwards, create your own storybook about what your favourite animal does in the fall! This program is intended for younger audiences, although all are welcome.

Start: December 22, 2025 - 10:00 AM End: December 22, 2025 - 12:00 PM

The needles of evergreen trees stay with us throughout the wintertime and can help keep us connected to nature. Join a Park Naturalist to learn about winter trees, their adaptations, and create some inspired art. Materials will be available in limited amounts.

Start: December 22, 2025 - 14:00 PM End: December 22, 2025 - 14:30 PM

Bring your hats, mitts, and a whole lot of patience! Meet a Pinery Naturalist at the Visitor Centre to feed Black-capped Chickadees and other winter resident birds and learn about why these birds rely on each other to get through the winter months.

Start: December 23, 2025 - 10:00 AM End: December 23, 2025 - 11:00 AM

In its history, Pinery has undergone many drastic changes, some caused by humans, some natural. Join a Park Naturalist on the Cedar Trail to discover how these changes have massive impacts on the park even still today!

Start: December 23, 2025 - 13:00 PM End: December 23, 2025 - 14:00 PM

Are you ready to become a citizen scientist? Come to the Visitor Centre and learn how to use the iNaturalist app on your own device, then practice identifying species out in nature. This program will be targeted toward beginner users, no technology experience needed! You are welcome to borrow a physical guidebook for the program if you do not have a device available to you.

Start: December 27, 2025 - 10:00 AM End: December 27, 2025 - 11:00 AM

Pinery’s Oak Savanna ecosystem has a wide variety of different oak species that each play their own role! Join a Park Naturalist on the Cedar Trail to learn the unique adaptations these plants have from other trees and why they thrive here at Pinery.

Start: December 27, 2025 - 13:00 PM End: December 27, 2025 - 13:30 PM

Bring your hats, mitts, and a whole lot of patience! Meet a Pinery Naturalist at the Visitor Centre to feed Black-capped Chickadees and other winter resident birds and learn about why these birds rely on each other to get through the winter months.

Start: December 27, 2025 - 14:00 PM End: December 27, 2025 - 15:00 PM

Every bird that you see has natural weaknesses as well as special powers! Who would win if they went up against in each other in a battle? Join a Park Naturalist at the Visitor Centre and use trading cards to find out!

Start: December 28, 2025 - 11:00 AM End: December 28, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Which way to your next winter activity? This way! Dress warm and prepare for some hands-on learning to discover a key outdoor skill. Learn about how the magnetic field of the earth affects direction, and how to use new and old school navigation technologies. Meet at the Chalet/Children's Program Area.

Start: December 28, 2025 - 13:00 PM End: December 28, 2025 - 13:30 PM

Join a Park Naturalist at the Visitor Centre to take a short tour of the live exhibits and learn about these special reptilian creatures!

Start: December 28, 2025 - 15:00 PM End: December 28, 2025 - 16:00 PM

Join a Park Naturalist in the Visitor Centre Indoor Theatre for story time to learn how different animals are preparing to survive the cold and snow at Pinery. Afterwards, create your own storybook about what your favourite animal does in the fall! This program is intended for younger audiences, although all are welcome.

Start: December 29, 2025 - 10:00 AM End: December 29, 2025 - 11:00 AM

Dress cozy and join a Park Naturalist on the Cedar Trail for a stroll among the snow, glimpse winter life, and learn about how plants, animals, and humans adapt to the shifting of seasons.

Start: December 29, 2025 - 14:00 PM End: December 29, 2025 - 15:00 PM

Did you know that there’s life after death in the forest? Many creatures, big and small, depend on dead trees for habitat and food. Join a Park Naturalist at the Visitor Centre to find out which of Pinery’s creatures rely on dead wood, how they use it, and the evidence they leave behind. A game and outdoor activity following story time will show you how to be a forest detective! This program is intended for younger audiences, although all are welcome.

Start: December 30, 2025 - 10:00 AM End: December 30, 2025 - 11:00 AM

Woodpeckers are a diverse group of birds with a special talent- it's right in the name! Join a Park Naturalist on Heritage Trail to learn more about this group of birds so important to the woodlands of Ontario.

Start: December 30, 2025 - 13:00 PM End: December 30, 2025 - 15:00 PM

The needles of evergreen trees stay with us throughout the wintertime and can help keep us connected to nature. Join a Park Naturalist at the Visitor Centre to learn about winter trees, their adaptations, and create some inspired art. Materials will be available in limited amounts.