Great Lakes Forestry Centre Arboretum

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Canada - Ontario - Sault Ste. Marie

Institution Code: SAULT

BGCI Member: No

Main Address:
Great Lakes Forestry Centre Arboretum
1219 Queen Street East
Box 490
Sault Ste. Marie
Ontario P6A 2E5 Canada

Telephone: (705) 949-9461
Fax: (705) 541-5700
URL: http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/subsite/glfc-arboretum/home
Primary Email:

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: David Nanang, Director General
    Curator's Name: Barry Hubley, Groundskeeper
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Tim Ladd, Laboratory Technician

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: State: Yes
  • Date founded: 1978
  • Physical Data
  • Landscaped Area: Yes
    Landscaped Area: Size: 3 Hectares
  • Total Area: 3 Hectares
    Latitude: 46.50447
    Longitude: -84.30333
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres

Features and Facilities

  • Arboretum: Yes
    Arboretum Size: 3
  • Open to public: Yes
  • Number of Visitors: 300

Plant Collections

  • Invasive Species Monitoring: Yes

Conservation Programmes

  • Reintroduction Programme: No

Research Programmes

  • Biotechnology: Yes
    Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Yes
    Ecology: Yes
    Invasive Species Biology and Control: Yes
    Molecular Genetics: Yes

Education Programmes

  • Education Signs in Garden: Yes
    Guided Tours: Yes
    Education Programme: Yes