Bob Hunter Memorial Park

Bob Hunter Memorial Park is a greenspace preserve in Markham, Ontario, on the western edge of the Rouge River valley within Rouge Park. Named for Greenpeace co-founder Robert Hunter and officially opened in August 2006 by Premier Dalton McGuinty, it reflects Hunter’s environmental legacy. The roughly 500-acre, 200-hectare provincially owned site has been developed with an emphasis on restoring former farmland to natural habitat, including Carolinian forest. In spring 2011, 25 hectares of forest were planted, and meadow creation began that summer. Plans also included hiking and biking trails, a nature trail, restored wetland, and replanted native woodland.

Ontario · Canada