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The H. R. Frink Outdoor
Education Centre was established at the Plainfield Conservation Area in
1972 by the Hastings County Board of Education and the Moira River
Conservation Authority. It was named after Herbert Frink, a well-known
local educator and conservationist who was an advocate of outdoor
education.
The Centre is currently
operated by the
Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board
in partnership with the
Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board.
The Outdoor Education Coordinator, Paul Taylor, is an
employee of the Hastings and Prince Edward District School
Board.
Quinte Conservation
owns the land on which the Centre is located. The
Conservation Authority has assisted both in labour and
financially with special projects. Quinte Conservation also
provides artifacts for the Sugar Bush demonstration and
supports the Centre through its involvement in the Friends
of the Frink Centre.
Since 1993, the
Friends of the Frink Centre have played an
important role by consolidating community support for the
Centre and providing the funding necessary for special
projects such as the Wetland Ecology Boardwalk. The Friends
of the Frink Centre have expanded outdoor education programs
to the community by offering workshops, programs to Day
Camps and other youth groups, and Family Activity Days.
All other groups wishing to
use the facilities should contact the Hastings and Prince
Edward District School Board (613)966-1170 and / or the
Frink Centre (613)477-2828
Visit the Frink Centre Website
View a TRAIL
MAP (PDF)
Click Here for a PDF listing trail
descriptions and lengths
Visit the
WETLAND ECOLOGY BOARDWALK: 500m
This is a “Friends
of the Frink Centre” project which connects the Boundary Trail and the
West Succession fields. Interpretive signs along the
500 m of boardwalk outline the ecology and life of the wetland.
The Wetland
ecology Boardwalk is accessed from the Pond and Link Trails at the east
end and the Cedar
Trail from the west.
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