Forestry Farm Park and Zoo

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Forestry Farm Park and Zoo
Forestry Farm Park and Zoo
TypeMunicipal
Location1903 Forestry Farm Park Drive
Saskatoon, SK, CA S7S 1G9
Created1966
Operated byCity of Saskatoon,

Saskatoon Zoo Society and

Saskatchewan Perennial Society
OpenAll year
Official nameForestry Farm Park and Zoo National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1990
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Superintendent's Residence

The Forestry Farm Park and Zoo is a forested park and zoo located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The park was originally established as the Dominion Forest Nursery Station [1] and later Sutherland Forest Nursery Station. Between 1913 and 1966 was responsible for growing and shipping 147 million trees shipped across the northern prairie provinces. [2] The first shipment of trees were sent to farmers in 1916. The park is designated a National Historic Site of Canada. [3] The nursery grew caragana, ash, maple, elm, and willow. After the nursery closed in 1966 a portion was re-opened as a city park.

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The park contains the following areas:

Developed long before any major residential development in the region, since the 1990s the park has been virtually surrounded by Saskatoon's urban sprawl, casting the Forestry Farm, along with several contiguous linear parks, in an additional role as part of the region's greenbelt.

Zoo

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Yak

The Zoo is housed within the park. In 1964 the Golden Gate Animal Farm ran into financial difficulties, the city agreed to acquire the animals and equipment; the zoo was then relocated to the park. [10] The Zoo is accredited by the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums and contains over 80 species of animals. [2]

The Saskatoon Regional Zoological Society was formed in 1976 to aid in the education program at the zoo and advance the care of the animals. [10] The society later changed its name to the Saskatoon Zoo Society.

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Coordinates: 52°09′25″N106°35′03″W / 52.1570°N 106.5842°W / 52.1570; -106.5842