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Campus Bulletin
June 21, 2004
Reminder: Pedestrian and cycling routes through Dairy Bush to change
As originally announced in May, the pedestrian and cycling routes on the west side of the campus are changing permanently effective July 1. The alterations will affect paths that lead through the Dairy Bush and to the cow path.
The changes will provide safer walking and cycling routes on campus and will increase the protection of the Dairy Bush, which is an important natural area used for teaching and research, says Nancy Sullivan, vice-president (finance and administration).
The cow path, which runs adjacent to the south end of the Dairy Bush, will be closed to pedestrian and cyclists from an access point off Edinburgh Road to the south end of the University's family housing complex. Fencing will be installed along the entire length of the section and continue for about 100 feet along both the west and east ends of the Dairy Bush.
Pedestrians and cyclists currently using this segment of the cow path will be rerouted to a new pathway to the south that will link to Chancellors Way (the road that leads from the Richmond Property Ltd. housing complex to Edinburgh Road). Lighting will be installed along the entire pathway. Fencing will also be built along both the east and west ends of the housing complex.
At the north end of the Dairy Bush, an access point from a field off College Avenue near Rodney Boulevard will be closed and a permanent gate installed.
Prof. Doug Larson, Botany, who uses the Dairy Bush in his teaching and research, says the changes, especially the fencing, will help protect the resource for future generations. Some of the trees in the Dairy Bush date back to 1780. “It was once part of the large intact deciduous forest that was southern Ontario,” he says.
