A message from The Wolf Den Hosts: Our Story

The Wolf Den Vision:

To create an ecology education facility while maintaining affordable and comfortable accommodation and eco-tourism related operations.

The Dream:

Our passion is truly the environment, and we believe the best way to protect and honour it, is to teach and educate anyone who is willing to listen about the earth. Many people have lost touch with our Earth Mother, and don’t realize how our fast paced, industrial, commercialised lives are dramatically affecting our earth. It is important to get back in line with the land and understand how it works, in order to fully respect its true worth. This is why we wish to offer the opportunity for people to come here and be immersed in a natural and beautiful setting in which they enjoy, and then learn about the importance of this environment. Being so close to Algonquin Park really affords this opportunity, allowing people to have a protected, amazing place in which to explore so close to us.

Our plan is to still provide year round, affordable and cozy accommodations for a wide variety of guests, but we will to add to that, an environmentally focused learning centre and outdoor education facility. This will unfold throughout the next few years but has already begun through increased awareness of conservation, distributing environmental education pamphlets and by conducting workshops and guided hikes on nature and ecology. As time, funds and knowledge allow we will expand this new branch of the Wolf Den. We are also working on obtaining a sustainable energy demonstration to be put here on site, such as a small wind turbine and/or solar panels. We will have workshops on the equipment and show how they are a viable resource for energy. Education is key.

The Goals:

To overtime add the following additional services and make changes:

• Informative guided hikes in the area
  


• Programs with hands on learning on such things as fire building, outdoor survival, animal observation and tracking, edible and wild plants, ecology, and oneness with the earth
  


• Open a small on-site gift shop and new reception area, in a reclaimed original log cabin, selling local, ethically produced products with minimal to no packaging with items such as Wolf Den clothing, handmade jewellery, natural beauty products, local art, nature books ect.


• Obtain sustainable living working demonstrations such as solar power, wind power, alternative transportation, composting toilets, and permaculture methods
  


• Build additional alternative cabins from methods such as reclaimed wood, used tires, straw bales, rammed earth, & adobe building methods
  Show video presentations on Algonquin’s various animals and plant life, bringing together the ecology of the park


• Create an arboretum trail illustrating local native plant species
  Reduce waste through conservation, intensified recycling, and composting
  Make and post factsheets on native flora and fauna, conservation, and sustainable living practices
  


• Completely switch to environmentally friendly cleaning and toiletries products
  


• Encourage outside educational organizations to recognize and use facilities
  


• Provide public internet services
  


• Provide a shuttle service, and ecotourism tours into the park and local areas
  


• Align strategic partnerships with local outfitting, tourism, environmental and alternative energy companies
  


• Provide increased information about Algonquin Park
  

* Please note that these goals will take time and will be heavily influenced by financial viability and time

Final note:

The Wolf Den is truly a magical place where people can get together from all around the World. And although it may look as though it is simply an affordable, comfortable place to spend the night, the Wolf Den is much more. It is a launching pad, a place in which we can grow and create real learning opportunities to educate the public. A place where we can make a difference in this place we all call home, our EARTH.

How you can help us succeed:

• Spread the word about our place to your family and friends
  


• Take some brochures and pass them out
  


• Write to your favorite guide book about the Wolf Den
  


• Come back for another visit
  


• Organize a group trip of your friends, a club or family reunion
  


• Go online and write a review about your stay here. Some places to go online for travel reviews such as:
  worldweb.com, igougo.com, tripadvisor.com, gusto.com,
  travelpost.com, realtravel.com, travelblog.org