Ne:toh ho gyo’tgo:t egahado:do’k – Maam-pii naksin m’tigwaaki pane – McMaster Forest Nature Preserve is a 115 acre property located at 1105 Lower Lions Club Road, Hamilton and is owned by McMaster University. The property was designated as environmentally significant natural land, to be used for ecologically sensitive teaching, research and recreation purposes by the McMaster Senate and the Board of Governors on October 22, 2015. With a continued vision for the property and to support reconciliation, the McMaster Senate and the Board of Governors approved updated names for the property on June 9, 2022. These new names will be displayed in Cayuga, Ojibwe, and English.        More Information

The property is located about five kilometres southwest of campus right on the 5C or 51 HSR bus routes. The closest bus stop is the West Hamilton Bus Loop and then a short walk to the forest down Lower Lions Club Road.

McMaster Forest Nature Preserve is an incredibly biodiverse area of mixed forests, old growth forests, wetlands, meadows, creeks, and prairie. The proximity to campus, combined with the incredible diversity of animal and plant species thriving on the property, make the McMaster Forest Nature Preserve an ideal research, recreation, and teaching facility. Many undergraduate courses make use of the property as well as undergraduate and graduate research projects.

The public is welcome to explore the area, but is asked to please adhere to posted signage, stay on trail, and not disturb ongoing research.