Forestry Farm Park and Zoo, National historic site and zoo in Saskatoon, Canada
Forestry Farm Park and Zoo occupies the former Sutherland Forest Nursery Station, a National Historic Site in Saskatoon. Its 1913 Georgian brick superintendent's house, rose and meditation gardens, fishing pond, and demonstration forest sit among the zoo's 80-plus animal species, including grizzly bears Koda and Mistaya and five plains zebras transferred from Candiac in 2024.
The site started in 1913 as a forest nursery station that grew and distributed trees across prairie provinces. It became a public park in the 1960s and later developed into a zoo.
The Saskatoon Regional Zoological Society formed in 1976 to support the zoo's education program and animal care, later renaming itself the Saskatoon Zoo Society. The zoo is part of the Sutherland Migratory Bird Sanctuary, and its grounds host autonomous recording units for Environment and Climate Change Canada's national monitoring of migratory bird habitats and breeding.
The park is open year-round and offers walking trails and guided train rides to explore the grounds. Visitors should dress for the season and allow time to see different areas at a comfortable pace.
A residence built in 1913 with Georgian brick architecture stands protected on the grounds as a heritage structure. This building is one of the oldest remaining parts of the site and reflects the original era.
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