WINDSOR — In a field surrounded by boreal forest, a woman dressed in orange, black and white Ghanaian clothing danced to the rhythm of two drummers on Wednesday. Excavation will begin next week on the 900-square-foot building to be constructed in 2025 with an anticipated opening in 2026. This was one of several ceremonial moments at T amarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center’ s groundbreaking for a building that will house a classroom, basement storage and a composting toilet.
Rose petals, rose water and a stick of mugwort figured in the ceremony, as well. Excavation will begin next week on the 900-square-foot building to be constructed in 2025 with an anticipated opening in 2026. Dignitaries posed for a photo with shovels, pitchfork and chainsaw in hand, all tools that have been used to clear the more than two miles of trails and build bridges at Tamarack Hollow’s 88 acres.
Aimee Gelinas and Dan Cohen of Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center thank supporters as they embark on a capital campaign to raise money to finish a 900-square-foot building in a field surrounded by boreal forest. Excavation begins next week. Aimee Gelinas , executive director, with her husband, Dan Cohen, will use the building to anchor their teaching as part of the 11-year-old nonprofit’s mission to inspire “environmental and cultural awareness, appreciation, and stewardship.
” That mission also includes an emphasis on “folkloric traditions from world cultures that intrinsically conn.