In 1999 Margaret Horsfield's book, Cougar Annie's Garden was published. (Click here to link to the book.) In her Foreword to the third printing in 2003, Margaret writes of the Boat Basin Foundation:

"The Foundation has two main aims: to maintain and preserve Cougar Annie's garden for future generations, and to encourage education in temperate rainforest ecology. In the year 2000 construction began to create a field study centre to attract students to this remote location. From this base, young people coming to the area will be able to gain a deeper understanding of natural history, while bringing with them an abundance of creative energy."

The Boat Basin Foundation welcomes groups of university students to the Temperate Rainforest Field Study Centre between May and September. Other visitors are welcomed as our scheduling permits, for day visits or occasionally for special group retreats.

Our facilities are not intended as a tourist destination. The limited number of people who come to visit are highly motivated people with a keen interest in learning about the area. They are not pampered, and they must be physically fit and independent. We welcome such visitors as part of our educational mandate.Click here to find how to visit us.

To see our slideshow of early spring and summer scenes in the garden and at the Temperate Rainforest Field Study Centre, click here, or follow the quick link below.