The Waterford Deer Park supplied deer to the Toronto Zoo, Storybook Gardens, and Marine Land? In 1925, an extensive water works project was started in the town of Waterford. About 20 acres of land was acquired to construct a reservoir and pump house connecting a series of twelve natural springs, thus adding to the town’s water supply. This property had previously been the site of an apple drying plant. The easterly portion was swamp land but had been reforested with natural small timber. The upper portion and higher ground had been systematically reforested with several coniferous species and the subsequent undergrowth presented a problem since weed cutting was mechanically impossible and manual labour too costly. The property was supervised by the Public Utilities Commission, which came up with a unique solution. Eight English fallow deer were purchased and released on the property in 1942, and as their numbers increased they kept the ground free of weeds and undergrowth.