NatureKidsBC

KITIMAT - Family Nature Walk
2024-06-09 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Vancouver)
Join NatureKids BC Kitimat for a fun, interactive nature walk at the newly opened Minette Bay West Park. Nature Mentor, Kat McNamara, BC Natural Resource Officer, will be joining in as well to share her nature knowledge! Come out and meet new friends and have fun exploring nature.

Bring snacks – picnic tables, outhouses and parking are available. https://maps.app.goo.gl/uQnurvqQadB1PD2R6

To register for this event email kitimat@naturekidsbc.ca

SALMON ARM - Pond Dipping and Water Testing
2024-06-09 13:00 - 15:00
Join the Salmon Arm NatureKids BC club for an eventful afternoon of pond dipping and water testing!
Bring your family and learn about water testing and what lives in our local pond near the Shuswap Memorial Cemetery trails. Dress for the weather and bring water and a snack if needed. Everyone is welcome!
To register for this event, email salmonarm@naturekidsbc.ca

SALT SPRING - Seashore Explorations
2024-06-09 13:00 - 15:00
June 9, from 1 – 3, at Baker Beach: Kathleen will lead an exploration of the Salt Spring Shore with guests Marine Biologist, David Denning and Biologist, Pat Miller.
What could be more entertaining than a low tide at Baker Beach? “Well, a seine pull!” exclaims David Denning, enthusiastically, and Baker is the best beach on Salt Spring for this kind of activity.
Mucking about on the tide flats with the herons and oyster catchers, we’ll share our discoveries about the critters that live above, on and below the sandy/muddy/rocky surfaces. We have nets for all, a few pails, and our expert mentors will use some of the tools of marine biology to explain the lifestyles of both the common and the unusual organisms that make Salt Spring their home.
You will need your rubber boots or other appropriate footwear for scrambling about on rocks and sharp barnacles, some clothing layers, maybe rain gear, and of course a hat.
David Denning is a marine naturalist and retired educational filmmaker who has lived on Salt Spring for 30 years. Pat Miller has a Master’s degree in Zoology with a long-standing fascination with intertidal flora and fauna, and really enjoys beach seining with David.
The field trip is limited to 20 people and registration is required – please email Kathleen, khmaser@shaw.ca for details of our meeting place and to register.

JERICHO - High Ground Hike
2024-06-11 10:30 - 12:00
Join NatureKids BC and PreparedBC for a “High Ground Hike”! Learn all about earthquakes and tsunamis, types of tsunami alerts, how to prepare, and what to do in case of an emergency.

Together we will practice what to do if you’re near the coast when an earthquake occurs. We’ll “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” and then walk to high ground.

Learn more at PreparedBC.ca/HighGroundHike

Location: Spanish Banks and Pacific Spirit Park

Click here to register!

BURNABY - Get to know your streams with our Freshwater Kit!
2024-06-15 10:00 - 12:00
With the weather warming up, it is time to get our toes and fingers wet in the name of science!
Get ready to exercise your perception skills with our freshwater kit and learn what makes each stream unique and how your observations can show you what type of critters call this stream their home.
Join the Burnaby NatureKids Club to test this wonderful kit in the creek at Deer Lake Park!
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NICOMEKL - Pond Life Exploration
2024-06-15 10:30 - 12:00
Join NatureKids Nicomekl and go pond dipping and get to know the animals that live in the lake at Latimer Park.

To register email nicomekl@naturekidsbc.ca
This event is for NatureKids BC members. Become a member today!

TEXADA - Quarry Tour
2024-06-15 11:00 - 13:00
Join NatureKids Texada and learn about geology! Find out how Texada Lafarge processes quarry rock and how impacts to biodiversity are reduced.

To register email texada@naturekidsbc.ca
This event is for NatureKids BC members. Become a member today!

VANCOUVER - Father's Day Feast/ Sensory Garden
2024-06-16 12:30 - 14:30
Join us this Father’s Day! Many of you might have had a lovely brunch together in the morning and already have food on your brain. Take part in an afternoon of taste, touch and smell in a local garden space. Skills include herb picking, helping pollinators and how food and caring for land brings us together.
Notes: If you need toilets please use the community centre parking and allow time to walk over and meet the group. Stroller accessible event. Lots of public transit around. We will be walking in a residential area for about 10-15 minutes to reach the garden.
Meeting location: Trout Lake, North side of the lake by the waterfront (not the beach with the concession stand). Park in the Farmers Market parking lot for the closest access (end of Lakewood Drive).
Register here
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BURNABY - Freshwater Explorations at Byrne Creek
2024-06-22 10:00 - 12:00
Join us for a fun freshwater exploration identifying macroinvertebrates, testing stream health, and splashing in the shallows! This creek area is shallow enough to play around along the banks and find small critters. Wear gum boots if you have them and be ready to have the tiny minds and the larger minds blown by how weird and wonderful insects are!
Meeting location: Entrance to Bryne Creek trail off of Southridge Drive (49°12’20.6″N 122°58’26.9″W).
Notes: There is no parking on Southridge Drive and it is a major road. Park on 5th Ave/Bryne Road off of Gilley Ave and walk around the corner to the park entrance. Stroller accessible. We will not be walking far as there is plenty of space to play just inside the park. If you enter from upper Byrne Creek in the park be aware there are many steep stairs! Limited public transit and a hidden gem of a park.
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MERRITT - Weed Pull Challenge!
2024-06-22 10:00 - 13:00
Get ready for a fun-filled day of environmental action on June 22nd! Merritt NatureKids BC is teaming up with the Girl Guides of Merritt for an exciting Weed Warrior Adventure. Join us at Marquart Lake to help tackle local invasive species and protect our natural habitat. Enjoy a lunchtime BBQ with us!

This is a great opportunity to learn about native plants, make new friends, and contribute to our community’s well-being. Everyone is welcome!

To register email merritt@naturekidsbc.ca

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SALT SPRING - Is Cusheon Creek Healthy?
2024-06-28 14:00 - 16:00
NatureKids join us on the first day of summer at Cusheon Creek. Imaginespending time on a hot afternoon in the cool ancient rainforest of CreeksideNature Reserve!
We will be young, serious citizen scientists, piloting a new Healthy Stream kitfor NatureKids. Is Cusheon creek healthy? By all appearances one would thinkso. We will find out.
What are the characteristics of a healthy creek? What creatures and critters willwe find? This creek area is shallow enough to play around along the banks andto find small critters. Lots of different organisms means a healthy stream.Wear your gum boots or prepare to get wet!
Where: Creekside Rainforest Nature Reserve/Jarrod Grove Nature Reserve onCreekside Drive just off Beddis Road.
REGISTER with Kathleen – khmaser@shaw.ca
This event is for NatureKids BC members. Become a member today!

QUALICUM - Seaside Adventure
2024-06-29 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-07-06 15:00 - 16:30
Join the Qualicum Beach NatureKids Club at Seaside Nature Park! Time will be spent learning of the natural environment at the Seaside Nature Park learning pavilion, exploring the beach while getting to know each other. Please come prepared to walk on the rocky beach. Bring snacks, water, sunscreen, hats and other gear or books you would like.
There is a washroom at the Seaside Nature Park and the accessibility to the pavilion is a flat hard gravel path.
To register for this event, me please email Ray at qualicum@naturekidsbc.ca
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This event is for NatureKids BC members. Become a member today!

NELSON - Kootenay Gallery Broom Bash
2024-07-06 10:00 - 12:00
Are you a Kootenay Broom Buster?
Scotch broom is an escaped garden plant introduced from Europe that easily invades sunny, disturbed sites such as rangelands, roadsides, and areas of recent logging. Scotch broom can increase the intensity of wildfires, obstruct sightlines along roads, and crowd out native plants that animals depend on. Now that’s a nasty invasive!

Next month the Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (CKISS) and the West Kootenay Naturalists are working together to remove scotch broom from a site in Castlegar and they’ve invited our club families to join them! Let’s work together to remove this invasive species and help our native plants to thrive. There is also a native plant garden to explore.
CKISS will bring supplies, but bring your own gloves if you have them, especially for the kids as they may not have many small sizes.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT

This event is for NatureKids BC members. Become a member today!

Delta - Catch The Rain!
2024-07-07 10:00 - 12:00
Save the date and sign up for this exciting stewardship event! We are going to spend the morning at Earthwise building a large rain garden. We’ll help prepare the area where the rain garden will be built. This will include some weeding and tidying the area as well as helping to place some river rock to create a nice, aesthetically pleasing location by the entryway to the garden. Other lighter tasks like watering will be available as well.

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This event is for NatureKids BC members. Become a member today!

KELOWNA - Sand Castle Building
2024-07-13 09:00 - 11:00
Join the Kelowna NatureKids BC club for a morning at Gyro Beach & Park. We are going to build sand castles, water ways, sculptures and whatever ideas come up. Let the creativity take over! Please bring what you can: sand toys, shovels and what else you would like to use. Some toys will be provided.

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VANCOUVER - A Bat-tastic Morning at Copley Community Orchard!
2024-07-13 09:50 - 12:00
Hello Vancouver Families: On Saturday July 13, we’ll visit the Copley Community Orchard in east Vancouver. Our nature mentor, Tanya, will start the morning with a tour of the property, including many garden beds, fruit-bearing bushes, and fruit trees. Following the tour, local bat expert Danielle Dagenais from Bats BC will tell us all about these little nocturnal creatures who play an important role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. For example, did you know that bats can eat about 6,000 to 8,000 insects every night? Some local BC bat species are considered at risk, and we’ll learn what we can do to help them. Danielle will bring some taxidermy bats in a glass case so we can see what they look like up close. After the bat workshop, we’ll visit with a few live animals: a mini chicken, a regular-size chicken, and a rabbit. Lastly, we’ll have the opportunity to join other volunteers in watering and weeding the garden beds – a favourite NatureKidsks activity during past visits to the orchard.
Feel free to bring food if you’d like to stay for a picnic in the orchard. Often, a local music group starts performing at about 11:30.
REGISTER HERE.
MEETING LOCATION: The orchard is situated between Walker St. and Copley St; and Vanness Ave. and East 19th Ave. See attached map. Parking is available on Walker St. We will meet at the entrance to the orchard on Walker St. (See black arrow on map).
TRANSIT: The Nanaimo SkyTrain station is close by. The #7 Nanaimo St. bus also stops close by See map.
WASHROOMS can be found at the Trout Lake Concession at E. 19th and Marshall St., about a 5-7-minute walk. See map.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
* Wear clothes that you don’t mind getting wet or dirty.
* Dress for the weather.
* Wear closed-toed shoes.
* Bring gardening gloves if you can. There will be some there.
Cancellation: Please inform us by email (vancouver@naturekidsbc.ca) if you are unable to attend this Explorer Day.
Liability Waiver: Please read the attached Liability Waiver that you will be asked to sign at the Explorer Day.
Learn more about Copley Community Orchard here, and to keep up with their regular activities check them out on Facebook and Instagram.
Looking forward to seeing some of you there!
This event is for NatureKids BC members. Become a member today!

KITIMAT - Wild Safety
2024-07-14 13:00 - 15:00
Join the Kitimat NatureKids Club for an afternoon of wilderness safety!
Learn about outdoor safety with Kitimat Search and Rescue volunteers and learn how your family can be AdventureSmart!
To register please email kitimat@naturekidsbc.ca

VERNON - Powerful Pollinators
2024-07-20 11:00 - 13:30
Join NatureKids BC and celebrate powerful pollinators! Enjoy a pollinator scavenger hunt, colour your own pollinator picture and enjoy hummingbird storytime.
Stop by our pollinator booth between 11:00am to 1:30pm to enjoy pollinator colouring and a scavenger hunt. Join us at 11:30am for hummingbird storytime.
Learn about NatureKids BC and how you could start a nature club in Vernon!
There is parking and washrooms onsite.
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SURREY - Nature Exploration & Games
2024-07-20 12:45 - 14:30
Join the Surrey NatureKids Club for an outdoor adventure to discover nature at the Surrey Nature Centre. We will establish a deeper nature connection in this fun and experiential program featuring games, outdoor skill-building and exploration of Green Timbers Parks. The theme is birds and bugs, with a focus on pollinators to connect to climate action and sustainability.
Registration is limited to 24 attendees so please only register your family if you know that you will be able to attend.
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TEXADA - Low Tide Exploration
2024-07-22 10:30 - 12:00
Join the Texada NatureKids Club for a fun morning of low tide exploration at Shelter Point!
Stephanie Weinstein, former NatureKids BC club leader, now Senior Lead for Education with the Invasive Species Council of BC will lead the exploration.
To register email texada@naturekidsbc.ca

KAMLOOPS - Earthkids Adventure
2024-07-27 10:00 - 12:00
Join Kamloops NatureKids at Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park for a fun adventure in nature!
Meet a biologist and learn how to protect the environment from invasive species. Support the local native plants by helping pull invasive plants at the park. Enjoy snacks while listening to an exciting story about Munch, the goldfish’s adventure! This will be a fun morning of environmental stewardship and discovery : D
Free parking and washrooms are onsite. There is also a picnic area so we invite you to stay at the beach after our event and enjoy the day with your family.
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BURNABY - Summer Treasure Hunt
2024-07-27 10:00 - 13:00
Join the Burnaby NatureKids Club for a summer treasure hunt at Burnaby Mountain Park!
You will solve puzzles, decipher clues, and find our hidden creatures to get to the treasure. The hunt will be followed by a lovely summer picnic under the cherry trees. There are public bathrooms nearby and the park is accessible for strollers.
Registration link coming soon! For questions reach out to burnaby@naturekidsbc.ca

COWICHAN VALLEY - Pond Dipping
2024-07-28 11:00 - 12:30
Join the Cowichan Valley Nature Kids Club at Chemainus Lake on July 28th as we learn all about our freshwater ecosystems.

Aquatic mini beasts, water quality, and all things freshwater ecology!
Nothing goes together like kids and water. With a few simple tools we can explore the underwater life of our local lakes, rivers and streams, and make connections to watershed health, conservation, and stewardship.

Nets and a microscope will be on hand so that we can get a closer look at the life that lives below the surface.

Register Now to secure your spot!

Date: Sunday, July 28th, 2024Time: 11:00amLocation: Chemainus Lake DockGoogle Maps Link
Parking and outhouses are available
What to Bring: No equipment is necessary. We suggest water and snacks and clothing appropriate for the weather. The area is not shaded.A pair of water shoes or boots might come in handy if your child tends to like getting close to the water rather than using the dock.

A reminder that children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

KITIMAT - Wild Encounters
2024-07-28 14:00 - 16:00
Join the Kitimat NatureKids Club for a wild adventure in bear country!
Join Conservation Officers for an exclusive session on how to coexist safely with these powerful creatures and other big predators around town. Get the inside scoop on being bear smart and have all your questions answered. It’s time to adventure with confidence and respect for our wildlife!
To register please email kitimat@naturekidsbc.ca

WildRoots - Discover Cypress Provincial Park
2024-08-08 13:00 - 14:30
Join us for a special guided nature walk with Discover Parks Ambassadors at Cypress Provincial Park. RSVP here*Spaces are limited. All confirmed registrants will receive an email confirmation prior to the event. Accessibility information is available here.

VICTORIA - Goldstream Nature Walk
2024-08-10 10:00 - 11:30
On this Explorer day we explore one of our local provincial parks! Discover Parks Ambassadors from the BC Parks Foundation will be leading us on a Guided Nature Walk in Goldstream Provincial Park.
You can register for the August Explorer Day here!

Surrey - Explore BC's Farming History
2024-08-10 12:30 - 14:30
Join the Surrey NatureKids BC Club for an engaging and educational experience at the B.C. Farm Museum! Make new friends while learning about BC’s farming history.
This event is for families with children age 5-12.
Click here to register!
The BC Farm Museum is 100% volunteer owned and operated, so in-person donations would be highly appreciated!

KELOWNA - Become a WildSafe Ranger!
2024-08-24 10:00 - 11:30
Join NatureKids BC and WildSafe BC for an exciting citizen science wilderness exploration! Learn how to keep your family and backyard animals safe with fun, interactive activities.
Learn to be a WildSafe Ranger! Identify what attracts wildlife to your yard and how to manage these attractants. Explore the basics of local wildlife needs, understand why human-wildlife conflicts happen, and how these conflicts impact people and animals.
Come along and take an active role in creating a safer environment for everyone!
Meet by the grassy picnic benches at Mission Creek Regional Park, as shown on the map. Don’t forget to dress for the weather, bring sun protection and water. The park is wheelchair and washroom accessible.
Register HERE!
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KITIMAT - Salmon River Fun!
2024-08-24 10:00 - 12:00
Join the Kitimat NatureKids Club for a fun afternoon about salmon!
Join us for an exciting interpretive walk hosted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)! Explore the river with us, learn about salmon, and witness their incredible migration journey. Don’t miss out on this educational and fun experience!
Adults: please bring water, bug spray, and bear spray if available.
To register please email kitimat@naturekidsbc.ca
