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SUMMARY:KAMLOOPS - McQueen Lake Day! Bus transport provided
DESCRIPTION:We have been invited to join the 50th Anniversary Celebration day for McQueen Lake and all of the NatureKids Families and Guests are welcome to join. We will be leading a pond dipping event for the day. \nPlease RSVP by Sept 16th to claim a spot. Due to lack on parking at the event site\, access to the event will only be by bus. The bus will leave from NorKam Secondary at 10am. There will be a return bus at 12:45 and another at 3pm\, so you can stay for a half day or the whole event! If there is an emergency\, Sonya and I will have personal vehicles there and can get people back into town\, if needed. \nRSVP here by Sept 16: http://mcqueenlake.com/s/50RSVP \nThe basic format for the day is as follows\, but there will be much socializing and some food 🙂 \n09:30 Buses arrive NorKam Secondary School South Parking Lot\n10:00 Buses depart\n10:30 Arrival at the McQueen Lake Centre\n11:00 Greetings\, Welcome and Remarks from Speakers\n12:00 Light Lunch and Refreshments/ Site Tour / Orientation / Static Displays\n12:30 Muster for Midday Bus Departure\n12:45 Midday Bus Departure\n13:30 Choice of Participatory Activities Session 1\n14:15 Choice of Participatory Activities Session 2\n15:00 Muster for Bus Departures\n15:30 Buses depart for NorKam Secondary School Parking Lot \nWe will provide greater detail and any further information to those confirmed prior to the event. \nPlease remember that McQueen Lake is a little higher in elevation and you should dress accordingly 🙂
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/kamloops-mcqueen-lake-day-bus-transport-provided-rsvp-by-sept-16/
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SUMMARY:BURNABY - Intertidal Walk with Year of the Salish Sea
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate the Year of the Salish Sea\, join the initiative’s Project Co-Leads Emma\, Simran\, and Tasha on a walk along the shore of Barnet Marine Park. We will learn about life in the intertidal zone\, our place in the Salish Sea ecosystem\, and hopefully spot some sea creatures! \nRegister here: https://forms.gle/7qsQBVf1bwGLvwX46 \n 
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/burnaby-intertidal-walk-with-year-of-the-salish-sea/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221015T103000
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SUMMARY:BULKLEY VALLEY - Edible Plant Walk
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Silverthorn Lake\, in Houston\, for an edible plant walk! We will be joined by a plant expert who will lead us on our walk. And you are invited to stay for a hotdog roast following the walk. \nLocation: Silverthorn Lake\, in Houston. We will meet at the shelter by the lake. \nRSVP to bulkleyvalleynaturekidsbc.ca \nAccessibility: the trails are accessible to strollers and wheelchairs
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/bulkley-valley-edible-plant-walk/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221015T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221015T143000
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SUMMARY:SALT SPRING ISLAND - Marvelous Migration
DESCRIPTION:Birds are in the air! We see them gathering in flocks\, some small\, some very large. Where are they going? How do they know where to go? \nWe’ll do some bird watching around Blackburn Lake at the SSI Conservancy and try to figure out how birds migrate. We’ll use maps\, a compass and look at global flyways. Also\, we’ll learn which birds stick around with us through the winter months. Here’s a big question: Could there be some birds that come to Salt Spring Island to pass the winter? \nWear rubber boots and bring binoculars if you have them. \nRSVP to khmaser@shaw.ca
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/salt-spring-island-marvelous-migration/
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SUMMARY:OCEANSIDE - Big Qualicum Fish Hatchery
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a visit of the Qualicum Fish Hatchery. We’ll get a behind the scenes look at how eggs are collected\, sorted and how the fish are raised. We’ll also learn about the amazing lifecycle of the salmon and how they are critical to our ecosystems. And since it’s the middle of the salmon run\, we’ll also get so see some of the chinook and pink salmon return. \nRSVP to oceanside@naturekidsbc.ca \nDirections: From the Inland Island Hwy (19)\, take the Horne Lake exit (75). Follow Horne Lake Road until you pass the railroad tracks and take the next left (continuing onto Horne Lake Road). On your immediate left (you will see a Big Qualicum Hatchery sign)\, turn onto the gravel road (River Road). Follow that down to the hatchery parking lot. \nFrom the Island Hwy (19A)\, take the exit on Horne Lake Road. Take the first right onto a gravel road (River Road) and continue until you reach the hatchery parking lot.
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/oceanside-big-qualicum-fish-hatchery/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221021T160000
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SUMMARY:MERRITT - Special Event: Come Walk with Us Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Join us and special guests Soyna Richmond and Sean Morton from Come Walk with Us for an evening of photography and storytelling. Sonya and Sean will share tales from the road of their cross-Canada walking adventure and how they are inspiring Canadians of all ages to take action for nature. This is a family friendly show and the content is aimed at kids aged 5-12. \nThe event is free and open to all families. Feel free to bring friends. \nLocation: Lecture Theatre of NVIT (Nicola Valley Institute of Technology) on Belshaw Road\, Merritt \nCome Walk With Us is a 4-year pilgrimage along the 27\, 000 km Trans Canada Trail – the world’s longest trail. Dr Sonya Richmond is a biologist and researcher who has worked on many ornithological and conservation projects\, and received numerous awards and grants for her work. Sean Morton is an award-winning landscape and nature photographer whose work has been published in numerous magazines. Their goal is to inspire people of all ages\, physical abilities\, cultural backgrounds\, genders\, orientations\, and identities\, and especially youth\, to connect to nature through birds and Citizen Science. They are walking west from Cape Spear\, NL to Victoria\, BC and then north to Tuktoyaktuk\, NT\, planning to finish in 2023. 
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/merritt-special-event-come-walk-with-us-presentation/
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SUMMARY:VICTORIA - Five Senses Wellness Program
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary for our Five Senses Wellness Program! \nOn this Explorer day we will join our Nature Mentor Madi\, the Community Educator\, for a journey of our five senses and discover how we interact with nature using them! We will explore nature through our senses as we listen to\, smell\, feel\, view and taste the world around us. \n\nThis is a family friendly program suitable for all ages! Click here to RSVP and join us. \n\nLocation: Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary. Follow the signs to the Swan Hill Sanctuary off McKenzie Avenue and you will get to a parking lot close to the Nature House.  We will meet in the Nature House.\nMap Link: https://www.swanlake.bc.ca/visit-explore/hours-location/ \nOther Logistics: Dogs are not allowed in the park so please leave your animals at home.  Guest passes are available if you would like to introduce your friends to NatureKids. \n\nMore info: https://www.swanlake.bc.ca/about-us/the-sanctuary/
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/victoria-five-senses-wellness-program/
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SUMMARY:MERRITT - Bar Farms Pumpkin Patch
DESCRIPTION:Our next explorer day will be a trip to the pumpkin patch! On top of regular pumpkin patch things\, we will get a quick lesson on the farm operation and how pumpkins\, squash\, potatoes and garlic are planted and harvested. We will cover the cost of entry and one pumpkin for each child.\n\nPlease let us know if you are planning to come!\nRSVP to merritt@naturekidsbc.ca\n\nWe’ll send out a reminder email with directions shortly beforehand.
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/merritt-bar-farms-pumpkin-patch/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221023T130000
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SUMMARY:NELSON - How Do Mushrooms Grow?
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn all about mushrooms! Our Nature Mentor for the day will be Rob Macrae\, instructor at Selkirk College and local mushroom expert. We will walk together in the forest to discover the different types of mushrooms growing there\, and learn about their place in the ecosystem.\n\nRob also has a keen interest in mushroom cultivation\, so after our walk we will learn about simple ways to grow delicious edible mushrooms. We will then prepare our own mushroom logs to take home! Making mushroom logs does require the use of an electric drill. We will have pre-drilled logs available. If older children wish to drill their own they will need to do so under their parent’s direct supervision.\n\nPre registration is required for this event. CLICK HERE FOR THE SIGN UP FORM. \n\nOur location is the beautiful grounds of Bear Spring Eco Retreat in Beasley. We are very grateful to the owners for hosting us! Participants will be emailed directions as well as parking instructions. Please only park in the areas indicated. You can check out the retreat on their website: www.bearspringeco.ca
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/nelson-how-do-mushrooms-grow/
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SUMMARY:NORTH VANCOUVER - Mushroom Walk
DESCRIPTION:Discover the fungal connections that make up the forest ecosystem\, and learn more about local mushroom identification. \n\n\n\n\n\nFungi are an integral part of the forest ecosystem. Discover how plants\, animals\, and fungi are connected and learn more about local mushroom identification with Willoughby Arevalo. \nWilloughby Arevalo is passionate about the ecology of fungi\, the ways they shape our world and the ways we shape theirs. His lifelong friendship with fleshy fungi has led him down a mycelial pathway – from his start in field identification and mushroom hunting\, branching into cuisine\, DIY cultivation\, farming\, education\, writing and eco-arts. \nPlease note that there are two NatureKids mushroom walks back to back to ensure a smaller group size. The walks have separate registrations: \nRegister for 1:00pm-2:00pm timeslot \nRegister for 2:00pm-3:00pm timeslot  \nNatureKids programs are suitable for families with children ages 5-13. Parents attend with their children. Families should be registered in our NatureKids club. See www.naturekids.bc.ca for details. Families may come for one trial session before registering for a NatureKids membership. \nThis program will take place outdoors and in person in Lynn Canyon Park. We will meet at the front of the Ecology Centre. Please stay home if you are sick. Please note there is pay parking\, $3/hour for a maximum of 4 hours\, payable only by credit card at the kiosk. \nPhoto by Jesse Bauer on Unsplash
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/north-vancouver-mushroom-walk/
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SUMMARY:SALT SPRING - Be In-Spidered!
DESCRIPTION:Be In-Spidered!! Do you like creepy crawly spiders? Do they make you nervous? Don’t be scared – Come and learn about them! \nIf you look carefully you’ll see lots of spiders in the fall. Some hunt\, some jump\, some spin webs\, some even catch fish! Most won’t hurt you\, but some are poisonous\, so it’s good to know what these ones look like. We’ll learn about a few different kinds of spiders\, the cool things they do\, and their place in nature. \nWe’ll go outside to look for spiders and webs\, so please be sure to dress for the weather. \nLocation: SSI Conservancy\, Blackburn Road \nFor kids up to 13 years old\, accompanied by an adult.
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/salt-spring-be-in-spidered/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221029T143000
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SUMMARY:NICOMEKL - Fourteen Fungi 
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fall nature walk to search for fourteen different types of fungi.\n\nLocation: Brae Island Regional Park in Fort Langley. Meet us at the main parking lot (across the bridge and to the left).
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/nicomekl-fourteen-fungi/
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