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SUMMARY:KELOWNA - Green Guardians - Kids Clean Up!
DESCRIPTION:Join the Kelowna NatureKids BC club for a morning of making new friends and help clean up Kelowna City Park as we head into spring! The more green guardians help protect our nature the cleaner our parks and waters will be! \n\nGloves and bags will be provided. Parking and public transportation is readily available.  \nTo register for this event email kelowna@naturekidsbc.ca \n  \n 
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/kelowna-green-guardians-kids-clean-up/
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SUMMARY:WILDROOTS - Why should I care about invasive plants?
DESCRIPTION:Learn why you should care about invasive plants and see how many invasive plants you can spot. Join us and learn about invasive plants with Erica Mulder from the Capitol Hill Tree Keepers. Erica is a European settler who grew up in Burnaby. Since the beginning of the pandemic\, she’s been exploring her relationship and responsibility with invasive plants. She’s passionate about the importance of native plants within our cities. \nAccessibility: We will be walking along a dirt trail that is not very accessible. There are some steeper sections and often roots and such along the way. If that is a barrier or if you need additional support\, please let me know. \nClick here to register! \n\nThis event is for NatureKids BC members. Become a member today! \n 
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/wildroots-why-should-i-care-about-invasive-plants/
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SUMMARY:COWICHAN VALLEY - Junior Birders
DESCRIPTION:Join the Cowichan Valley NatureKids Club  for a fun morning of birding! What birds can you spot? Join us for a fun morning of learning about birds and making new friends.\n\nClick here to register!\nThis event is for NatureKids BC members. Become a member today! \n 
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/cowichan-valley-junior-birders/
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SUMMARY:NELSON - Primal Skills - Shelter and Fire
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by coyote mentoring\, bushcraft skills and elemental wisdom – expect forest play\, games\, songs & stories that reconnect us to our ancestors and to the land.\n\nThis Explorer Day is free for members of NatureKids BC. Non members may attend if there is space. Please email us if you are not currently a club member: nelson@naturekidsbc.ca. For kids age 5-12 and their families.\n\nClick here to register!\nThis event is for NatureKids BC members. Become a member today! \n 
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/nelson-primal-skills-shelter-and-fire/
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SUMMARY:EASTERN FRASER VALLEY - Foraging in the Forest
DESCRIPTION:Join the Eastern Fraser Valley NatureKids BC club for a morning of making new friends and learn about foraging in the forest with nature mentor\, Raeanna\, owner of Foraging in the Forest.\n\nLocation: Thompson Regional Park – click here for location map\n\nAccessibility: There is parking and washrooms on site. This park is not accessible by transit.\n\nThis explorer day is limited to 20 participants.\n\n\nClick here to register!\n\n\nIf you register and are unable to attend please make sure to cancel your registration so other families can attend.\n\nThis event is for NatureKids BC members. Become a member today! \n 
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/eastern-fraser-valley-foraging-in-the-forest/
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SUMMARY:DELTA - Rain Garden Walk
DESCRIPTION:Spring is coming and let’s have a walk in nature together.\n\n\n\nThe Cougar Creek Streamkeepers is a volunteer group focusing on protecting waterways in the Delta Area. Their principal projects are stream monitoring\, instream improvements\, streamside restoration\, salmon release and creation of rain gardens to reduce stormwater damage to the creeks.\n\nOur Club invited Deborah Jones\, Rain Gardens Coordinator of Cougar Creek Streamkeepers\, to have a walk with us at their “Rain Garden Ramble” in the Social Heart of North Delta. It will definitely be a lovely walk!\n\nIt will be an almost 2 hours walk activity\, please consider before register. Thanks a lot!\n\n\nLearn more about Cougar Creek Streamkeepers Here \nClick here to register! \nThis event is for NatureKids BC members. Become a member today! \n 
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/delta-rain-garden-walk/
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SUMMARY:VANCOUVER - Searching for the Elusive Fairy Shrimp!
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever heard of a Fairy Shrimp? Pacific Spirit Park Society (PSPS) is conducting monitoring activities for the Oregon Fairy Shrimp\, and they have invited us to join them to learn about these invertebrates and to try pond-dipping ourselves. We might be able to catch some fairy shrimp – and perhaps a few other critters! After this activity (time dependent)\, we’ll take a short walk to the “Beaver Pond” area to listen for frogs and birds. \nWe are fortunate to have several Nature Mentors for this Explorer Day from the Fairy Shrimp Monitoring Team: Caitie\, Emily\, Daniel and Lisa\, as well as Laura\, Program Coordinator of PSPS\, and volunteer. \nRegister here \nPlease note: If the form accepts your registration\, you are confirmed\, and you will receive a reminder email a few days before the Explorer Day. If the form is not accepting registrations\, it is full. You can be placed on a waitlist by replying to this email with the number of people that would be coming. \nThis event is for NatureKids BC members. Become a member today! \n 
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/vancouver-searching-for-the-elusive-fairy-shrimp/
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SUMMARY:SALMON ARM - Birding for Families
DESCRIPTION:Join the Salmon Arm NatureKids BC club\, Shuswap Naturalists club and the Salmon Arm Bay Nature Enhancement Society for a fun morning of birding! \nEnjoy a morning walk on the wharf with local nature experts. Bring your family and learn about Western Grebes and other waterfowl and we’ll have several spotting scopes to help children and adults get great views of common birds. \nNo registration is required. Please meet the group at SABNES Nature House parking lot at the Salmon Arm Wharf.  \nFor questions about this event email salmonarm@naturekidsbc.ca \n  \n 
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/salmon-arm-birding-for-families-4/
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SUMMARY:MERRITT - Earth Friendly Crafts
DESCRIPTION:Join the Merritt NatureKids BC club for a morning of crafting with the Nicola Valley Arts Council! Spaces are limited and registration is required. \nTo register email merritt@naturekidsbc.ca \nThis event is for NatureKids BC members. Become a member today! \n 
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/merritt-earth-friendly-crafts/
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SUMMARY:BURNABY - Spring Nature Treasure Hunt!
DESCRIPTION:Join the Burnaby NatureKids Club and find the hidden treasurel! \n\n\nGet ready to run around the beautiful Burnaby Mountain Park and solve the mystery of the hidden Spring Treasure! You will have to solve puzzles\, decipher clues\, and find our hidden creatures to get to the treasure. To celebrate your triumph\, we will gather under the cherry trees and enjoy a perfect spring picnic (make sure to bring your favorite snack and lots of water!) and give away some fun NatureKids prizes. \nMake sure to bring a yummy lunch\, weather appropriate clothing (probably a hat and sunscreen are a great idea)\, and a picnic blanket or lawn chair. There will be fruit to share! \nYou can park for a free at the park\, there are public bathrooms\, and the park is accessible for strollers. \n*Registration is limited to 20 families. \nClick here to register!  \n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/burnaby-spring-nature-treasure-hunt/
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SUMMARY:TEXADA - Spring Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join NatureKids Texada at the Texada Home and Garden Centre for some fun nature-based activities to celebrate the arrival of spring!\n\nTo register email texada@naturekidsbc.ca\nThis event is for NatureKids BC members. Become a member today! \n 
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/texada-spring-equinox-celebration/
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SUMMARY:RIDGE MEADOWS - Goodbye Chums Fry Release
DESCRIPTION:Join NatureKids BC and KEEPS – Kanaka Education & Environmental Stewardship Society\, to release some baby chum back into the Kanaka River! \n\n​Located in beautiful Kanaka Creek Regional Park in Maple Ridge. \nClick here to register! \nDiscover watershed stewardship and the wonders of nature at the Kanaka Creek Watershed Stewardship Centre. \nHere\, you’ll find: \n\nA fish hatchery\nStormwater management landscaping\nLarge outdoor education spaces and gathering areas\nIndoor facilities for education and community programs\n\nExplore the centre’s grounds\, view interpretive signs and venture into Kanaka Creek Regional Park along connected trails. Meet volunteers and join programs to speak with people who work on stewardship projects and lead education activities. \nThis centre is the result of extraordinary working relationships between Metro Vancouver\, the Kanaka Education and Environmental Partnership Society (KEEPS) and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.​ \nYou will have the opportunity to release some chum and learn about the lifecycle of the salmon from spawning\, to eggs\, to eyed eggs\, to alevins\, and finally to fry ready to be released! \n\nThis event is for NatureKids BC members. Become a member today! \n 
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/ridge-meadows-goodbye-chums-fry-release/
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SUMMARY:NICOMEKL - Rocky Shore Animals
DESCRIPTION:Join NatureKids Nicomekl and explore the intertidal life on the rocky shore!\n\nMeet at the Boat Launch at West Beach\, White Rock Beach\n\nTo register email nicomekl@naturekidsbc.ca\nThis event is for NatureKids BC members. Become a member today! \n 
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/nicomekl-rocky-shore-animals/
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SUMMARY:SALMON ARM - Birding for Families
DESCRIPTION:Join the Salmon Arm NatureKids BC club\, Shuswap Naturalists club and the Salmon Arm Bay Nature Enhancement Society for a fun morning of birding! \nEnjoy a morning walk on the wharf with local nature experts. Bring your family and learn about Western Grebes and other waterfowl and we’ll have several spotting scopes to help children and adults get great views of common birds. \nNo registration is required. Please meet the group at SABNES Nature House parking lot at the Salmon Arm Wharf.  \nFor questions about this event email salmonarm@naturekidsbc.ca \n  \n 
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/salmon-arm-birding-for-families-5/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240428T143000
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SUMMARY:NORTH VANCOUVER - City Nature Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the park to find and photograph wildlife in the city! Started in 2016 as a competition between Los Angeles and San Francisco\, the City Nature Challenge (CNC) has grown into an international event\, motivating people around the world to find and document wildlife in their own cities. \nClick here to register!  \nThis event is for NatureKids BC members. Become a member today! \n 
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/north-vancouver-city-nature-challenge/
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SUMMARY:KAMLOOPS - Baskets and Birds
DESCRIPTION:Join Kamloops NatureKids and learn about making baskets and cordage from local plant materials. Learn how to use basic supplies to make loose baskets to contain nest making fluff for birds! \nTo register and for more information email kamloops@naturekidsbc.ca \n  \nThis event is for NatureKids BC members. Become a member today! \n 
URL:https://naturekidsbc.ca/explorer-day/kamloops-baskets-and-birds/
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