A Big Thank You to all of our 2013 Sponsors!

The BCWF's Wetlands Education Program is a non-profit organisation that provides an interactive experience in wetlands education. We do several workshops across the British Columbia, including a 2.5-day course (Wetlandkeepers), 7-days hands-on workshop (Wetlands Institute), 1-week long children's daycamps (Wild Kidz Camps), 1-day course on GPS use (Map our Marshes), and many other wetland restoration …

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“E” is for Estuary, Eelgrass, and Environmental Excellence: Youth Outreach Days in Squamish

What has a mix of fresh and salt water, is a hotspot for biodiversity, and has major cultural & economic significance? Well if you asked this question to the 500-or-so elementary students that visited the Squamish River Estuary a couple of weeks back, they would all shout out "Estuary!". These students got to experience the ways in which …

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Insects, Fish and Games at our First Wetlandkeepers of 2013 in Chase!

Enthusiastic and knowledgeable participants are crucial for successful public outreach workshops - and that's exactly who attended the BCWF Wetland's first Wetlandkeepers Course of 2013 in Chase, BC. We partnered with the Chase Fish & Game Club for this 2.5 day workshop over the May 10-12 weekend, which taught 10 full-time participants about the different …

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We’re on the search for a ‘Marsh Mobile’!

Our popular "Wetlands Model" is one of the educational tools that'll be joining us on the road! Are you a generous corporation? Do you have an uncle with deep pockets or a reliable truck sitting in your front yard?  We'd like to enhance our outreach across BC and we need your help! Did you know that …

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Species Profile & Winner: Coastal Tailed Frog

This week, we chose to get a close-up on one of our favourite wetland species - the Coastal Tailed Frog (Ascaphus truei). Neil Fisher - our selected photographer - displays the complexity and delicacy of these tiny frogs in striking detail. The frog's bulging golden-flaked eyes reflect the intricacy and their unique personality and, like …

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