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