The BC Wildlife Federation’s Wetlands Education Program (WEP) needs your help to make a difference in BC communities. A non-profit program established in 1996, WEP is known for successfully delivering quality wetland education across the province. This program builds the capacity of communities to assess their wetland assets and, using this new knowledge, increase community …
Continue reading We’re looking for a Wild Kidz Camp Facilitator Intern
This July, the BCWF held this year’s first Wild Kidz Camp in Kitimat. With the help of Katie Hikida (our new Youth Coordinator) and a number of amazing local volunteers, 25 lucky children amassed a wealth of new experiences during a free, week-long day camp at the Kitimat Rod and Gun Association (KRGA). As with …
The BCWF held its second week of 2012 freeday camps in Oliver, B.C. The first morning began with numerous icebreaker games including tin toe, a game where kids had to pass around an empty, large coffee tin using only their feet. At first glance the kids thought the game was going to be too easy, …
Continue reading Tin cans, Rattlesnakes and Rifles: A Wild Kidz Experience in Oliver
BCWF’s Wetlands Education Program has now safely returned from a busy month of travelling the province and hosting free week-long day camps. Our goals of connecting kids with nature, facilitating outdoor learning, and fostering an appreciation for the natural environment took us to dusty Barriere, north of Kamloops, for our first of two camps. Registration …
Kids, summer, and the great outdoors–all three go together so naturally. To experience nature is to love it, and what better way to introduce a love of the outdoors than to send a child to camp? Our photo of the week by contributor anothergecko features a Long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum)–just the kind of wildlife many a child would love …
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