E-mail: drjcutts@telus.net
Pre-registration
required for all Explorer Days
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pick up a rock, put it back
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turn over a log, replace it again
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befriend a grasshopper, let it hop home
Don’ t chase the birds, poke the insects or throw rocks at the frogs.
Enjoy and let it be!
DIVER"CITY"
Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 12:30 am - 2:00 pm
Guest leaders: Van Dusen Garden Staff
Contact: Register for this Explorer Day by contacting Debra Rurak at drjcutts@telus.net
Location: Van Dusen Gardens
Cost: $5 per child, 3 free adults. For those adults without memberships, we can split the cost of the additional entry fees.
Although in the city, Van Dusen Botanical Garden is teeming with plant and animal diversity. This program has two components:
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a study guide of the invertebrate population, using biological classification
systems, and -
"Survivor," a tour that teaches adaptation and survival of plants and animals.
Feel free to stay and explore the gardens afterwards.
This is an outing for the grade 4 - 7 age group, so it is not geared for younger children.
BEAVER TALES
Date: Thursday, November 5, 2007 (tentative)
Guest leaders: GVRD Staff
Contact: Register for this Explorer Day by contacting Debra Rurak at drjcutts@telus.net
Location: Burnaby Lake
Cost: approximately $6 per child (the total fee for GVRD staff is $70.).
Look for lodges, dams, canals, and chewed trees while learning about these nocturnal engineers and the ecosystems they create. We will learn about the anatomy of a beaver and look at beaver skulls and pelts.
This outing is for school age kids. GVRD staff welcomes younger siblings to explore the lake while the session is on.
Meet at the Burnaby Lake Nature House on Piper Avenue.
From
Lougheed Highway in Burnaby, turn south on Bainbridge (across from
the
Production Way Skytrain Station). Turn right on to Winston at the
bottom of the
hill and then left on Piper
Avenue.
Friends are welcome if space permits. Any young naturalist 14 years of age and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Please arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled start time to ensure enough time for waiver signing and passport stamping. Remember to bring your passport—fill it out in advance at home to make it easier for the Leaders to stamp it.
All activities will take place rain or shine unless otherwise noted. Please consider the weather and the activity, and wear appropriate clothing and shoes, including sunhats and sunscreen. Bring snacks and water.
Other items that might be useful are: magnifying glass, binoculars, sketch book and pencil, camera and field guides.
Starting times are firm out of courtesy to the Leader of the day. We regret that we cannot wait for those who are late.
Please stay with the Leader and let him/her know if you are leaving early.