Walkalong 2018 Sneak Peak!
IN 4 SHORT DAYS our 6th annual Walkalong for Learning will be underway at the Millard Learning Centre! Time and Location Saturday, September 1st. Registration opens at 12:30pm, and the walk begins at 1pm. Galiano Conservancy Millard Learning Centre (10825 Porlier Pass Road, Galiano Island) New Routes Walkers will have the opportunity to blaze brand […]
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Off the Beaten Path – Cambie Secondary Treks Galiano’s Wilderness
Cambie Secondary School students ventured boldly forward into the lush Galiano wilderness for a 3 day and 2 night Back Country Experience. These keen explorers—the majority of whom were completely new to backpacking—were introduced to the basics of navigation, bush-camp life & wilderness safety. Day 1 – The Hike Upon their arrival from Richmond, BC the […]
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Bees and Seed Bombs with Rockheights Middle School
This past Thursday and Friday we were excited to welcome Rockheights Middle Schoolers from Esquimalt for a Two-Day, One-Night Adventure. This enthusiastic group of grade eight students participated in a pilot of our new People, Plants, and Pollinators program followed by our established Forest Ecology Program. Our pollinator program kicked off with an introduction to […]
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Our Bursaries: An Inspiring Testimonial
Maia Green is a Grade 8 teacher at Rock Heights Middle School in Esquimalt, BC. Her class did a Two-Day, One Night Adventure program at the Millard Learning Centre. Over the course of their two-day stay they did a Future of Food Program in conjunction with the newly piloted program, People, Plants & Pollinators in […]
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South Delta Secondary Goes Intertidal
We were delighted to host South Delta Secondary School on June 11, 2018 for Marine Investigations, our popular intertidal exploration program. The students were lucky enough to find a couple of opalescent nudibranchs (sea slugs) as well as a large red rock crab and a lion’s mane jellyfish. We also found several crab moults (their shed skeleton) […]
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