Coastal Forests of Pebble Beach

Somebody yell timberrrr! Clear cuts, plantations and mature forests – learn about Galiano’s logging history, help with hands-on forest restoration and discover how forests fight climate change as you hike among the coastal forests of Pebble Beach.

Program Overview

Program Length

Single Day

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Availability

Year round

Location(s)

Pebble Beach Nature Reserve (District Lot 63)

Recommended Grades

Grades 4-12

Curriculum Links

Forest ecosystems and forest succession
Applied forestry science field skills and ecological restoration techniques
Nature-based solutions to climate change
First People’s knowledge of sustainable practices and concepts of interconnectedness in the environment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

12 – Responsible Consumption and Production
13 – Climate Action
15 – Life on Land

Program Highlights

A Walk in the Woods

Compare and contrast characteristics of a healthy, mature forest and a once clear cut, now plantation forest as you hike within them. Use all of your senses to learn how a mature forest feels during a silent and solo meditative walking stretch. Next, students become teachers in a “Teaching Train” activity, where they teach their classmates about forest layers and life stages (forest succession) as well as how forests play a vital role in carbon sequestration and climate resilience.

Forest Field Science

How do forestry professionals measure forest health? Students will gain field science skills as they analyze forest understory diversity, tree size, tree spacing and soil quality.

Tree Pull

Pull a towering tree down with your bare hands using an innovative pulley and winch system. Who said you couldn’t teach physics while helping the forest thrive? This end of the day team-effort contributes to the Conservancy’s on-going 10+ year forest thinning restoration project in a particularly dense patch of the plantation forest.

Pebble Beach Lunch Spot

Relax under the sun at Pebble Beach, aptly named for its smooth, perfect-skipping stone pebbles. When the tide is low, look for intertidal creatures in exposed sandstone channels and tidepools

Prices

Costs per group for day and overnight programs.

FAQs

How to get here, what to bring, how to prepare.

Bursaries

We can offer financial help to groups in need!

Register

Email us at bookings@galianoconservancy.ca to book!

Testimonials

I think the “Coastal Forests” program was full of hands-on learning, opportunities for informal exploration, and structured learning activities. It ran like a well-oiled machine

– Michael Speak, Woodland Elementary School Teacher

I learned a lot about the forest from the teaching train. I identified flowers I had not known the name of. I learned a lot of tree/flower names. I learned how to sustainability take down a tree.

– Anonymous, Age 18

I liked learning about the forest around us and learning about cooperation in an ecosystem.

– Elise, Age 14

I learned that there is a lot more to the forest then what’s on the surface.

– Alice, Age 13

Here are some recent field trips on the theme of forest restoration:

Galiano’s Pebble Beach Reserve Opened Up Kids’ Eyes

Coastal Forests with Garibaldi Secondary

Coastal Forests with a Snap