Coastal Forests with a Snap
A School Adventure Our Coastal Forest Program with the SJ Willis Alternative School was a huge success! Experiencing Galiano’s coastal forest, comparing a mature forest with a non-mature forest and learning about the forest floor was so much fun for everyone. Students especially enjoyed the teaching train, exploring the intertidal, and pulling down a tree […]
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Renewable Energy in Action Sneak Peek
Galiano Conservancy educators Ria & Emily showed off our new “Renewable Energy in Action” education program to eager teachers at the School District 64 Professional Development Day on Salt Spring Island. For the first session, teachers put their thinking caps on and played a game to identify forms of energy in everyday objects. Using interactive […]
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Salmon Egg Delivery and Salmon Dissection
On February 5th, 2019, we received Chum Salmon eggs from Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Galiano Community School students, teachers and Galiano Conservancy educators were excited to introduce the salmon eggs to their temporary home: a small freshwater aquarium set up at the Galiano School. In the end of February, all of the salmon eggs hatched, […]
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Forest2Table: Winter Survivalist Edition
Last year’s harvest for our blog took place in the aftermath of a snowstorm. This year, not to be outdone, the weather unleashed a windstorm the likes of which I have never before experienced. While I was watching the trees and wondering if I should really call off work for the day simply because it […]
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Rockheights Sees under the Sea!
Throughout October, four grade 7/8 classes from Rockheights Middle School joined us for a special edition of the Conservancy’s popular marine program, “Marine Investigations.” Meet Desiree – Marine Conservation Specialist The Conservancy had the privilege of working with Desiree Bulger, a University of Victoria Masters candidate in Marine Biology for this series of marine education programs. With […]
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