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PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS
“I think this kinesthetic way of Workshops led by local experts provide hands-on learning
learning will be the perfect match for opportunities for community members.
my students.”
Adult Education Workshops and Hand-on Field Activities
- Lisa Allen, teacher, West Sechelt
Elementary School Workshops led by local experts provide hands-on learning opportunities for
community members. Workshops are offered in a wide variety of disciplines,
related to ecology, biology and sustainable living. In addition, hands-on
environmental restoration projects offer opportunities for community members
to work to restore and improve the environment with supervision and guidance
from local experts. Some of our workshops and activities are offered in
collaboration with Capilano University, as part of the Elder College program.
A great diversity of workshops and field activities have been offered over the
years, including:
• Alternative Energy
• Amphibian Monitoring Grids
• Build Your Own Rain Barrel Workshop
• Building Efficiency
• Citizen Science and the Marine Environment
• Freshwater Stewardship
• Garden Bay Lake Shoreline Clean-Up
• Geo-Exchange Conditioning
• Green Building 101
• Green Roof Workshop
• Introduction to Forest Mushrooms
• Macrophotography
• Native Plant Propagation
• Nest Box Building Workshop
• Ruby Lake Lagoon Wetland Restoration Project
• Science and Practice of Sustainability
• Solar Electric Workshop
• Solar Hot Water
• Stream Keepers
• Tasty Treats for Wild Birds
• Turtle Nesting Habitat Enhancement
• Waste Water: Closing the Loop
• Water Conservation
• Wild Seed Collection
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