Daily Planner
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Field Trips and Hikes are Rated: (U) = Undemanding (I) = Intermediate (C) = Challenging
Saturday Events
Dawn Chorus (U)
Time: 6:30AM to 7:30AM
Location: Pynelogs Cultural Centre , Invermere, BC, Canada
Presenter(s)/Leader(s):
Randy Hopkins
Start your day at the Pynelogs Cultural Centre and listen to the songbirds as they start their day. Come and enjoy the peace and tranquility of an early spring morning beside...
Kowa Scoop on Scopes at Fairmont Hot Springs
Time: 7:30AM to 10:00AM
Location: , Faormont Hot Springs, BC, Canada
Join Josh Laraby from Kowa Optics and the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort’s naturalists for a morning of spectacular viewing at three different locations throughout the Fairmont area. Kowa products will be...
Moberly Meander (U)
Time: 7:30AM to 11:00AM
Location: , Golden, BC, Canada
Presenter(s)/Leader(s):
Ellen Zimmerman
Join Ellen Zimmerman, long time valley birder, to explore a hidden treasure of the BC Parks system. Burges and James Gadsden Provincial Park encompasses most of the Moberly Marshes and is...
Wilmer Ramsar Site Tour (C)
Time: 7:30AM to 4:30PM
Location: , Wilmer, BC, Canada
Presenter(s)/Leader(s):
Randy Hopkins
A full day, relaxed, exploration from severalvantage pointsof the Columbia Wetlands Ramsar site near Wilmer. This is Canada's newest Ramsar site (2005). Come and see what makes it so special. Bring...
Bird Bath at Radium
Time: 9:00AM to 11:00PM
Location: Radium Hot Springs Pools , Kooenay National Park, BC, Canada
Bring the whole family and enjoy a dip in the natural Hot Springs pools.All child admissions will be free! Adult admission is $6.50
Tour of the Hoodoo Conservation Property (I)
Time: 10:00AM to 3:00PM
Location: Westside Road , Invermere, BC, Canada
Presenter(s)/Leader(s):
Rob Neil
Join The Nature Trust’s Kootenay Conservation Land Manager Rob Neil, geologist Bill Ayrton, and biologist Dr. Kari Stuart-Smith, on a hike through the spectacular Hoodoos conservation property. Learn about the natural...
Kowa's Scoop on Scopes: Dorothy Lake
Time: 11:00AM to 1:00PM
Location: Pynelogs Cultural Centre , Invermere, BC, Canada
Presenter(s)/Leader(s):
N/ A
Spot a Painted TurtleCapture the details of a Painted Turtle…close up! Hook up your digital camera to a Kowa spotting scope to experience how easy it is to take beautiful super-telephoto...
Rugged Alpine Beauty and Batiste Lake (I)
Time: 11:00AM to 3:00PM
Location: , Radium Hot Springs, BC, Canada
With Baptiste Lake as the centerpiece, Kootenay National Park as its immense backyard and the soaring Rocky Mountains as the crowning glory, the Ranches at Elk Park showcase the Columbia Valley’s...
Old Time Barn Dance
Time: 12:00PM to 6:00PM
Location: 709-10St. Community Hall Street, Invermere, BC, Canada
On Saturday night the Invermere Community Hall will be converted into an old time barn for an evening of fun and entertainment. After a full sit-down dinner, Bill Swan, Deb Griffith...
Dance Only
Time: 12:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: 709 10 St, Community Hall , Invermere, BC, Canada
You can join us for the dance part only of the Barn Dance. A local band L8te, led by Pat Hess, will keep the party going with foot stomping dance music...
Wilmer Ramsar Site Tour (C)
Time: 12:30PM to 4:30PM
Location: , Wilmer, BC, Canada
Presenter(s)/Leader(s):
Randy Hopkins
This half-day trip will provide anoverview of the Columbia wetlands Ramsar site near Wilmer (just north of Invermere). We'll be looking at the bird habitat from the open forest and grassland...
Everything Grizzly: An Encounter with Boo (U)
Time: 1:00PM to 3:00PM
Location: , Golden, BC, Canada
Presenter(s)/Leader(s):
Jubilee Cacasi
Kicking Horse Grizzly Bear Refuge is home to Boo, the 9 year old resident grizzly bear. In the province of BC grizzly bears are blue listed. This is a unique opportunity...
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