National Wildlife Week is April 8-14, 2012,
and to celebrate, Allan Brooks Nature Centre Society, North Okanagan
Naturalists’ Club, Ribbons of Green Trail Society and Friends of Kalamalka Lake
Provincial Park will host a regional Walk
for Wildlife event on April 14, 2012!
The Walk for Wildlife campaign is a
Canadian Wildlife Federation initiative that is now in its third year. The
event aims to encourage Canadians from coast to coast to get outdoors and
experience the beauty of the wildlife and natural spaces locally. This year
marks the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Wildlife Federation, so
to commemorate the year it all began (1962) CWF is pushing the envelope again,
and has set a goal to log 19,620 km nationwide, all the while creating national
awareness about our natural habitats and the wildlife that calls them home.
The Walk for Wildlife event on Saturday,
April 14th from 10AM to 2PM will occur at three locations in the Vernon
area including: Swan Lake Nature Reserve, Middleton Mountain Regional Park and
Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park. The public is encouraged to come out with
family or friends to celebrate wildlife and nature in our area. There will be
prizes, lots of give-aways and plenty for fun for everyone! Volunteers will be
on-site to chat with you about flora and fauna of the area, to lead impromptu
guided walks, as well as to share information about these three beautiful trail
assets of our region.
Members from each host organization will be
on-site to coordinate public sign-up and participation, including tracking all
kilometers walked, and distribution of lots of free stuff during the event. North
Okanagan Naturalists’ Club and Allan Brooks Nature Centre volunteers will be on
hand at Swan Lake Nature Reserve, Ribbons of Green Trail Society will be at
Middleton Mountain Regional Park, and Friends of Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park
will be at all three gates of Kal. Park (Cousin’s Bay, Red Gate and main gate),
with a tent at the main gate twin bay parking lot.
Some of the materials to be given away
include: Canadian Wildlife Federation 2012 Calendars, and Walk for Wildlife
pins, and BC Ministry of Environment Species Information Sheets. In kind
support is also being provided by Regional District North Okanagan, City of
Vernon, District of Coldstream, Rancho Vignola, Vernon Telescope Nature &
Science, and Vantage One Credit Union.
Youth participants (14 years of age and
younger) are also encouraged to take nature-themed photos during the event and
enter the All Things Natural photo contest hosted by Allan Brooks Nature Centre.
All photo entries should be clearly labeled with the name and age of the
photographer and submitted to: atn.photocontest@gmail.com.
Aaron Deans
Executive Director
Allan Brooks Nature Centre Society
778.932.0480
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