Join us at Coldstream Park from mid-September through mid-October for a hands-on exploration of the kokanee salmon life cycle and the important role salmon play in healthy ecosystems.
Students will observe restored salmon habitat and spawning channels while learning about habitat conservation, watershed health, and the challenges faced by spawning salmon through interactive activities and guided exploration.
This program runs approximately 1.5 hours at Coldstream Park. Due to the short seasonal availability of this program, booking early is strongly recommended.
This program is offered in partnership with the Kingfisher Interpretive Centre.
♦ Learn more about the Kokanee Salmon program here.
The Allan Brooks Nature Centre partners with the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and Okanagan WaterWise to provide hands-on environmental learning experiences that connect students directly with local waterways and watershed health.
Designed for Grades 8–12, the Stream Science program introduces students to real-world water quality monitoring and aquatic ecosystem investigation. Students visit a local stream to collect benthic macroinvertebrates (water bugs), conduct water quality and flow testing, and analyze environmental data using scientific field protocols.
Throughout the program, students explore important questions such as:
This program runs approximately 2.5 hours at a local stream site and is offered during September and October.
Program Cost
Starting at $15 per student (minimum booking fees apply).
♦ Learn more about the Stream Science program here.
Have your students get hands-on with the natural environment at with a Field Trip at the Nature Centre! During your visit at Allan Brooks Nature Centre, your class will experience four engaging activity stations of your choosing in a 2.5 hour session of outdoor and/or indoor fun!
♦ Learn more about Field Trips at the Nature Centre here.
Bring the wonders of the Okanagan directly into your classroom with hands-on nature-based educational programs led by Allan Brooks Nature Centre educators.
Available from September through March, these curriculum-connected programs are designed for students from Pre-K to Grade 7 and focus on the ecosystems, wildlife, and habitats of the North Okanagan.
Programs include interactive presentations, opportunities to explore wildlife furs, bones, and natural specimens, and hands-on activities designed to encourage curiosity and environmental awareness.
Pre-K and Kindergarten to Grade 1 programs run approximately 45 minutes. Programs for older students run approximately 60 minutes.
Within Vernon City Limits:
$50 booking fee plus $85 per session booked.
Outside Vernon City Limits:
$65 booking fee plus $85 per session booked, plus travel fees charged at $0.75/km.
ABNC can deliver a maximum of four presentations per day.
Pre-K: The Who’s Who of Wildlife
Bears and Beavers, and Cougars, oh my! Learn about animals that live in the North Okanagan, and get up close by looking at their furs and skulls.
Grade K/1: Getaway to the Grasslands
Join us on an imaginary field trip to a grassland! Watch it and the animals living there transform through the seasons. Don’t forget your sunscreen, snow pants, and umbrella!
Grade 2: Growing up in the Grasslands
From cute and cuddly to naked and ugly, many baby animals are born in the grasslands in the spring. Learn why deer fawns and coyote pups look like their parents, but tadpoles and insect larvae do not.
Grade 3: Digging for a Living
Learn all about badgers and the diverse group of animals they interact with: predators, prey, hunting partners, and the many creatures that use their abandoned burrows as homes.
Grade 4: Nature Nocturnal
Whoooo’s awake? Learn how owls, coyotes, bats, and things that go bump in the night use all their senses to find their way in the dark.
Grade 5/6: How Birds Fly
Flight isn’t just about physics! Learn how birds’ internal and organ systems are amazingly adapted for life in the skies.
Grade 7: Survival of the Fittest in a Changing Climate
In an interactive scenario, explore how British Columbia’s plant and wildlife species will be challenged by climate change or how they might be adapted to survive and thrive.
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