[BCMA] Press Release: Heritage Society Partners with Royal BC Museum to Offer "Species at Risk Summer Day Camp"

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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 17, 2015

 

Heritage Society Partners with Royal BC Museum to Offer "Species at Risk
Summer Day Camp"

 

Oliver, BC - 

 

Calling all kids who love science and nature! The Oliver & District Heritage
Society is hosting a brand new four day summer camp for kids ages 7 - 12.
The Species at Risk Summer Day Camp will run from August 4 - 8, 2015 and
will focus on British Columbia's vanishing and threatened animal, plant, and
insect species. Campers can expect four full days of fun, hands-on learning
about animals and plants, exciting field trips, talks with biologists and
animal experts, chances to create art and comics about species at risk, and
more!

 

The summer camp is a pilot project of the Royal British Columbia Museum,
which is running the program as part of its 2015 Species at Risk exhibit.
Much of the camp is housed in a custom-made trailer full to the brim with
different animal and plant specimens, information, and interactive
activities. Camp activities will take place both in this trailer and on the
Oliver & District Museum's lawns.

 

The goal of the Species at Risk Camp is to create awareness about vanishing
species, especially species that live close by in the Oliver area, and to
help young people discover ways to protect those creatures who are at risk
due to human activity. Knowledgeable interpreters will offer fun and
inspiring ways to become a champion for local species and to create change.
Campers will leave having learned that they truly can make a difference. 

 

Registration for the Species at Risk Summer Day Camp is $60 for four full
days, including field trips, lunches, and snacks. Spaces are limited, so
please register early to avoid disappointment. To register or for more
information, please contact the Oliver & District Heritage Society at
778-439-3100 or info at oliverheritage.ca <mailto:info at oliverheritage.ca> .
Information about the camp is also available on the Society's website at
www.oliverheritage.ca <http://www.oliverheritage.ca> , as well as on its
Facebook page. We hope to see you there!

 




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Caption: You might see this poster around Oliver this summer, as the Oliver
& District Heritage Society gears up for its new summer day camp.

 

 

Contact: Julianna Weisgarber, Collections Manager

Business: Oliver and District Heritage Society

Address: Box 847, Oliver, BC   V0H 1T0

Phone: 778-439-3100

E-Mail: info at oliverheritage.ca <mailto:info at oliverheritage.ca> 

Website: www.oliverheritage.ca <http://www.oliverheritage.ca>  

 

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