Friends of Ecological and Environmental Learning

Tomorrow is the last day to pre-order your bare-root native plants from our online sale! By purchasing your native plants from us, you are supporting our champion project, the Haliburton Muskoka Kawartha Childrens' Water Festival! Visit EcoEnviroLearn.org/native-plants to see our native plant offerings (link in bio) ... Ready to be picked up and planted in their new homes on the May long-weekend, these plants will be a lovely addition to any property and help you... attract pollinators naturalize shorelines create wildlife habitat reforest an open area develop diversity enjoy wild edibles . . . . #haliburtonnativeplantsale #childrenswaterfestival #fundraiser #localcharity #hmkchildrenswaterfestival #haliburton #myhaliburtonhighlands #buycloseby #onhighlands #nativeplants #shorelinerestoration #pollinators #shrubs #trees #perennials #spring

Earth Day is every day. It’s our home. It sustains our existence and the existence of all interconnected life Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works. - Carl Sagan ... The HMK Children’s Water Festival is our opportunity to inspire children with a unique approach to how the world works. Through educational, fun and hands-on activities, children open their eyes to the benefits of becoming wise stewards of water and related systems, challenged to consider the importance of water and climate change issues to human and environmental health. It is our humble opinion that education and awareness is the way to a brighter healthier future In our activity centre Up on the Watershed students are familiarized with watersheds, the effect of surrounding landscapes on the flow of surface water and the important role wetlands play in flood control. Students learn that flooding is a natural event but with climate change, erratic weather patterns are increased, resulting in more flooding activity. Using watershed models/simulators and sponges as their wetlands, children learn through hands on manipulation the natural attributes of wetlands and their value in decreasing flooding. Pretty neat right? . . . . #earthdayiseveryday #childrenswaterfestival #fundraiser #localcharity #hmkchildrenswaterfestival #sponsorship #myhaliburtonhighlands #waterprotection #waterconservation #watertechnology #waterscience #volunteers #sponsorshipopportunity #Water #waterislife #environment #environmentalism #environmentaleducation #stewards #environmentfriendly #environmentalhealth #education #educationiskey #educationispower #educationalfun #hydrology

Through a series of over 40 interactive activity centres in an #outdoor setting, students in grades 2 to 6, from the @trillium_lakelands_dsb, explore the following concepts at the Haliburton-Muskoka-Kawartha Children’s Water Festival: Water Conservation the responsible use of water in our daily lives Water Attitudes historical and present day uses and attitudes toward water Water Technology how water is treated, stored and distributed throughout the community... Water Protection the interdependence of ground and surface water, soil, plants, animals and people and positive steps people can take to keep water clean Water Science the water cycle, surface and groundwater flow, watersheds and aquatic environments These activities are all designed with the learning expectations of the Ontario curriculum so it’s both fun and educational! . . . . #childrenswaterfestival #sponsorship #fundraiser #localcharity #hmkchildrenswaterfestival #myhaliburtonhighlands #waterprotection #waterconservation #watertechnology #waterscience #volunteers #sponsorshipopportunity #Water #waterislife #environment #environmentalism #environmentaleducation #stewards #environmentfriendly #environmentalhealth #education #educationiskey #educationispower #educationalfun #hydrology

Thanks goes out to Pineneedle Farms, for continuing their great work, and providing wonderful native species for our Native Plant Sale fundraiser. We are greatly looking forward to the growing season in #myhaliburtonhighlands . . . .... #thankfulthursdaywasyesterday #losingtrackofthedays #alwaysthankful See more

This #thankfulthursday we’d like to turn the spotlight toward our dedicated Ocean Sponsor Trillium Lakelands DSB! Their donation will make it possible for over 1,000 students to travel to Kinark Outdoor Centre and take part in this year’s Children’s Water Festival thank you! Students, teachers, volunteers, parents, and presenters all benefit from this experiential learning experience in different ways. "The kids and I still talk about it (the festival). In our new Socia...l Studies unit we are learning about threats to our environment and how we can help prevent them (which also ties in with Science). They were recalling learning about water pollution and conservation at the Festival. How's that for proof that the Water Festival opened up their minds and helped us continue the dialogue? I'm delighted!" - Class at Riverside Public School, 2013 . . . . #childrenswaterfestival #sponsorship #fundraiser #localcharity #hmkchildrenswaterfestival #myhaliburtonhighlands #waterprotection #waterconservation #watertechnology #waterscience #volunteers #sponsorshipopportunity #Water #waterislife #environment #environmentalism #environmentaleducation #stewards #environmentfriendly #environmentalhealth #education #educationiskey #educationispower #educationalfun #hydrology