Kootenay-Columbia Discovery Centre
1760 West Creston Rd V0B 1G7 Creston, BC, Canada

Happy Earth Day! Celebrate our wonderful planet by making a cute nature bracelet while out on your next adventure to remind you of all the beauty and wonder our magical Earth embodies! https://www.scholastic.com//learning-toolkit-blog/make-nat

Happy Earth day!! What is your favourite thing to do in nature if you had a few hours to spare? For me, it would be a hike in the forest with a picnic in the sunshine. Here in Creston today, it is a beautiful, sunny, crisp day and if you want to get out and enjoy a walk in the wetland, here is a Self Guided Boardwalk Loop Guide that you could use!... These two little cheeseballs took a walk with me to the tower on the weekend - we saw swans, ducks, turtles...heard some frogs...it was great!! https://discovery-centre.ca//Self-Guided-Boardwalk-Loop-si #EarthDay2021 #wetlands #nature

The Creston Valley Bird Festival has gone virtual this year! From May 7-9th, there will be a variety of events, some free, some at very reasonable rates (a weekend pass is also available)! KCDCS is offering a free kids program, Birds 101, on Friday May 7th from 11am to 12pm. For more information and to register, visit their website!... https://www.crestonvalleybirds.ca/index.html

Video Anna’s hummingbird...feeding time...babies getting big.VIEW LARGE.

Did you know Eagles can see about 7x better than people? It's no wonder they can catch their meal so gracefully.

Spring is in the air!

If you are a teacher or know a teacher or school that might be interested in an outdoor field trip to the wetland, filled with fun activities and educational moments, please share or book now! Spaces are filling up fast! See poster for details!

A few spring reminders from the CVWMA.

Mmm, narrow down the sparrow...

Lots of ducks on Duck lake this weekend!

Want to test your knowledge on wetland plants? Take our fun little quiz! To find the answers open up this pdf link... https://discovery-centre.ca//uploa/Wetland-Plants-Quiz.pdf

Some fun events, activities and prizes related to learning more about microplastics. All free. Have a look!

Live stream of a hummingbird nest in Victoria on Vancouver Island. Two chicks hatched on February 15th and they are expected to fledge the first week of March. You can watch Mom interact with her young, so cool! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-jBDk4La1w

Some info and photos from the wetland "explosions" this past weekend...