Take a moment to think back on your childhood. Can you pick one or two experiences that inspired you to discover and admire the natural world? Perhaps a family trip to a special place, a school field trip, or special teacher? As a local nature conservancy, we want to do Read more…
Inspirational Learning Over the past year the Mayne Island Conservancy has been very active in creating and delivering youth education through our Science and Nature Education Program. Our objective is to provide hands-on natural science experiences for youth that will inspire them to pursue a lifetime of learning. We envision Read more…
Learning in Full Swing We are now halfway through the school year, and have led the Mayne School students on six field trips across the island. We’ve explored intertidal ecosystems, wetlands, and forests. At each learning site, we find new plants and animals to observe. Dragonflies in the twilight Read more…
Getting Started Another exciting year of science and nature education has begun! We met with the staff from the Mayne School earlier in September to plan a series of lessons throughout the school year that will complement the learning going on in the classroom. We will focus on three topics Read more…
A Successful Year of Learning This was the most successful year of our Science and Nature Education Program ever! We created and delivered 20 science lessons to youth on Mayne Island in collaboration with the Mayne School, the Gulf Islands Center for Ecological Learning, and the School District 64 Middle Read more…