2016 Spring Events at Uplands Park with Friends of Uplands Park
Margaret Lidkea, Chair of FOUP, sends the following announcements:
Creatively United for the Planet Saturday April 16, 10 to 5pm, Royal Bay Secondary School, Colwood, Friends of Uplands Park Display with information and activities about Uplands Park, the endangered Garry Oak Ecosystems, the 22 rare plants, the Cattle Point rocky foreshore and the Friends of Uplands Park programs.
Building Bird Nests Sunday April 24 1:30 to 3:30pm A family program at Uplands Park, meeting at the entrance to Cattle Point, examines nest building and construction techniques of some birds in Uplands Park, with Margaret Lidkea, environmental teacher at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary for 21 years. Kids will learn about the materials used by several birds like the hummingbirds and robins, and on a ramble will gather materials and make their own Bewick’s wren’s nest to take home. Suitable for kids aged 4 and older and their parents and grandparents. Donations to Friends of Uplands Park are welcome.
CAMAS DAY INSPIRATION Sunday May 1 12 to 4pm Uplands Park on Beach Drive at the entrance to Cattle Point
Friends of Uplands Park invites you to an inspiration celebration. With Oak Bay Parks, Recreation and Culture, we hope that you and your family will join us for a cultural inspiration on Camas Day, May 1 from 12 to 4pm. Artists will be creating throughout the park, the Bald Eagles Band will be playing, there will be ocean and bird talks at Cattle Point, displays about Camas and the wildflowers, the Bowker Creek Initiative, art, photography and student participation in Invasive Removal and Wildflower walks in the natural native plant “gardens” of Uplands Park and the free native plants as part of
HAT Native Plant Garden Tours 10 to 4pm. Refreshments available. Donations appreciated.
CATTLE POINT TIDE POOLS Sunday June 5 9:30 to 11:30am
Join Friends of Uplands Park to explore the tide pools of the rocky shores at Cattle Point. Discover red rock crabs, marine worms, shrimp, nudibranchs and tide-pool fish while collecting with nets and see-through containers. Learn about the challenges of living in the intertidal zone, the adaptations of different species and the predators eager to eat the animals that live there.
BIRDING in UPLANDS PARK with Geoffrey Newell. 9 to about 11 am [Last Saturdays of the Month] Meet at Cattle Point with binoculars to observe the ocean and shore birds. Then wander into Uplands Park; listen to the birdcalls establishing territory and partners, while looking for juveniles spreading their wings. Walks are usually the last Saturday in the month, but some changes are needed because Geoffrey has other commitments. Please check our website.
Check our website for other events like invasive removal and programs…watch out for the grasshopper program in August with James Miskelly.
Become a Friend of Uplands Park for free: email mlidkea@shaw.ca to go on the list to receive emails.
Camas photo by Kathleen Matthews.
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