10,000 Hands - 2017-2018
Community Environmental Outreach and Education in Saint John, New Brunswick, 2017-2018
Community Environmental Outreach and Education in Saint John, New Brunswick, 2017-2018
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RNS Earth Day<br />
On April 27, <strong>2017</strong>, Rothesay Netherwood School held an Earth Day event where the students took the<br />
afternoon to engage in different forms for nature related activities. ACAP staff facilitated four different<br />
outings with the students, including water quality and fish monitoring, bird habitat walks, benthic<br />
macroinvertebrate sampling and climate change mind-mapping.<br />
Figure 9. Students from RNS conducting water quality assessments in Taylor Brook during the RNS<br />
Earth Day event on April 27, <strong>2017</strong>.<br />
Girl Guides of Canada Rally<br />
On May 13, <strong>2017</strong>, 1,<strong>000</strong> Girl Guides and their leaders gathered together for a province wide rally at<br />
Rockwood Park. A staff member from ACAP Saint John facilitated a ‘critter dipping’ station in some of<br />
the parks boggy areas. Girls had the opportunity to catch tadpoles, frogs and macroinvertebrates, while<br />
also learning about aquatic habitat. The Girl Guides did not only learn about the surrounding species, but<br />
were able to connect with their environment by allowing them to go outside and get dirty.<br />
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