REGISTRATION REQUIRED

SUMMER PROGRAMS: SWI WORKSHOP SERIES 2023 “DISCOVERING OUR BIODIVERSITY”

The Workshop Series “Discovering our Biodiversity” will run through the summer season, from late June to the beginning of October, exploring the natural world of the subalpine in Strathcona Provincial Park, from scientific and artistic perspectives. These one or two day workshops will be conducted in Paradise Meadows, partially in the Ruth Masters Nature Hall (SPWC lower floor) and partially out in Strathcona Provincial Park. Topics range from basic plant identification to more intensive examination of lichens or grasses. Additionally, creative writing and water-colour painting classes inspire wilderness exploration into further dimensions of the subalpine environment.

Each workshop will be limited to 15 participants; the cost will vary between $10 and $50. Preregistration is required, with acceptance on a first paid, first served basis. Below is a calendar of Workshop Dates. Details of cost, start times and other specifics will be included when the events are announced individually. For more information please contact us at [email protected]. 

WORKSHOP CALENDAR

• June 25 iNaturalist (Basic Species ID & Beginner’s Guide )
  Leader : Loys Maingon
  Cost: $10

• July 8 Plant Identification (Subalpine Plant ID in Paradise Meadows)
  Leaders: Loys & Alison Maingon
  Cost: $25

• July 22 Lichens (Basic Field Identification and Intro to the Lichens of Strathcona Provincial Park)
  Leader: Loys Maingon
  Cost: $50 (includes the $30 copy of the SWI Field Guide to Basic Lichens of SPP)

• Aug. 12 Inspired by Wilderness (Creating Poetry in a Mountain Landscape)
  Leader: Claire Gordon
  Cost: $25

• Aug.26-27 Grasses (ID of Subalpine Grasses )
  Leader: Sarah Cooke
  Cost: $40

• Sept. 9 The Magic of Watercolour (Demo & Workshop using Watercolour)
  Leader: James McBeath
  Cost: $25

• Sept. 16 Mycology (The Mysterious World of Fungi – Session on Identification, Photography and Forays in the Park)
  Leaders: Andy MacKinnon, Kem Luther, Juliet Pendray, Thom O’Dell, James Holkko.
  Cost: $50 (Includes Sept 16th & 17th)

• Sept. 17 Mycology Hike (Exploring the Mycology of the Old Growth around Divers Lake)
  Leaders: Loys and Alison Maingon

• Oct. 1 Freshwater Aquatic Plants and Algae (Intro to Subalpine Waterbodies)
  Leader: Loys Maingon
  Cost: $25

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

SUMMER PROGRAMS: SWI WORKSHOP SERIES 2023 “DISCOVERING OUR BIODIVERSITY”

The Workshop Series “Discovering our Biodiversity” will run through the summer season, from late June to the beginning of October, exploring the natural world of the subalpine in Strathcona Provincial Park, from scientific and artistic perspectives. These one or two day workshops will be conducted in Paradise Meadows, partially in the Ruth Masters Nature Hall (SPWC lower floor) and partially out in Strathcona Provincial Park. Topics range from basic plant identification to more intensive examination of lichens or grasses. Additionally, creative writing and water-colour painting classes inspire wilderness exploration into further dimensions of the subalpine environment.

Each workshop will be limited to 15 participants; the cost will vary between $10 and $50. Preregistration is required, with acceptance on a first paid, first served basis. Below is a calendar of Workshop Dates. Details of cost, start times and other specifics will be included when the events are announced individually. For more information please contact us at [email protected]. 

WORKSHOP CALENDAR

• June 25 iNaturalist (Basic Species ID & Beginner’s Guide )
  Leader : Loys Maingon
  Cost: $10

• July 8 Plant Identification (Subalpine Plant ID in Paradise Meadows)
  Leaders: Loys & Alison Maingon
  Cost: $25

• July 22 Lichens (Basic Field Identification and Intro to the Lichens of Strathcona Provincial Park)
  Leader: Loys Maingon
  Cost: $50 (includes the $30 copy of the SWI Field Guide to Basic Lichens of SPP)

• Aug. 12 Inspired by Wilderness (Creating Poetry in a Mountain Landscape)
  Leader: Claire Gordon
  Cost: $25

• Aug.26-27 Grasses (ID of Subalpine Grasses )
  Leader: Sarah Cooke
  Cost: $40

• Sept. 9 The Magic of Watercolour (Demo & Workshop using Watercolour)
  Leader: James McBeath
  Cost: $25

• Sept. 16 Mycology (The Mysterious World of Fungi – Session on Identification, Photography and Forays in the Park)
  Leaders: Andy MacKinnon, Kem Luther, Juliet Pendray, Thom O’Dell, James Holkko.
  Cost: $50 (Includes Sept 16th & 17th)

• Sept. 17 Mycology Hike (Exploring the Mycology of the Old Growth around Divers Lake)
  Leaders: Loys and Alison Maingon

• Oct. 1 Freshwater Aquatic Plants and Algae (Intro to Subalpine Waterbodies)
  Leader: Loys Maingon
  Cost: $25