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SUMMARY:Volunteer Day (Surrey\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:Come care for creation at our Brooksdale Environmental Centre! Catch a taste of A Rocha as you lend a hand alongside the team in our garden\, habitat restoration projects\, heritage site and grounds and more. After work enjoy a community lunch and free site tour! \nWear weather-appropriate clothing for working outside\, and bring gloves if you have them. \nSchedule:\n9:30 am – Meet at the patio\n12:30 pm – Free Lunch for volunteers\n1:30 pm – Site Tour \nRSVP\nHelp our cook prepare the right amount of meals.
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/volunteer-day-may-2017/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BC Volunteer Days
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SUMMARY:Wildflower Walk\, Supper + Talk (Ottawa\, ON)
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a Saturday with A Rocha including special guests Markku and Leah Kostamo (co-founders of A Rocha Canada)\nWalk (2:00 pm)\nJoin us on Saturday May 20th in Gatineau Park for a walk along the Lauriault Trail. Features of this trail include spring wildflowers\, Mulvihill Lake\, a view of the Ottawa Valley\, a waterfall\, and the ruins at the Mackenzie King Estate. Meet at 264 Kingsmere at 2:00 pm. (please RSVP for directions or if you need a ride). \nIf you are unable to join us for the afternoon activities\, feel free to join us for the potluck supper and / or talk. For more details please email Paul Heintzman. \nPotluck Supper (5:30 pm)\nPlease RSVP and let us know what you plan to bring so that we can plan accordingly. \nPresentation (7:00 pm) Sustaining Hope\nMarkku and Leah Kostamo will speak about hope in regards to creation care and will weave in stories about A Rocha Canada. \nLeah came to A Rocha with a background in campus ministry and education. Alongside Markku\, Leah helped set up A Rocha’s first Environmental Centre in Canada in 2003. She currently serves as A Rocha’s Communications Director\, giving oversight to A Rocha’s online and print communications. She is the author of Planted: A Story of Creation\, Calling\, and Community\, which tells the story of A Rocha’s beginnings in Canada. Through her writing and speaking Leah is inspiring others to honour the Creator by caring for creation. \nMarkku is a Professional Biologist and outdoor enthusiast and has worked as an environmental consultant in the private sector. He is passionate about helping people from all walks of life experience the wonder of creation and the love of the Creator as they embrace their roles as stewards of God’s world. Markku\, his wife Leah and their two daughters share life with five other families on Kingfisher Farm. \nMarkku\, Leah and their two daughters share life with five other families on Kingfisher Farm. \nUpcoming Events in Ottawa\n\nLeah Kostamo will also be participating in a dialogue with Margaret Atwood on the topic of The Future of Religion in Canada on the evening of Friday May 19 at the University of Ottawa. See: http://artsites.uottawa.ca/restorying-canada/en/keynotes/#dystopia\nIf you would like to help with our garden in downtown Ottawa or with our “Adopt-a-Trail” project in Gatineau Park please e-mail Paul Heintzman.
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/wildflower-walk-supper-talk-ottawa/
LOCATION:Manitoba
CATEGORIES:Ottawa
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SUMMARY:A Rocha's Barn Raiser (Vancouver\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the future of A Rocha Canada & the Brookdale Environmental Centre\nJoin us for great food\, warm community\, and inspiring stories as we look ahead to the next five years of creation care in Metro Vancouver.\n\n\nEvening hosted by\nRod Wilson\nThe former President of Regent College\, Rod brings his experience in academia\, pastoring\, counselling\, and consulting to his current coaching\, mentoring\, and teaching work around the world. \n  \n\nWith featured speaker\,\nNational Geographic Photographer\nJoel Sartore\n\nJoel is a wildlife photographer and Found of National Geographic’s Photo Ark\, a 25-year project to photograph every species in captivity.\n\n\n\nWith special guest\nGeoff Cowper\nGeoff is one of Canada’s leading trial lawyers and a passionate philanthropist and conservationist. He is a Trustee of A Rocha International.
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/barn-raiser/
LOCATION:Vancouver Convention Centre West Building\, 1055 Canada Pl\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6C 0C3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale
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SUMMARY:Bioblitz 2017 (Houston\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:164 species in 24 hours…Can we top that?\nThat’s how many plants and animals A Rocha staff and volunteers counted in the Houston area in Bioblitz 2016. Can we beat that number this year? Join local experts and citizen scientists to count as many plant and animal species in the Houston area as we can in a 24 hour period. \nWe will go rain or shine so dress for the weather. Bring a snack\, your eagle eyes and curiosity (and binoculars\, cameras\, and nature id books if you have them.) Ipad/ipod/cell phone are welcome if you download the free iNaturalist app\, create a profile and join the Houston\, BC Bioblitz 2017 project before you come! \nFriday\, May 26\n\n\n\n6:00 pm\n Old Pines Nature Trail – Family friendly nature trail. Meet at the trail head at 6 pm. Find directions here.\n\n\n\nSaturday\, May 27\n\n\n\n7:00 am\n Early Bird Search. Join local birders for an intermediate-expert bird watching adventure. Meet @ A&W in Houston\, BC to car pool.\n\n\n11:00 am\n Duck Pond Dipping – Family friendly pond insect search and nature exploration. Meet @ boardwalk at the Duck pond.\n\n\n1:00 pm\n Buck Creek Nature search. Family friendly nature exploration\, stream insects\, plants and animals of the river. Meet @ the ball field on 3rd & Copeland.
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/houston-bioblitz-2017/
LOCATION:Manitoba
CATEGORIES:Northern BC
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