Start date: Saturday, September 17 2022.
Schedule:
On Saturday, September 17, 2022, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Resource person: Jess Henry, Adult & Family Programs Manager - learn@vandusen.org
Location: VanDusen Botanical Garden - Visitor Centre foyer
Description:
Register for this option to attend both the Guided Walk ($10.00 + tax for non-members) AND the VARC Hummingbird Banding session ($5.00 + tax for non-members). Join us on September 17th from 4pm-5pm for Pollinator Profiles, featuring a guided walk highlighting some of the fascinating pollinators found in the Garden, in particular, our 2 native hummingbird species. Learn about their life cycle, amazing adaptations, and co-evolution with the flowering plants they feed on. We'll talk butterflies, bumblebees and learn about native bees that build their nests in the ground, and cocoons from leaves! This exclusive afterhours evening will continue with an informative and fascinating session of Songbird & Hummingbird Banding from 5pm -7pm. Vancouver Avian Research Centre (VARC) team members will be conducting conservation field work in the Bird Garden while engaging in informal conversations about issues facing wild bird populations, and ways you can get involved and take action to support local birds in your own backyard. For more information on VARC and it's activities please visit their website: www.birdvancouver.com The TBD Birds Program will run rain or shine. However, for the safety of the birds, the Hummingbird and Songbird Banding session may be cancelled if conditions are rainy, in which case, you will receive notification by email the morning of the session. Please read the cancellation policy below before registering. Please purchase a registration for every person in your group (all adults & children) to reserve enough spots in this limited-availability program.
Available: Full
Price: $15.00 Taxes not included
Required age: 5+ on the day of the activity
Notes: This program is for all-ages families (children will need to be supervised by parents/caregivers at all times). Please note there can be long wait times during banding sessions so please consider this factor before registering younger children. Please bring folding/camp chairs for Hummingbird Banding session as seating is limited. Cancelation policy: No refunds are given for the Guided Walk as it will run rain or shine. If a banding session is cancelled, you will be give priority registration to the next month's banding session OR offered a refund for ONLY the banding session fee ($5+tax for non-members). Refunds will only be given in the event the VBGA cancels the program, not for no-shows as this is a popular program with limited spots. For cancellations with one week's notice, a credit will be applied to your account. Less than a week's notice, no credit will be given. No new credit will be issued if the cancelled course was purchased using prior credit. Credits are good for 1 year from the date issued. All requests for cancellations must be made in writing to learn@vandusen.org
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