Celebrate Our Salmon Fieldtrip to Oliver or Penticton River Channel - Grades K to 4
Celebrate the coming home of sockeye salmon after their 6000 kilometre journey to the Pacific ocean and back. The program explores the sockeye salmon life cycle and the challenges they encounter as they travel through different regions. We will explore the many projects which have increased salmon spawning and enabled salmon to again reach Okanagan Lake. The 1.5 hour program is tied to the new science curriculum.
Field trip locations (choose one)
October 8 to 14
Oliver Okanagan River Restoration Site: Meet at the pullout for the mailboxes on Meadows Dr, just south of the junction of Bellevue Dr./Meadow Dr. There is plenty of room for buses to park off the road. The group and presenters will then walk to the Okanagan River on the trail beside the Forbes Wetland. The easiest access for a bus is northbound along Meadows Dr.
October 15 & 20
Okanagan River Channel, Penticton: The meeting place is Loco Landing Parking lot, 75 Riverside Drive. From there you will take a short walk to the park beside the newly completed Okanagan Lake fish passage.
Grade: K to 4
Start time: Schools have the option of a 9:30am session or 11:30am
Max. Size: 36 students
Program Length: 1.5 hours
Transportation: OSCA provides transportation funding support in the amount of $150 for those trips that exceed $150 in busing costs.
Cost: $95 per class ($600 value) payable by cheque to OSCA. Invoices will be sent after the presentation and busing is complete. Please DO NOT give payment to the presenters.
To book and for more information contact: email Rachel Bland at ecostudies@osca.org
BEAR AWARE! We are in bear country! Please do not bring backpacks to the sites. A small snack in pocket is fine but there are no bear-proof garbage bins on site, so all garbage trekked in, needs to be trekked out with the students.
Please also be TICK AWARE and POISON IVY AWARE! Wear long pants and hats and have students and parents check for ticks at home following the field trip.
To register: email Rachel Bland at ecostudies@osca.org
Click on these links to view teacher materials:
Teachers Guide:
All programs are payable to OSCA by cheque via mail at:
OSCA
113 - 437 Martin Street, Box 349
Penticton BC V2A 5L1
