Kingfisher Interpretive Centre in North Okanagan up for national award
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The Kingfisher Interpretive Centre near Enderby started in 1981 and has been a leader in salmon conservation.
A small environmental education endeavour in the Okanagan is in the running to receive some big recognition from a national museum.
The Kingfisher Interpretive Centre Society near Enderby is one of four finalists for the Canadian Museum of Nature’s community action award.
The interpretive centre started in 1981 and has been a leader in salmon conservation.
This week, a class of Grade 4 and 5 students from Hillview Elementary in Vernon toured the centre.
“Fabulous program,” said Hillview Elementary teacher Liesha Jolly.
“It’s actually hard to get into because so many schools want to come out here.”
The centre has taught outdoor discovery as a means of fostering stewardship of the environment to more than 40,000 people — many of them children.
“We use salmon as the vehicle to transport information to these young minds,” said Shona Bruce of the Kingfisher Interpretive Centre Society.
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