Bog on the go
Environmental group Sustainable Earth is hoping to help acquire a UNESCO designation for Burns Bog to protect it in perpetuity.
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The Burns Bog Conservation Society wants to bring the bog to you.
To raise public awarness of the bog, the society conducts tours of the Delta Nature Reserve, 148 acres in the northeastern corner of the wetlands.
A hot, dry summer closed the Delta Nature Reserve to the public for a period to keep the park safe from accidental fires.
President Eliza Olson said the closure severely impacted the society's summer day camps. That, combined with typically wet winters and a decrease in school funding for field trips, has meant less visits to the bog. So, the society has decided to develop a way to bring bog education to students.
Education development officer Katie Bianchin said the society is now raising funds for a Mobile Interpretive Centre.
The centre will be an interactive presentation that can be brought to schools to educate students about both the bog and environmental conservation.
"We're trying to make it as interactive as possible, so we have touch boxes, specimen jars, we're developing a presentation that involves all the senses," said Bianchin, adding much of the content will be similar to that on the tours.
Olson says the centre will cost about $60,000, including the price of a transportation vehicle, and the society is looking for funders and partners for the project.
Bianchin said they hope to have the mobile presentation ready by February.
