Junior Naturalists explored our environment from top to bottom

The kids enrolled in the the Friends of Mount Revelstoke & Glacier’s Junior Naturalists Program this year had a blast exploring the environment from top to bottom.

Here are some of the kids and some of the places they visited in a summer’s worth of discovery!

Dynamic Decomposers – photographed at the Skunk Cabbage Boardwalk, Mount Revelstoke National Park – we are using scoop nets to search for aquatic invertebrates. Photo courtesy of Jaclyn O’Ryan/Friends of Mount Revelstoke & Glacier
Giant Cedars – photographed at the Giant Cedars Boardwalk, Mount Revelstoke National Park – we learned about the importance of the cedar tree the west coast first nations people and how to identify a variety of other local plants. Photo courtesy of Jaclyn O’Ryan/Friends of Mount Revelstoke & Glacier
Giant Cedars (2) - photographed at the Giant Cedars Boardwalk, Mount Revelstoke National Park – enjoying a change in perspective and trying to count all the different sounds they hear in the forest. Photo courtesy of Jaclyn O’Ryan/Friends of Mount Revelstoke & Glacier
Into the Wild – photographed at the Summit of Mount Revelstoke – Elliot Wilson. Photo courtesy of Jaclyn O’Ryan/Friends of Mount Revelstoke & Glacier
Into the Wild (2) – photographed at the Summit of Mount Revelstoke – Jordie Paterson. Photo courtesy of Jaclyn O’Ryan/Friends of Mount Revelstoke & Glacier
Into the Wild (3) - photographed at the Summit of Mount Revelstoke at the fire tower – from left to right – Parker Aucoin, Arianna Morrone, Elliot Wilson, Jordie Paterson, Carlos Serrouya, Brodie Patry, Francesco Morrone. Photo courtesy of Jaclyn O’Ryan/Friends of Mount Revelstoke & Glacier
Into the Wild (3) - photographed at the Summit of Mount Revelstoke at the fire tower – from left to right – Parker Aucoin, Arianna Morrone, Elliot Wilson, Jordie Paterson, Carlos Serrouya, Brodie Patry, Francesco Morrone. Photo courtesy of Jaclyn O’Ryan/Friends of Mount Revelstoke & Glacier
Into the Wild (5) – photographed at Balsam Lake at the Summit of Mount Revelstoke – Jannica Hoskins, aboriginal educator, shared a beautiful morning song with the kids. Photo courtesy of Jaclyn O’Ryan/Friends of Mount Revelstoke & Glacier
Into the Wild (6) – at the Summit of Mount Revelstoke – Nelson Luxmore, Alexandra Luxmore, Devon Gale, Josh Larsen, McKinley Buchanan, Nolan Gale, Alexis Larsen, Aislin Buchanan. Photo courtesy of Jaclyn O’Ryan/Friends of Mount Revelstoke & Glacier
Into the Wild (7) – at Balsam Lake at the Summit of Mount Revelstoke, Jannica Hoskins aboriginal educator. Photo courtesy of Jaclyn O’Ryan/Friends of Mount Revelstoke & Glacier
Into the Wild (8) - painting the pillars in front of the Balsam Lake Bookstore – from left to right – Miika Park, Taya Driedigar, Maddy Cole, Rebecca Brosch, and Sydney Mousseau. Photo courtesy of Jaclyn O’Ryan/Friends of Mount Revelstoke & Glacier