NatureKids BC: Cowichan Valley

This is inspiring news! It not only relieves the animals that are not consumed, but it also helps the wildlife. I am vegan to give our planet and many of its species a rest. https://www.collective-evolution.com//half-a-billion-few/

This is for adults, but I still think it is relevant to post here since how we relate to nature often influences our children. This event is a wonderful way to practice connecting with nature with more presence. Only two more sessions before Christmas, and then it will resume in January. Please share with other adults who think may be interested. :)

I am just listening to this and am finding it very beautiful and inspiring and so thought to share. What Jon Young has to say here is so important in these times of environmental challenges and our place in it all. https://8shields.vids.io//meeting-challenges-with-goodness

A Sit Spot is something I encourage you all to do with your children. What’s a Sit Spot? By PRIMITIVE PURSUITS | Published: SEPTEMBER 27, 2011... According to the Wilderness Awareness School, There are 2 basic requirements that every sit spot should have 1) It needs to be close to your house and 2) you need to feel safe while there. It is ideal for it to be wild, have a water source, be abundant with wildlife, have a view, and a whole slew of other things. While those are nice to have, they are not essential. The best sit spot is one that you go to! Find one place in your natural world that you will visit all the time and get to know it as your best friend. Let this be a place where you learn to sit still alone, often, and quietly as well as playfully explore beyond. This will become your place of intimate connection with nature. The Best Teacher is One Place by Jon Young People who know me well have heard me give this same answer to many different questions not because I am losing my train of thought, contrary to what some might say, but because there is truly only one good answer to the many questions about the deep learning of naturalist skills. The foundation is the same for all: - What makes a great naturalist? - What makes a great tracker? - How did they become natives? - How did they become good teachers? - How did they become good storytellers? - How can we become great outdoor instructors? - How can we learn to understand the language of the birds? In one way or another, my answer always contains something of the following: Find one place you can get to know really, really well. This is the most important routine you can develop. Know it by day; know it by night; know it in the rain and in the snow, in the depth of winter and in the heat of summer. Know the stars and where the four directions are there; know the birds that live there, know the trees they live in. Get to know these things as if they were your relatives, for, in time, you will come to know that they are! That is the most important thing you can do in order to excel at any skill in nature. Nature and your own heart are the best teachers, but your body, mind and spirit all have to attend the class, and do the homework. There is no replacement for this experience! One of the most critical elements in the routine of visiting a single place and getting to know one area well is really just taking the time to listen to the wind, to check in with your heart that is, your feelings and allow yourself to just be. From Kamana 1: Exploring Natural Mystery by Jon Young, page 98.

I welcome you all to come out with us and play! :) Join Naturekids! https://www.naturekidsbc.ca/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8OiVZrAj4c

<3 I look forward to coming ALIVe with you all! :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UngTgxz-P8o

Saturday, September 29th, 2018. 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Our first Explorer Day will be a time to get to know one another, share stories of summer adventure, walk in the woods and by the river. We will have time to have a snack (provided by you) and make thank you cards for the series of mentors throughout the coming year. I will bring paper and crayons. I will introduce you to the Coyote Mentoring circle and we will play nature games. Please RSVP by Friday, 7:00 pm, September 2...8th, 2018 by email: [email protected] When: Saturday, September 29th, 2018 Time: 10 am to 12 pm Location: Glenora Riverside Park South Entrance (address and map below). https://www.cvrd.bc.ca/209/Glenora-Riverside-Park Bring an environmentally friendly snack for you and your child(ren). Be prepared for the weather (Rubber boots in case your child and you want to wade in the water). Be ten to fifteen minutes early so we can begin on time

The Nature Conservancy of BC and Canada do wonderful things. Here is some good news! :) http://www.natureconservancy.ca//if-you-conserve-it-they-w

I have training in Coyote Mentoring but will take this course again for a refresher. It is too late to participate Live, unfortunately, but one can still register and do the coursework at one's own pace. Maybe some of you parents/adults are interested in taking the course as well. We can take the course together. Let me know. Information below: From Jon Young. "When I was a kid growing up in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s and I got home from school, my mother used to send ...me right outside to play with my friends. Like all the other local kids, I stayed out as long as I could, savoring every moment of free time until dinner. Those timeless hours after school - spent on our bikes, building forts in the woods, or out fishing - belonged to us kids. The neighborhood woods were filled with our well-worn trails that connected all our favorite hangouts, trails that only the kids used. Probably many other suburban backyard forests of the time had trails just like this, formed by the local children playing and learning directly in contact with nature. Now, however, many of these trails are overgrown and forgotten, as today’s youth spend increasing amounts of time indoors on media, with less access and freedom to explore nature than ever before What will happen to the forests and meadows if no one is there to revel in the sounds of the wind moving through the meadow grass? To splash through the creeks, and adventure in the forest mysteries? What will happen to us if we miss these nourishing sensory inputs from nature? Now is the time when we who can teach, role model, and inspire the younger generations can make an essential difference in their relationship with nature. It’s been my life mission to support communities around the world in re-awakening these kinds of deeply connective relationships with nature. If you are passionate about helping today’s youth to connect with nature - whether for your own family or for those you serve in a teaching capacity or other situation - I invite you to consider joining us at 8 Shields for our special upcoming online training, Nature Connection for Children. This series is dedicated to supporting our goal of returning the children’s trails to the local forests, fields, and parks around the world." - Jon Young http://8shields.org//nature-for-children-online-training/

Amazing beach cleanup. Inspiring! What can we do today to make a difference on our earth?

Csodálkozunk, hogy miért is vannak ekkora árvizek Kiváló példa a gyerekeknek.......ha már mi felnttek nem tanultunk belle :)

Caution: Western Toads Crossing! Tiny Juvenile Western Toads (Toadlets), classified as a "Species of Special Concern" under SARA, migrate yearly from Wake Lake... at Barnjum and Riverbottom Roads. That's what's happening right now, and when tires meet small and squishable toads it's not a happy thing. Keep our local toadlets hoppy by using Menzies Road as an alternative route for the next couple of weeks. Thanks! See more

I've bought my bracelet!