Join us to learn about the origins of the Lagoon and its construction, its role as a habitat for animals and plants, and how factors like previously introduced swans and separation from the sea continue to have an impact today.
Do you see the beginnings of colourful leaves and smell the early autumn changes in the air? Join author and tree-enthusiast Nina Shoroplova for an early fall walk to learn about some of the native and ornamental trees around the east side of Stanley Park, including ginkgo, European beech, Douglas-fir, and more!
We're on the other side of Fall Equinox, which means it's time for our migratory birds to start flying to their winter grounds. Let's welcome the changing seasons in our monthly birding program, Birds of a Feather. No experience required, just bring your curiosity and take flight!
What happens in the Park after dark? Join us for a stroll to learn all about the nocturnal animals of the waters, skies, and forest and how they adapt to thrive after the sun has set. We'll try our luck and listen for the slap of beaver tails, the hoots of owls, and the yips of coyotes and other creatures who come out in the evening light on this nature outing. Bring a friend, a flashlight, and a curious mind as we explore the critters who reign during the night shift!
This time of year, Stanley Park is filled with colourful leaves on the trees, strikingly diverse mushrooms of all shapes and textures, and countless sources of artistic inspiration in nature. Join us and our instructor, Jenna Leith, for this beginner-friendly watercolour workshop to learn some basic techniques and use them to bring fungi, leaves, and autumnal elements to life on paper.
Do you find yourself admiring the beautiful and ornate mushrooms emerging during the fall season? Join us for a beginner-friendly needle-felting workshop to create colourful turkey tail mushrooms — perfect as a gift, ornament, toy, or decoration! All you need is wool, a needle, and patience to create any object or sculpture you can imagine. Bring a friend, have some tea, and learn a new craft this autumn!
Tracing mycelial webs through the forest, we will encounter and observe fungi with multiple senses to try to understand their worlds, lifeways, relationships and behaviour. The conversation will include basic principles of mushroom identification based on features visible with the naked eye, helping you be able to recognize mushroom form groups and work towards learning important genera and species.
Do you feel the cool wind of autumn sweeping the shores, forests and wetlands of Stanley Park? Thousands of birds are migrating here from their summer breeding grounds to take advantage of relatively mild winter conditions and nutrient-rich shorelines. Discover the incredible variety and lives of local birds in our monthly birding program, Birds of a Feather!
What happens in the Park after dark? Join us for a stroll to learn all about the nocturnal animals of the waters, skies, and forest and how they adapt to thrive after the sun has set. We'll try our luck and listen for the slap of beaver tails, the hoots of owls, and the yips of coyotes and other creatures who come out in the evening light on this nature outing.
Fungi are the keepers of the veil between the realms of the living and the dead. Learn from mycologist Willoughby Arévalo how all life depends on the death and decay brought about by these dwellers of the underworld. Join us for this special walk at the time when the veil between worlds is at its thinnest and most permeable, when souls and spores alike may drift across.
