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Grandparent & Grandchildren Days

Making Waves - Mar 17, 2019
Eutierra - At One With Nature Concert - Sep 25, 2018
Dr. John Field - Jun 27, 2018
Grandparent & Grandchildren Days - Mar 21, 2018
Our selective blindness is lethal to the living world - Dec 20, 2017
Glow in the dark sharks: new species discovered in Hawaii – and it glows - Dec 19, 2017
‘A different dimension of loss’: inside the great insect die-off - Dec 14, 2017
Oceans under greatest threat in history, warns Sir David Attenborough - Dec 6, 2017
Land of the birds: why Australia has the world's greatest diversity of avian life - Dec 2, 2017
Mexico creates vast new ocean reserve to protect 'Galapagos of North America' - Nov 26, 2017
North Atlantic’s greatest survivors are hunted once more - Nov 26, 2017
The rebirth of coo: reconsidering the pigeon – in pictures - Oct 26, 2017
A giant insect ecosystem is collapsing due to humans. It's a catastrophe. - Oct 21, 2017
WE DID IT! - Oct 2, 2017
Amazon study discovers 381 new species in two-year period - Aug 31, 2017
Algae explosion 650 million years ago is why we're here today, ANU researchers say - Aug 19, 2017
'Most bizarre dinosaur ever found' is missing evolutionary link – study - Aug 16, 2017
Voyage to the sea floor: expedition returns with fascinating finds - Jun 19, 2017
SFU signing of Memorandum of Understanding - Jun 8, 2017
Monitoring Program - Jun 2, 2017
May Day! - May 22, 2017
Hundreds of newly-discovered plants may yield new crops or drugs - May 18, 2017
Pender Harbour Coastal Waters Monitoring Team - May 15, 2017
Science Odyssey - May 15, 2017
Welcome to our new students! - May 15, 2017
Plastic-eating worms could help wage war on waste - Apr 24, 2017
Nearly extinct tigers found breeding in Thai jungle - Mar 29, 2017
PODS GOES GLOBAL! - Mar 17, 2017
Galápagos giant tortoises show that in evolution, slow and steady gets you places - Mar 3, 2017
Job Postings - Mar 2, 2017
'Best ever' view of what a dinosaur really looked like - Mar 1, 2017
DNA analysis of seawater detects 80% of fish species in just one day - Feb 19, 2017
Seafood supply altered by climate change - Feb 18, 2017
'Seagrasses' vital to coastal health - Feb 17, 2017
Gecko eludes foes with tearaway skin - Feb 12, 2017
2016 hottest year ever recorded – and scientists say human activity to blame - Jan 18, 2017
Orcas reveal the origin of menopause - Jan 13, 2017
PODS featured in Harbour Spiel - Dec 31, 2016
Mysterious ghost shark caught on film for the first time - Dec 19, 2016
PODS Fundraising Campaign Begins - Dec 13, 2016
Lochcarron-based scientist's images on Tristan stamps - Nov 22, 2016
Australia echidnas: Sydney zoo celebrates first puggle births in decades - Nov 19, 2016
Canada's new national bird is the gray jay - Nov 17, 2016
Survival secret of 'Earth's hardiest animal' revealed - Nov 5, 2016
World wildlife 'falls by 58% in 40 years' - Oct 27, 2016
Swimming with newborn whales: 'Hey, will you play with me?' – in pictures - Oct 26, 2016
Inspired by nature: the thrilling new science that could transform medicine - Oct 25, 2016
2016 Annual General Meeting - Sep 28, 2016
Obama to create world's largest protected marine area off Hawaii - Sep 1, 2016
I, for one, welcome our new cephalopod overlords ... but what are they? - Aug 18, 2016
The deep ocean: plunging to new depths to discover the largest migration on Earth - Aug 18, 2016
Atauro Island: scientists discover the most biodiverse waters in the world - Aug 17, 2016
Jim's Memorial Dive - Aug 15, 2016
Thank you Glenwood students! - Aug 15, 2016
Greenland shark is longest-living vertebrate animal – video report - Aug 15, 2016
Mysterious purple orb discovered by marine scientists in California – video - Jul 31, 2016
Plastic bag use plummets in England since 5p charge - Jul 31, 2016
A warning about Japanese Knotweed - Jul 24, 2016
New Zealand kakapo sees bumper breeding season - Jul 16, 2016
Microscope observes life of the ocean floor - Jul 15, 2016
'Three centuries' to catalogue all Amazon tree species - Jul 14, 2016
Colours in nature - and how we see them - Jul 7, 2016
How research into glowing fungi could lead to trees lighting our streets - Jul 5, 2016
Caribbean island's last two rare frogs are reunited - Jul 4, 2016
Watch as the world's cities rise and fall over nearly 6,000 years - Jun 28, 2016
After long wait, 11 new names added to Canada’s list of species at risk - Jun 24, 2016
Dutch prototype clean-up boom brings Pacific plastics solution a step closer - Jun 23, 2016
Rest in Peace Jim Rossi - Jun 23, 2016
Polar Bears International - Jun 8, 2016
The Lagoon Society presents Liz Cunningham - May 31, 2016
BioBlitz 2016 - May 20, 2016
'A great day for ocean science': Government to hire 135 new aquatic scientists - May 12, 2016
Sir David Attenborough: Tributes paid as he turns 90 - May 8, 2016
8th Annual BioBlitz - May 4, 2016
Octopus makes daring escape from aquarium to Pacific Ocean - Apr 17, 2016
Great monarch butterfly migration mystery solved - Apr 15, 2016
World Water Day - From Human Spirit To Ocean Science - Apr 12, 2016
Limiting catch of one type of fish could help save coral reefs, research finds - Apr 5, 2016
Protecting 30 percent of the ocean has many benefits, study suggests - Apr 3, 2016
Job Posting - Mar 15, 2016
Octopus dubbed Casper the friendly ghost could be new species - Mar 5, 2016
Anne Clemence: Caring Canadian Award - Mar 2, 2016
Beetle bumps inspire bigger and faster water droplets - Feb 24, 2016
Emperor penguins at risk of extinction, scientists warn - Feb 15, 2016
Bacteria 'see' like tiny eyeballs - Feb 13, 2016
India's maverick 'frog man' - Feb 11, 2016
Scientists find tree frog believed extinct for more than 100 years - Feb 10, 2016
Botswana Joins the Giants Club to fight the illegal ivory trade - Feb 9, 2016
The Elephants in the Room: Watch a Herd Walk through a Hotel - Feb 8, 2016
Rainforest regrowth boosts carbon capture, study shows - Feb 6, 2016
Black tarantula named after Johnny Cash - Feb 5, 2016
Mystery of deep-sea 'purple sock' solved - Feb 3, 2016
December Newsletter - Dec 17, 2015
Is seaweed the next super food? - Dec 10, 2015
Butterfly wings inspire cosmetics and bomb detectors - Nov 30, 2015
Scientists discover method to eliminate killer fungus in amphibians - Nov 30, 2015
The return of a giant: Green-winged Macaw back in Argentina - Nov 13, 2015
The fisherman and the forest - Nov 5, 2015
Sample Media Release - Nov 4, 2015
Book Launch: Briony Penn is visiting the Iris Griffith Centre! - Oct 29, 2015

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Grandparent & Grandchildren Days

Mar 21, 2018

Grandparent & Grandchildren Days are happening March 22 & 29!

Enjoy pond dipping, a nature walk, story time, and of course, snacks!

Reserve your seats aboard the Wood Duck Bus by calling the EarthFair bookstore 604-883-9006.

Pick up locations:
HMB Firehall 8:30 am
MP IGA, 9:00 am
Petrocan, 9:30 am
Arrive at Iris Griffith 10:00 am

See you there!