Sensing Nature

Family Nature Weekend 2010 at the TIPI Camp

July 2-3-4th weekend on KOOTENAY LAKE B.C.

Humans and many animals use sight, sound, smell, taste and touch to sense the world. Bats, insects, mushrooms, bacteria, whales, slime molds, bees also use a multitude of ways to sense the world. Some of these ways of sensing include sonar, ultraviolet, polarized, quorum, pheromone, infrared, bioluminescence and chemical methods.
Humans through technology have also increased the ways to sense the world by developing microscopes, telescopes, x-rays, cat scans, seismic, particle accelerators and so on.

The 2010 family nature weekend explores these ways of sensing using imaginative stories, riddles, campfire chats and hands on nature crafts to illustrate the marvelous and magical ways to sense nature.

Join hosts Peter McAllister of the Kootenay Agroforestry Society and Gitta Ridder from Labis Creations, in a family paced cedar weaving and a nature appreciation gathering. This family holiday includes silly games, hoola hoops and a stunning wilderness setting. There will be time for nature crafts, trails, beaches, boats, campfires and hearty meals to keep us going. $200 per adult; $50 per child (ages 6-12) +HST; applications for financial assistance considered.

Those interested in learning how to gather and prepare cedar bark for weaving this spring for the family nature weekend event can contact Peter McAllister at 250-353-2575 or peterunderbelly@hotmail.com

To register call TIPI Camp at (250)505-3173, or fill out the form below: