🐦 KEJIMKUJIK NATIONAL PARK 🐢

About

July 12-14
3 days, camping overnight
Kejimkujik National Park & National Historic Site, NS
12 seats
Pay-what-you-can
Drop-off/pick-up times and locations to be determined
No prior knowledge needed

Activities

Taking a day trip to Kejimkujik Seaside Park, we’ll conduct real citizen science surveys of piping plovers (a bird) on the beach alongside Kejimkujik staff and explore the gorgeous beaches and tide pools
Kayaking and canoeing, we’ll spend the morning paddling down the Mersey River to Nancy Cove Beach and doing a water quality monitoring activity there before returning (expect a 1-2 hour total paddle)
Assisting Park staff with a survey of threatened Eastern ribbon snakes in a Kejimkujik wetland
Hiking through the park and using apps to identify plants and fungi
Stargazing at night in Keji’s Dark Sky Preserve
Learning about gender equity in the STEM fields and why diversity is so important
Learning about careers in wildlife biology and what it’s like to study wildlife conservation at college and university
And more!

Eligibility

This program is open to girls and under-represented genders ages 15-18 who live in the Maritime provinces (NB, NS, PEI). Participants from other areas are welcome to apply for our wait list.