Inside Education invites you to bring female students from Grades 8 -12 for this one-day experiential learning event with local experts to explore career opportunities in various sectors including wildlife, water, energy, forestry, and more!

These no-cost experiences are fully facilitated by Inside Education and will include workshops and presentations by expert guests and bus transportation to each site. Your students will:

• Learn from local experts such as wildlife biologists, agronomists, forest technicians, and more

• Gain a better understanding of career and academic opportunities available to them

• Have a hands-on learning experience that enriches the curriculum and meets CTF/CTS learning outcomes

Please visit Women in Outdoor Careers | Inside Education for more information.

Northwestern Polytechnic’s Continuing Education Department will be hosting Indigenous land based training at the BWC for new recruits of the newly formed Grande Prairie Police Service. The training will be facilitated by Elder Barb Goodswimmer.

This is a private event. For more information about Indigenous land based training through NWP, please contact Desiree Mearon.

Join us on Wed Sep 25 2024, at 8:30 AM at the Boreal Wetland Centre for a day of learning and networking. Dive into the world of boreal wetland conservation and discover the latest innovations in the field. Connect with like-minded individuals and experts in the industry. Don't miss out on this exciting event! 

This is a private event; the BWC will be closed for the full day. For more information, please contact Kailee Goertzen. Registration details are available here:

The Grande Prairie Friendship Centre are hosting a Family Culture Camp as part of the Pitone Youth Program and will be at the Boreal Wetland Centre! Elder Lorraine Cardinal will be there to share some teachings about plant Medicines as part of a Medicine Walk at the BWC.

This is a private event; for more information about the Grande Prairie Friendship Centre and/or the Pitone Youth Program, please contact Lindsy Coney.

Natural Resources Canada will be joined by DUC and Inside Education to complete videography work of the seismic line restoration research trials that NRCAN have onsite. In addition, all parties will be completing interviews as part of NRCAN’s efforts to share their research insight and learnings with the public-at-large.

This is a semi-private event. Please contact Kailee Goertzen if interested in attending to learn more about seismic line restoration in the area.

OYEP is a six-week work experience focused on land-based education, training and work opportunities for high school aged Indigenous youth.

Participants in OYEP will go on a guided tour of the Boreal Wetland Centre where they will learn wetland classification, as well as go on a Medicine Walk with an Indigenous Knowledge Keeper.

This is a private event. Interested in volunteering at the BWC? Please contact Rick Murray.

Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation will be hosting their annual Career Fair and DUC will be attending for the third straight year! We hope to see SLCN community members at our booth soon!

DUC will be attending this event in Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation. For more information about supporting the career fair, please contact Jennifer Sunshine.

Junior Forest Rangers will be at the BWC to help with the maintenance of the site! In addition, Rangers will be touring the site and learning more about wetlands from DUC.

This is a private event. Interested in volunteering at the BWC? Please contact Rick Murray.

Alberta Environment & Protected Areas will be joining DUC at the BWC to tour the site and talk all things wetlands and beyond! Bringing together folks from the water, lands, and rangeland teams will be a great opportunity to hear their stories when it comes to managing land and resources!

This is a private event. Is your group interested in touring the BWC? Reach out to Kailee Goertzen for more details on our offerings.

Canfor representatives to bring members of the Kelly Lake Cree Nation community to the Boreal Wetland Centre for a tour of the site, and to discuss field data collection and monitoring.

Join DUC onsite to catch different aquatic insects that inhabit wetlands, and learn their role in keeping these ecosystems healthy.

This is a public event. No registration is required (just come on out!). Questions? Please contact Gianna Duncan.

Join DUC onsite to participate in the BWC hydrology monitoring project currently be run by volunteers! Scour the BWC for water wells and get a sense of what is going on underground!

This is a public event. No registration is required (just come on out!). Questions? Please contact Gianna Duncan.

Join DUC onsite as we meet with Jaylenn Tourangeau (Indigenous Researcher & Methodologist) at the Boreal Wetland Centre to discuss how we can see ourselves in nature and the balance we need to achieve on the landscape.

This is a public event (no registration required). Questions? Please contact Gianna Duncan.

Part of the home school community? Join DUC onsite for a hands-on experiment on the difference between upland and wetland water filtration and storage (time to get your hands and water dirty!).

This is a semi-private event (open to the homeschool community). Please RSVP with Gianna (g_duncan@ducks.ca) with your numbers to secure your spot for this free event.

Join DUC onsite to identify local plants, birds, and mammals in the BWC and learn how you can contribute to community science.

This is a public event. No registration is required (just come on out!). Questions? Please contact Gianna Duncan.

Summer students from West Fraser will be at the BWC to help with the maintenance of the site! In addition, students will be touring the site and learning more about wetlands from DUC.

This is a private event. Interested in volunteering at the BWC? Please contact Rick Murray.

Are you a plant enthusiast? Come out for the annual May Plant Count put on by the Alberta Native Plant Council and Nature Alberta! This multi-day event will be in multiple locations, including the Boreal Wetland Centre; no experience necessary!

This is a public event. For more information, please go to the Facebook page and/or contact Rick Murray.

Bringing watershed education to students and teachers is the plan for the Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance and DUC who will be delivering educational programming to local schools at the BWC several times this season.

This is a private event. For more information about Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance school programming available to the community, please contact Amy Charles.

The Boreal Wetland Centre will be participating in the Interntaional Museum Day festivities being organized by the City of Grande Prairie! Be sure to check out the details and stop by the Boreal Wetland Centre for a scavenger hunt, free cupcakes, and a walk through the forest to discuss ongoing improvements to best practices and research!

This is a public event. Details to come including free bussing to site.