Family Programs

Read our accessibility statement, or visit the registration links below to learn how we can adapt certain programs. Please contact us if you have any feedback. Full refunds are available up to 2 weeks before each program.

Treetop Tales

Join us for nature stories at the Ecology Centre on Fridays from 11:00 am to 11:30 am. Suitable for ages 2 and up, with an adult. No registration required. By donation.

Special Events

City Nature Challenge

Friday, April 24 to Monday, April 27

Support biodiversity by documenting the huge variety of species that call our municipality home! Participate on your own or register for a free event.

A Deeper Ecology with Talaysay Tours

The Ecology Centre is partnering with Talaysay Tours, an Indigenous-owned and operated business, founded in 2002, that offers authentic cultural and eco-tourism experiences on the traditional territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and Shíshálh (Sechelt) Nations in BC.

Join us on May 3 for two opportunities to slow down and engage with the land through Indigenous ways of knowing, combining creative practice with land‑based learning.

Suitable for all ages. $35 per person, per program. All proceeds and registration direct through Talaysay Tours.

Impressions of the Land
Guided Printmaking Workshop

Sunday, May 3 from 10:30 am to 11:30 am

Participants will take part in a hands‑on printmaking workshop inspired by the surrounding environment. Using mark‑making and plant‑based imagery, the workshop encourages creative reflection and observation.

Love the Land Walking Tour

Sunday, May 3 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

A reflective experience emphasizing relationship to land, observation, and cultural teachings on reciprocity and caring for place.

Buds, Blooms & Botany: Mini-Felting Workshop

Sunday, June 7 from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm

A gentle walk and indoor activity with an Ecology Centre naturalist exploring how plants wake up in the spring. You’ll learn how buds grow, identify early flowers, and then create your own needle felted bloom!

Ages 7+, adult supervision required. $16 per person (+GST for ages 15+) or free for members.

Forest Explorers

Discover the secrets of the temperate rainforest, read stories, go on a forest walk and make a craft. All children attending must be between the ages of 2 to 5, except for babies in a carrier. These adult participation programs run both inside and outside, so dress for the weather!

$16 per child, includes 1 adult. Full refunds are available up until 2 weeks before each program. Non-transferable.

Slime Time

Tuesday, April 14 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am

Learn all about slugs and how these incredible slimy creatures help build our forest soil!

Food Chain Fun

Tuesday, April 21 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am

All animals need food to live and grow. Find out about the favourite foods of forest animals, how they try to avoid getting eaten.

Ch-ch-ch-changes!

Tuesday, April 28 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am

Living things go through amazing changes as they grow bigger, and some even change their whole bodies! Learn about the life stages of animals and how bugs change by metamorphosis.

Love Bugs

Tuesday, May 5 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am

If you love creepy crawlies from butterflies to woodbugs, you’ll be all a-flutter about this bug exploration day. Learn why we should all love bugs!

Feathered Frenzy

Tuesday, May 12 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am

It’s the Vancouver Bird Celebration! Swoop over to the Ecology Centre and fly into the world of chickadees, woodpeckers, and a whole flock of forest birds.

Tiny Ecosystems

Tuesday, May 19 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am

Animals and bugs need somewhere to rest and feel safe. Learn how different critters build houses, find their homes, and thrive in their environment of choice.

Nature Art

Tuesday, May 26 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am

How does the natural world around us make its own art? Let’s get ready to make bug houses, try your hand at leaf rubbing, and create a craft out of items found in nature.

Busy Bears

Tuesday, June 2 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am

How does the natural world around us make its own art? Let’s get ready to make bug houses, try your hand at leaf rubbing, and create a craft out of items found in nature.

River Secrets

Tuesday, June 9 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am

What’s alive in a river? Let’s think about mayflies, salmon fry, and slimy algae, and see how rivers are important to forest life.

Creatures of the Night

Tuesday, June 16 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am

Make a mask and turn yourself into a nighttime animal. Discover how raccoons, bats, and owls navigate and find food in the dark.

Pollinator Party!

Tuesday, June 23 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am

What is a pollinator, and how do they help things to grow? Make party hats, and celebrate our favourite pollinating insects and animals!

Discovery Days

Join us on a weekend family adventure in the forest! Discovery Days programs are for families with children ages 3-8. You’ll enjoy a forest walk, story, and hands-on activities as you learn about plants and animals.

$16 per child, includes 1 adult. Full refunds are available up until 2 weeks before each program. Non-transferable.

Take Flight

Saturday, May 23 from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm

Who’s singing in Lynn Canyon Park? Swoop over to the Ecology Centre during the Greater Vancouver Bird Celebration to fly into the world of ravens, robins, and a whole flock of forest birds. Learn how to talk to our local birds, and try looking through binoculars to do some bird watching!

Colour Changing

Saturday, June 20 from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm

Some animals can change their colours… Is it to hide, or to show off? Learn how some local animals change colour, and how they compare to camouflage superstars like octopuses or chameleons!