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Terranaut Club

LXCL:While this event is pay-what-you-can, the full cost per participant is $50. For those unable to make a donation, please contact us at coordinator@terranautclub.com to reserve a spot. Cancellations made 24 hours or more before the start of the program are eligible for a refund if requested.

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About the Buzz About Bees Field Trip 🐝Join us for a day of learning &lsquo;what&rsquo;s the buzz about bees?&rsquo;, or why bees are so amazing and important to our environment! We&rsquo;ll paint pro-pollinator garden signs, learn from bee and pollinator scientists at Acadia and watch them at work, tour the KC Irving Environmental Science Centre and explore the botanical gardens, make seed bombs to bring home to your garden, and learn how to identify local bee species! Details:<ul fr-original-style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-inline-start:48px;" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px; box-sizing: inherit;"><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" style='list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;'>Friday, July 17</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" style='list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;'>10:00 am - 3:00 pm</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" style='list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;'>At Acadia University&#39;s Biology Building at 33 Westwood Avenue in Wolfville</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" style='list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;'>For girls and gender diverse youth ages 9-12</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" style='list-style-type: disc; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;'>Maximum 15 participants</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" style='list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;'>Pay-what-you-can (suggested donation $50)</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" style='list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;'>No prior knowledge needed!</li></ul> Activities:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: inherit;">&lsquo;WHO&rsquo;S THAT BEE?&rsquo; BEE IDENTIFICATION AND TRAPPING: We&rsquo;ll learn from real scientists at Acadia at the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens about how they trap bees for research and identify different species.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">PAINT A GARDEN SIGN: We&rsquo;ll learn about some of the many different species of pollinators that live around us, focusing on bees, and paint a garden sign to help spread love for pollinators and bring home!&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">TOUR OF K.C. IRVING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CENTRE AND HARRIET IRVING BOTANICAL GARDENS: We&rsquo;ll get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the amazing pollinator and plant research done at the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre and explore the beautiful Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens, spotting pollinators as we go!</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">SEED BOMB BLAST: We&rsquo;ll get our hands dirty making seed bombs with seeds of native plant species (that pollinators like bees love) to take home and add to your garden or a nearby green space.</li></ul> Note that field trips are open registration and differ from the nomination system used for our overnight summer programs. Contact us at <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:coordinator@terranautclub.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">coordinator@terranautclub.com</a> with questions.

About the Buzz About Bees Field Trip 🐝Join us for a day of learning ‘what’s the buzz about bees?’, or why bees are so amazing and important to our environment! We’ll paint pro-pollinator garden signs, learn from bee and pollinator scientists at Acadia and watch them at work, tour the KC Irving Environmental Science Centre and explore the botanical gardens, make seed bombs to bring home to your garden, and learn how to identify local bee species! Details:<ul><li>Friday, July 17</li><li>10:00 am - 3:00 pm</li><li>At Acadia University's Biology Building at 33 Westwood Avenue in Wolfville</li><li>For girls and gender diverse youth ages 9-12</li><li>Maximum 15 participants</li><li>Pay-what-you-can (suggested donation $50)</li><li>No prior knowledge needed!</li></ul> Activities:<ul><li>‘WHO’S THAT BEE?’ BEE IDENTIFICATION AND TRAPPING: We’ll learn from real scientists at Acadia at the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens about how they trap bees for research and identify different species.</li><li>PAINT A GARDEN SIGN: We’ll learn about some of the many different species of pollinators that live around us, focusing on bees, and paint a garden sign to help spread love for pollinators and bring home! </li><li>TOUR OF K.C. IRVING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CENTRE AND HARRIET IRVING BOTANICAL GARDENS: We’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the amazing pollinator and plant research done at the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre and explore the beautiful Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens, spotting pollinators as we go!</li><li>SEED BOMB BLAST: We’ll get our hands dirty making seed bombs with seeds of native plant species (that pollinators like bees love) to take home and add to your garden or a nearby green space.</li></ul> Note that field trips are open registration and differ from the nomination system used for our overnight summer programs. Contact us at <a href="mailto:coordinator@terranautclub.com" target="_blank">coordinator@terranautclub.com</a> with questions.

Terranaut Club

Junior Field Trip: The Buzz About Bees

33 Westwood Ave

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