A stylized eagle head is centered in a cream-colored square, with "MARS WILDLIFE RESCUE" below it, all set against a dark blue background with "LEARNING SERIES" text repeated vertically on either side.

Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society (MARS)

LXCL:Ticket per person. Please note you do not have to do the additional donation to Zeffy.

General Admission

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1783221617/wysiwyg/vagqqzpnvpyouonqqcrl.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; max-width: calc(100% - 10px); cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; max-width: calc(100% - 10px);" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> Learning continues all summer long! Part of MARS Wildlife Rescue&#39;s Learning Series.&nbsp;Doors open at 9:30AM.&nbsp; Presentations:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">10:00 - 11:00: The Work of MARS with Aaron Schmidt &nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">11:00 - 12:30: &nbsp;Bird Brains with Sandra Milligan</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;12:30 &nbsp; &nbsp; Lunch break (light sandwiches, tea, coffee, Bubly)&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">1:00 - 2:00 &nbsp; Island Coastal Wolves with Gary Allen</li></ul> The Work of MARS&nbsp;will give you a deeper understanding of the complexities of wildlife rescue, recovery, rehabilitation, and return to the wild. Aaron is MARS&#39; education coordinator, visitor centre manager, and ambassador bird coordinator. Wearing all those hats, he has a deep understanding of and enthusiasm for our organization.&nbsp; Bird Brains: Intelligence on a new level. Sandra invites us to escape into the brain of a Raven. You&#39;ll see birds in a whole new light, and learn how to appreciate their culture. An engaging and knowledgeable presenter, Sandra has been teaching biology at NIC since 2003. Island Coastal Wolves&nbsp; Gary Allen knows just about all there is to know about our island&#39;s unique wolf, Canis lupus crassodon, known as the Vancouver Island wolf, coastal wolf, or sea wolf. Learn about these elusive animals and their semi-aquatic lifestyle, which includes a diet that is almost entirely marine-based.

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1783221617/wysiwyg/vagqqzpnvpyouonqqcrl.jpg" style="width:600px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin-right:5px;margin-left:5px;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> Learning continues all summer long! Part of MARS Wildlife Rescue's Learning Series. Doors open at 9:30AM.  Presentations:<ul><li>10:00 - 11:00: The Work of MARS with Aaron Schmidt  </li><li>11:00 - 12:30:  Bird Brains with Sandra Milligan</li><li>     12:30     Lunch break (light sandwiches, tea, coffee, Bubly) </li><li>1:00 - 2:00   Island Coastal Wolves with Gary Allen</li></ul> The Work of MARS will give you a deeper understanding of the complexities of wildlife rescue, recovery, rehabilitation, and return to the wild. Aaron is MARS' education coordinator, visitor centre manager, and ambassador bird coordinator. Wearing all those hats, he has a deep understanding of and enthusiasm for our organization.  Bird Brains: Intelligence on a new level. Sandra invites us to escape into the brain of a Raven. You'll see birds in a whole new light, and learn how to appreciate their culture. An engaging and knowledgeable presenter, Sandra has been teaching biology at NIC since 2003. Island Coastal Wolves  Gary Allen knows just about all there is to know about our island's unique wolf, Canis lupus crassodon, known as the Vancouver Island wolf, coastal wolf, or sea wolf. Learn about these elusive animals and their semi-aquatic lifestyle, which includes a diet that is almost entirely marine-based.

Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society (MARS)

Wildlife Insights: Bird Brains, Coastal Wolves, The Work of MARS

1245 Fenwick Rd

General Admission

$20

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