CAN: Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre
3663 Park Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Mon-Fri: 10.00am - 5.00pm
Sat-Sun: 10.00am - 5.00pm (Jun-Sep) or 12 noon - 4.00pm (Oct-May)
Designed in the shape of a dogwood, which is the provincial flower of British Columbia, Canada, Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre was born in 1971. That was the time when the interest in the integrated science of ecology was beginning to move into the consciousness of the public.
Mon-Fri: 10.00am - 5.00pm
Sat-Sun: 10.00am - 5.00pm (Jun-Sep) or 12 noon - 4.00pm (Oct-May)
Designed in the shape of a dogwood, which is the provincial flower of British Columbia, Canada, Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre was born in 1971. That was the time when the interest in the integrated science of ecology was beginning to move into the consciousness of the public.
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The centre aims to educate the public about local ecosystems, as well as local and global environmental concerns that we're facing.
The middle area of the building is a gift shop. All proceeds go towards supporting the exhibits, programmes and operations of the centre.
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| Somehow that bear soft toy reminded me of Baloo from The Jungle Book. |
The plant gallery showcases the fascinating world of temperate rainforest plants and lends an insight into how farming practices can support or undermine soil and water quality.
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| Let's do our part in preventing forest fires! It's really heartbreaking to hear about the ongoing forest fires at the Amazon rainforest at the point of writing. |
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| Those are models of mushrooms that are commonly found at Lynn Canyon Park. |
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| Yellow cedar is the oldest known coniferous tree species in Canada. |
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| Before leaving the section, test your knowledge by answering eight true-or-false questions. |
The animal gallery allows you to listen to the sounds of some of the animals living in the wilderness.
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| Can you identify whose tracks are those? |
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| Doesn't that food web remind you of Biology class? |
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| Compare and contrast a horse skull (left) and a bison skull (right). |
One section of the human gallery gives a glimpse of the people who lived in Lynn Canyon in the past.
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| Walter Draycott visited Lynn Canyon on a picnic in 1911, falling in love with its rugged wilderness and finally deciding to settle there in 1912. |
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| Have you ever wondered how much simpler was life actually back then? |
Are we developing way too fast for our own good?
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| When was the last time you made use of some of those stuff? |
The centre wants all of us to make connections with our environment. After all, Leo Tolstoy once said, "One of the first conditions of happiness is that th elink between man and nature shan't be broken."
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| "The Earth is a fine place and worth fighting for." ~ Ernest Hemingway |
A well-equipped activity zone for children can be found at the centre.
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| There's a puppet theatre at one of the corners of the zone. |
There's a small theatre that boasts over a hundred nature-related videos.
Admission to the centre is free, but a donation of at least C$2.00 (~S$2.10) is most welcomed.
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