SD83 OUTDOOR LEARNING

Directions: Park at the Salmon Arm Marine Park on Marine Park Drive in downtown Salmon Arm, on the north side of the railroad tracks (east of the Prestige Resort).

 

 

Description of site: There is lots of room for your class to explore and learn on the foreshore trail. The terrain is pan-flat making it accessible even to kinderdergarten students. The ecology is unique and complex enough for high schoolers.

 

Discover one of the Province’s premier migratory estuaries and nesting home to the remarkable western grebe. The Bird Blind and Osprey Nest viewing trail is found on the west side of the boat launch in front of the Prestige Harbourfront Resort, and links into the west walkway.

 

The east walkway from the Wharf parking lot will connect you to the Raven Trail, viewing platforms, and Christmas Island (see Raven Trail description). Be sure to stop by the SABNES Nature Centre during the summer months, and check the bulletin boards year round for local bird counts and sighting updates. 

 

Click here for additional info and trail updates on this location from the Shuswap Trail Alliance website.

 

 

Suitable for grades: K-12

 

 

Teaching space: There is enough space for upto 3 or 4 classes, provided you are well spaced out along the trail. Ideal for 1 to 2 classes. The interpretive centre is best visited in groups of 8-10 students.

 

 

Other pertinent details: 

 

Picnic tables: Yes

Bathrooms: Yes

Cell phone reception: Yes

Adequate parking if necessary: Unlimited if you park by Interpretive Centre but limited parking for 5 or 6 cars at trail head.

Shelter for students: No

Other useful amenities: Interpretive centre, wharf, interpretive signage, boardwalks, note ridetech/skookum is only 2 minute drive away for last minute replacement/repairs.

    

 

Lesson plans: awaiting submissions from teachers!

 

 

In the news: The foreshore beavers

 

 

Curriculum connections: Ecosystems, farming, plants, animals, physical education, among others!

 

 

Additional resources: www.sabnes.org