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2025 Opening Day Events

Join us on Monday, May 19th for our 2025 opening day!
opening day schedule poster

Join us on Monday, May 19th for our 2025 opening day!

We have an amazing lineup of events including slow birding activities, kids’ activities with Nature Alberta, a Great Horned Owl information table, and salad foraging. We’ll also be hosting two fundraisers on opening day, a chicken bingo raffle and popcorn sale. Don’t forget to pick up your passport when you arrive and complete all the activities for a special prize!

Check out the attached poster for a full schedule of events!

Make a dandelion salve, excellent for relieving sore muscles and joints, with plants harvested at Ellis Nature Centre. Make salve at the workshop and take more dandelion home to do it on your own!
Discover Alberta's bats with Cory Olsen from Alberta Bats. Learn, observe, and maybe meet a rehabilitated bat! Bring your curiosity and sense of adventure!
Paint your own birdhouse to look like birch trees under the guidance of ENC staff.
Join Cree Metis artist Shelly Rose May to make a medicine doll. These dolls are made with intention to help guide you.

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