Eat or be eaten
How species survive and interact in search of food
Sunday August 8 at 11 am
Learn about the different and unique strategies species use when searching for food or avoiding becoming food. Different kinds of predation, relationships between predator and prey, types of diets, the food chain and the importance of links from producers to apex predators will be discussed.
To BEE or not to BEE Pollinators: the wingmen (or wingwomen) of nature
Sunday August 15 at 11 am
Learn what makes a pollinator a pollinator, what their function is and why they are so critically tied to our own sustainability. What do flowers do? How do plants reproduce? How do climate change and other environmental challenges threaten pollinators? What is the ecological relationship between flowers and pollinators from the beginning of pollination some 200 million years ago? These are just some of the questions that will be discussed as you discover what we can do to help these essential animals, their ecosystems and ourselves.
Living with Rattlesnakes
Sunday August 22 at 11 am
Join us for a presentation by Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre Snake Biologist Chloe Howarth and discover how to identify different snake species in the South Okanagan. Chloe will also tell us what to do when you encounter snakes, along with general snake safety and the ongoing snake research and conservation efforts in the South Okanagan Similkameen.
LOCATION
Osoyoos Desert Centre
14580 146 Avenue, Osoyoos, BC
Nature Talks are free with admission.
What is the name of the flower pictured above. We visited the Center soon after it was opened and were very impressed.