Education Program
Outreach in the FBR
Markets & Festivals
The Sandpiper Festival along with Sackville, Dieppe, Moncton, Sussex and Harvey were some of the local Farmer's Markets and festivals the FBR team visited this summer. Information was handed out specifically on the Fundy Biosphere Reserve's vision, goals, designation, territory and zoning as well as its various ongoing projects. Along with information, FBR t-shirts and bags can now be seen around the region after being sold at the different markets. The turnouts varied from location to location, but there seemed to always be interest in the Fundy Biosphere Reserve.
Explorer Program
The UNESCO Fundy Biosphere Reserve has been visiting day camps and other events throughout the summer looking for young explorers. With the launch of their summer education program, the Fundy Biosphere Explorer, the organization has been talking to children throughout the region about our special and unique environment, and encouraging them to get out there and explore it too.
This Fundy Biosphere Explorer program will introduce children to the UNESCO-designated Fundy Biosphere Reserve and what this special designation means to the region in which they live. Presentations and activities will focus on the unique ecosystems and species found in the region and discuss ways they can act to help protect it. One major outcome is to encourage children to get outside and explore their own backyard in search of biodiversity and the unique species of their biosphere.
To help these young explorers, part of each day camp presentation every child will receive information about how and where to go exploring in their region. This brochure, along with the Fundy Biosphere Explorer website (http://fundy-biosphere.ca/en/explorer), will contain a map of the Fundy Biosphere Reserve with twenty-two locations which showcase the region’s natural wonders as well as information on what to see, and guidelines for exploring.
As part of being a Fundy Biosphere Explorer, children are asked to take photos, draw pictures or write stories about their adventures in the Fundy Biosphere Reserve. To help encourage these young explorers, the Fundy Biosphere Reserve is offering prizes for some of the work submitted by participants. Prizes include t-shirts, backpacks and much more.
In addition, the Fundy Biosphere Explorer Facebook page has been created to update explorers on upcoming events and bonus activities for them to do in the area. “The Fundy Biosphere Explorer program is a great chance to interact with our youth and encourage them to get outside and explore the natural world around them” say Andrew Spring, Executive Director of the Fundy Biosphere Reserve. “We live in a very special place and we want our children to experience it and learn about protecting it for the future”.
The Fundy Biosphere Explorer program is offered free of charge and in both official languages. If you would like more information on this program, or you would like the Explorer program to visit your camp or organization please contact us at explorer@fundy-biosphere.ca.
