Williston School Ecology Project

This multi-year project will improve understanding of local ecology for Peace Region elementary and high-school students through outdoor-based, hands-on environmental education in rural schools.

All modules tie in with provincial curricula and bring in local ecology and First Nations knowledge to illustrate concepts and ideas (e.g., timber cruising to apply statistics and spawning trout to illustrate life cycles).

Update: Almost 400 students receive hands-on ecology education

In its ninth year, this project reached 395 students in Mackenzie and nearby communities. The field trips introduced students to more than 50 local plants and animals and incorporated First Nations knowledge into ecology learning.

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Final report: executive summary

We implemented the ninth year of the Williston School Ecology Program through outdoor, hands-on ecology education to several primary and secondary classes in Mackenzie and surrounding areas. This year we delivered 12 ecology learning modules to 22 classes and reached ~ 395 students, as well as 22 teachers, and the many parents and teaching assistants who chaperoned these activities. The field trips were made possible by the service of 32, predominantly local, volunteers.