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Reminding kids we're not alone

It’s important to teach the younger generation about the environment and how everything is connected.

It’s important to teach the younger generation about the environment and how everything is connected.


Over the past few weeks, the Nouvelle has covered events where families are getting down and dirty to learn about the environment, invasive species, and what’s in their rivers, lakes, and wetlands.


By teaching the public what’s out there, it’s not only reminding them that we’re not alone, it’s also sending a clear message that what they do impacts the environment and that everything is connected.


Whether the kids are getting ankle-deep catching critters, or watching a leech crawl over the hand of a local Alberta Parks staff member, they’re getting an opportunity to see these things up close and personal, and maybe understand the role each creature plays in keeping lakes clean and the environment stable.


By reaching out to youth and giving them hands-on experience, it’s giving them a chance to learn about what they can do to help the environment, and maybe give them a glimpse into a possible career down the road.


Regardless of what it leaves them with, it’s important that they witness life first-hand, so they can think twice before throwing their trash out the window, dumping soapy water into the lake, or swatting feverishly at a bumble bee.


Reminding them that this planet isn’t just ours sets them up for good behaviours down the road, and hopefully will teach them a thing or two about the impact humans are having on the world around them, after all, we share the Lakeland with thousands of species, and their homes matter just as much as ours.




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