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What it actually looks like
Photos from Morrell Nature Sanctuary's website
Our note
This is the shortest of their trips and the only one written for the youngest grades, so it is the one to start with. It is a drive in trip, meaning you do not walk the whole way in from the gate.
What the children do
A short 1.5 hour nature walk for kindergarten to grade 2, offered all year. It follows the trails looking at seasonal change and at local plants and animals, and the children are asked to use their senses to explore. The fee is $60 and we have read that as a charge for the class rather than per student.
Follow the trails with a volunteer interpreter for about an hour and a half, stopping to touch, smell and listen to what is around them and to notice what has changed with the season.
Good to know
Washrooms are at the entrance and at the Morrell Lake picnic shelter and there are picnic benches for lunch. Nothing is published about how many adults you need or where a bus parks, so ask.
Sources disagree. Their school programs page lists Forest Detectives twice and gives two different answers for which grades it is for. One says kindergarten to grade 7, the other says grades 3 to 7. Their fall flyer says kindergarten to grade 7, which is what we have used, so it is worth confirming your grade when you book.
Washrooms
There are restroom facilities at the entrance, and at the sheltered picnic area at Morrell Lake.
Lunch space
There are picnic benches at the entrance, and viewing benches located throughout our 11km of trails. Visitors are welcome to bring their own food and drinks. However, they are responsible for carrying out any garbage they generate.
Rain backup
Needs confirmation
Strollers
Needs confirmation
Wheelchair access
To the left of the entrance gate is the "Yew Loop" trail, built for wheelchair accessibility.
Bus parking
Groups are required to park in the overflow lot at Nanaimo Lakes Road to avoid congestion in the parking area.
Nearby park
Needs confirmation
Restrictions
No harvesting is permitted within Sanctuary grounds.. Bicycles are not allowed on any Sanctuary trail.. All dogs must be on leash at Morrell Nature Sanctuary at all times. Please clean up after your dogs.. Please stay on the trails!. Morrell Programs will be run rain or shine, unless there are high winds.
