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What it actually looks like
Photos from Morrell Nature Sanctuary's website
Our note
The younger version is called drive in, which means you go in by vehicle rather than walking the whole way, and it is half an hour shorter. If you have a mixed age group, ask which version they will run before you book.
What the children do
A fall only field trip about seasonal change and plant life cycles, looking at which plants make seeds and which make spores and how animals and plants depend on each other. It comes in two lengths. Grades K to 2 do a 1.5 hour drive in version for $60 and grades 3 to 7 do a 2 hour walk in version for $65. We have read those fees as a charge for the class rather than per student.
Walk into the forest with a volunteer interpreter and look closely at the plants that are making seeds and spores at that time of year, comparing what the different plants are doing.
Good to know
Washrooms are at the entrance and at the Morrell Lake picnic shelter, and there are picnic benches for lunch. How many adults you need is not published, so settle that on the phone.
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.
