Tags: camping under the stars, going wild, Green tourism, living in a wildlife sanctuary, natural parks, school trips, surviving in the wildness, teamwork, wild flora and fauna, wildlife, wildlife sactuary
By Travel Advisor
Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. What is comfortable to a fifteen year old might not be so for his Mom or Dad. This article looks at travel from the point of view of young boy of fifteen. He is all set out to go out on this school trip with a few of his friends. Travelling in groups can be a lot of fun provided you know where you are going and you are comfortable with the people with whom you are going to travel with. Before going any further, let me reiterate that this entire trip is supervised by three teachers, whose duty it is to ensure the safety and well being of each child.
Tags: birds and flowers in Stanley Park, British Columbia, Canada, City of Vancouver, Ecotourism, Ecotravel, environment, half wild area, indian culture in Canada, indian totems in Stanley Park, natural parks, protected areas, Rhododendron gardens in Stanley park, Stanley Park, wildlife in Stanley Park
By Travel Advisor
Drive beyond the northwest outskirts of the City of Vancouver, and you find yourself in the beautiful near-wilderness area of Stanley Park amid a forest of towering cedar, hemlock and firtrees. The city of Vancouver set aside this 1000-acre wilderness site for recreational purposes in 1886. It officially became a park in 1888 and was named for Lord Stanley, Governor of Canada.
These 1000 acres were once the home of the Squamish and Musqueam Native Americans, and several totem poles stand in their honor.
Spend a day (or longer) in the Park and enjoy watching and photographing over one hundred species of wildlife including friendly raccoons and squirrels. Birds abound, including Canada geese, ducks, grouse and swans.
If flowers are more to your liking, several gardens await to delight your eyes and your nose. In the spring, Ted and Mary Greig Rhododendron Garden is a bed of colors. Later in the year, a formal rose garden in full bloom is a gift to the senses.
Tags: natural parks, natural reserves, nature conservation, pover countries, poverty aid programs, poverty limit, rainforest, rspb, tourism, travel, travelling to new destinations, volunteer tourism, World Wide Fund, WWF
By Travel Advisor
If you are interested in conservation and helping out local communities, then a great way to spend
your holiday break this year is to join a volunteer project. There are hundreds of different projects around, from lending a hand in cleaning up local parks and nature reserves, to travelling to third world countries to give aid and support to those living on and below the poverty line.
Projects that you and your friends can get involved with include volunteering for conservation projects on the various RSPB reserves. This involves a number of different tasks, and with depend on the level of your groups skills, and the type of reserve in your area, but previous groups have helped to build pathways and resting spots along nature walks, painted murals to cheer up RSPB visitor centres and car parks, and cleared ground of bracken to encourage the growth of native plants. You can go to the RSPB website or contact your local reserve to set up a volunteer project, but you may need to provide some of your own materials such as protective gloves or paints, so make sure you factor this into your budget along with travel and food expenses when you are in the planning stages.
