Allan Brooks Nature Centre Society

Allan Brooks Nature Centre Society The Allan Brooks Nature Centre fosters a connection between schools, the public, and nature through its programming.

It offers residents and visitors of the Okanagan region opportunities for nature-based learning, and engaging events and experiences. Perched atop the grasslands just south of Vernon the Allan Brooks Nature Centre (ABNC) is your place to satisfy your natural curiosity and reconnect with the joys of nature. The Nature Centre provides visitors a first-hand opportunity to see and learn about the Okan

aganโ€™s unique and diverse natural heritage through views, information, programs, and displays of the regionโ€™s natural areas. The Centre occupies the old Vernon Upper Air Weather Station overlooking the city of Vernon and was first opened on July 1, 2000. It is ideally situated on a grassland knoll at the confluence of the Okanagan and Coldstream valleys. Three lakes and five ecosystems can be seen from this site and spectacular, panoramic views of the Okanagan and its diverse ecosystems. The Allan Brooks Nature Centre is committed to promoting the enjoyment of nature and increasing awareness of habitat conservation through environmental education and nature-related activities in the Okanagan region.

๐ŸŸ ๐Š๐จ๐ค๐š๐ง๐ž๐ž ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค!The salmon are returning, and weโ€™re getting ready for another fall of hands-on learning...
08/31/2026

๐ŸŸ ๐Š๐จ๐ค๐š๐ง๐ž๐ž ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค!

The salmon are returning, and weโ€™re getting ready for another fall of hands-on learning at the Allan Brooks Nature Centre! ๐Ÿ‚

Bring your class to learn about Kokanee salmon through creek-side observation, an interactive watershed experience, a salmon life-cycle lesson, and a fun game.

๐Ÿ“… Coming this fall โ€” mid-September to mid-October

๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ž: Program timing is subject to nature and very low water levels. Actual program dates will be confirmed closer to the time.

More information and booking details coming soon!


๐ŸŒฟ ๐–๐„โ€™๐‘๐„ ๐‡๐ˆ๐‘๐ˆ๐๐†: ๐„๐ƒ๐”๐‚๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐†๐‘๐€๐Œ๐’ ๐€๐’๐’๐ˆ๐’๐“๐€๐๐“! ๐ŸŒฟDo you know someone who lights up around children and youth, brings great...
08/31/2026

๐ŸŒฟ ๐–๐„โ€™๐‘๐„ ๐‡๐ˆ๐‘๐ˆ๐๐†: ๐„๐ƒ๐”๐‚๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐†๐‘๐€๐Œ๐’ ๐€๐’๐’๐ˆ๐’๐“๐€๐๐“! ๐ŸŒฟ

Do you know someone who lights up around children and youth, brings great energy to a team, and loves helping others discover the wonder of nature?

The Allan Brooks Nature Centre is looking for an enthusiastic, engaging, and dependable Education Programs Assistant to help bring our school presentations, field trips, summer camps, birthday parties, and other environmental education programs to life.

This could be a great fit for someone with experience in education, childcare, recreation, camps, community programming, nature interpretationโ€”or simply a natural ability to connect with children and youth and make learning fun!

๐ŸŒฑ Permanent, part-time position
โฐ Approximately 24 hours per week
๐Ÿ’ฐ $20โ€“$23 per hour
๐ŸŽ Paid vacation, paid Christmas closure and an annual Health Spending Account
๐Ÿ“ Vernon and the North Okanagan

Sound like youโ€”or someone you know? View the full job posting and application details here: https://abnc.ca/career-opportunities/

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๐€ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐Š๐š๐ซ๐ฌ & ๐Š๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž! ๐Ÿ’šYour gen...
08/28/2026

๐€ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐Š๐š๐ซ๐ฌ & ๐Š๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž! ๐Ÿ’š

Your generosity and support of the silent auction made such a difference, and weโ€™re truly grateful for the wonderful community partners who continue to support the Allan Brooks Nature Centre.

Thank you for being part of Kars & Kritters! We hope to see you again at the next one. ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿฆซ๐Ÿ’š

08/28/2026

๐Ÿ’š A very special thank you to our local businesses & community sponsors!

Weโ€™re incredibly grateful to everyone who generously donated items to our Kars & Kritters silent auction. The incredible variety of donations helped make this community event possible. ๐ŸŒฟ

The Allan Brooks Nature Centre is fortunate to have a community that continues to support environmental education, families, and local events.

Thank you for your generosity, partnership, and ongoing support. We couldnโ€™t have done it without you! ๐Ÿ’š

๐Ÿ’š A heartfelt thank you to our staff, volunteers, and Knox Church!Kars & Kritters was made possible by the many people w...
08/26/2026

๐Ÿ’š A heartfelt thank you to our staff, volunteers, and Knox Church!

Kars & Kritters was made possible by the many people who gave their time, energy, and support to help bring this community event together. From working behind the scenes to welcoming and helping our community throughout the day, you played such an important part in making the event a success. ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿš—

We truly appreciate all that you did to make Kars & Kritters a wonderful day for everyone.

We couldnโ€™t have done it without you! ๐Ÿ’š

08/26/2026

๐Ÿ’š Thank you to our amazing volunteers, staff, and Knox Church!

Kars & Kritters would not have been possible without the many people who gave their time, energy, and support to make the event happen.

To our staff and volunteers, and to Knox Church for helping make the day possible โ€” thank you! Your hard work behind the scenes helped create a fun and welcoming event for our community. ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿš—

We truly appreciate everything you did!

๐Ÿชจ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ?Join us for this weekโ€™s Summer Nature Talk: How Hydroth...
08/26/2026

๐Ÿชจ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ?

Join us for this weekโ€™s Summer Nature Talk: How Hydrothermal Fluids Rich With Minerals Make Stones! ๐ŸŒ‹โœจ

Dustin Moro of the Vernon Lapidary and Mineral Club will take us into the fascinating world of rocks, minerals, and ancient volcanic processes.

Learn how mineral-rich hydrothermal fluids help create different types of stones, see and feel finished cabochons and polished stones, and discover the skills involved in turning rough rocks into beautiful polished pieces.

๐Ÿ“… Saturday, August 29
๐Ÿ•š 11:00 AMโ€“11:30 AM
๐Ÿ“ Allan Brooks Nature Centre

Come get curious about the hidden processes that happen beneath our feetโ€”and discover how they can eventually become jewellery! ๐Ÿ’Ž

๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more about the talk: https://abnc.ca/abnc-event/how-hydrothermal-fluids-rich-with-minerals-make-stones/

๐Ÿ’š ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ!Weโ€™re so grateful to everyone who came out to Kars & Krittters and helped make the event su...
08/24/2026

๐Ÿ’š ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ!

Weโ€™re so grateful to everyone who came out to Kars & Krittters and helped make the event such a wonderful day!

Thank you for spending the day with us, enjoying the cars, critters, activities, and community fun โ€” and for supporting the Allan Brooks Nature Centre. ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿฆซ๐ŸŒฟ

We couldnโ€™t have done it without you!

08/24/2026

๐Ÿ’š Thank you, Vernon!

A huge thank you to everyone in our community who came out to Kars & Krittters and helped make the event such a wonderful day!

Weโ€™re so grateful for your support of the Allan Brooks Nature Centre and for being part of this special community event. ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿฆซ๐ŸŒฟ

Thank you for celebrating with us! We hope you enjoyed the cars, critters, activities, and all the fun. ๐Ÿ’š

๐ŸŒฟ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐  ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ!Roseanne Van Ee is back with another edition of Okanaganโ€™s Nature Nut.Her August blog comes a...
08/21/2026

๐ŸŒฟ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐  ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ!

Roseanne Van Ee is back with another edition of Okanaganโ€™s Nature Nut.

Her August blog comes at an especially timely moment, as our region continues to experience the devastating impacts of wildfires. Roseanne shares her thoughts and observations on the natural world around us and the importance of understanding and caring for the environment we all share.

Read Roseanneโ€™s latest blog and discover more from Okanaganโ€™s Nature Nut: https://abnc.ca/okanagan-climate-change/

Have you read this monthโ€™s Nature Nut yet?

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