Do your kids have a passion for the outdoors and a curiosity about the environment? Let their love for nature blossom in the Eco Kids Club! This exciting adventure begins with a guided nature walk led by the County of Brant’s Forestry and Horticulture Coordinator. Your child will discover the wonders of the natural world, explore local ecosystems, and learn fascinating facts about the environment while breathing in the fresh outdoor air. But the fun doesn’t stop there! After the walk, your kids will roll up their sleeves for a hands-on activity designed to deepen their connection with nature.
Brant Ventures in Nature
These activities are all about sparking adventure and helping residents discover the great outdoors in a whole new way!
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Backpack to Nature
In partnership with the County of Brant Public Libraries, the County of Brant offers Backpack to Nature loanable backpacks. Each backpack has a unique outdoor activity theme that includes everything you need to create your own outdoor adventures. All backpacks are available to loan through your local library branch.
The backpack themes include:
- Letterboxing
- Snowshoeing
- Stargazing (2 backpacks available)
- Fishing
- Gardening
- Insects
- Hiking
- Birdwatching
- Outdoor pickleball nets
- Set of Pickleball Paddles and balls
To find a location near you, visit the County of Brant Public Library webpage
Brant Ventures in Nature
This spring, we are offering three (3) registered Brant Ventures in Nature Registered actvities.
Have you ever wanted to learn to fish? Or to take your fishing experience and knowledge to the next level? With this once a day over four-week course, you can do this and more. Spend time on the water fishing for smallmouth bass, learning various fishing presentation techniques; fish species identification; understand angling regulations; how to read water; distinguish different aquatic insects and so much more. This program is geared towards families, with a minimum age of 7. (Accompanied by 1 parent) Your instructor is local fishing guide and instructor Larry Mellors. Larry competed on the Ontario bass tournament circuits and belongs to numerous conservation organizations. He is the recipient of many national and provincial conservation awards for his work in rehabilitating cold water streams throughout Ontario.
Have you ever wanted to learn to fly fish? Or to take your current fly fishing experience and knowledge to the next level? With this once a day over four-week course you can do this and more. Spend time on the water learning various fly fishing presentation techniques; fish species identification; understand angling regulations; how to read water; distinguish different aquatic insects and so much more. This program is for people aged 16 and older. Your instructor is local fly fishing guide and instructor Larry Mellors, owner of ‘Friends On The Fly’. Larry is a Canadian Fly Tying Champion. He is the recipient of many national and provincial conservation awards for his work in rehabilitating cold water streams throughout Ontario.
How to Register
- View the latest Community Services Guide online for activity information, dates and activity codes.
- Login to your account or create a new account on our COBConnect webpage
- Register for your activities
- If you experience any difficulty signing up after registration is open, contact Community Services at 519.442.1944 during regular business hours. (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm)
Letterboxing
Have you ever heard of Letterboxing? Letterboxing is a fun outdoor activity for all ages. It is similar to geocaching. Visit the website to see where letterboxes are placed locally or throughout North America. With letterboxing, you create your own personal journal and stamp. Once you have used a letterbox clue to find it, you simply stamp the boxes journal with your stamp and then use the boxes stamp to put in your personal journal. Visit the letterboxing networking website.
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