LRCA 70th Anniversary Celebration

Name: LRCA 70th Anniversary Celebration
Start: 2024-07-18T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-07-19T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Lakehead Region Conservation Authority

Schedule

Thu Jul 18 2024 at 07:00 pm to Fri Jul 19 2024 at 12:00 am

UTC+00:00

Location

Lakehead Region Conservation Authority | Thunder Bay, ON

Come out and help us celebrate 70 years of conservation excellence on Thursday, July 18th from 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at our Administrative Office in Thunder Bay!
The LRCA is 70 years old in 2024, and to celebrate we've invited some of our friends for a fun-filled, family-friendly celebration event.
There will be science shows from Science North (3:45 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 7:45 p.m.), a falconry demo from Thunderbird Wildlife Rescue (4:45 p.m.), art activities from CAHEP, and more!
Beefcakes Burger Factory will be on-site (cash and cards accepted) as well as Epic Cones (cash only), and Canada West Maple will be on-site with free maple sugar candy samples!
Additionally, there will be fun, interactive activities and displays from:
-Thunder Bay Field Naturalists
-EcoSuperior
-Thunder Bay Museum
-Ministry of Natural Resources Enforcement and Outreach
-Let's Talk Science - Confederation College
-Fort William Historical Park
-Regional Food Distribution Association (RFDA)
-LRCA merch sales
-LRCA "Seeds for Conservation" native plant sale
There will also be a short speaking engagement from some VIPs at 4:00 p.m.
The LRCA will also be doing some giveaways throughout the event:
-free cupcakes (while supplies last)
-70 free Milkweed Plants to the first 70 families who speak with our Stewardship Team (one plant per family)
-70 free Explore Card Parking Passes to the first 70 people who provide feedback to LRCA staff at our display regarding our Conservation Lands and Watershed-Based Resource Management Strategies (one pass per family)
-70 free Epic Cones soft-serve cones to the first people to complete our scavenger hunt
-all giveaway items are while supplies last; first-come-first-served