River Institute Hosting Free March Break Workshops at RRCA's Cooper Marsh

February 26, 2024

River Institute Hosting Free March Break Workshops at RRCA's Cooper Marsh This March break, the River Institute and the Raisin Region Conservation Authority (RRCA) are hosting a series of free family workshops at Cooper Marsh Conservation Area. From March 12 to 15, children and their parents or caregivers will be able to drop in at the Marsh’s Visitors Centre between 9 am and 12 pm to join in a variety of fun, hands-on educational activities suitable for all ages. “Participants will have a chance to handle aquatic macroinvertebrates and identify them using a dichotomous key and microscope, learn about the many animals found at Cooper Marsh, conduct various experiments and water quality tests, and more,” says Alanna Akkermans, Environmental Educator and Biologist with the River Institute....more