What a beary great way to begin my adventure on Vancouver Island! You may have heard of Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park - a favorite picnic and camping destination of travelers world wide. The beach is amazing!

 

Fresh air, sunshine, and a place on the ocean. What more could a bear ask for? Maybe a nickname... the children here have decided to name me "Ember" because I am red like the embers of a fire.

 

Ahhh.... I nestled into a fort built by my new friends. Can someone turn the lights out, please? If you would to see more pictures of me at the beach, you can visit the Photo Gallery at www.ceap.ca.

 

The creatures of Vancouver Island and I bonded at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Center. On this field trip, students and I learned all kinds of interesting facts about animals and the ways in which they are being helped to recover. Here I am with the raccoons!

 

I knew I would be meeting new friends but didn't expect one of them to be a ferret!

 

One of the student's mom's carried me on a trek through the forest when we visited Milner Gardens. We began our first session of Roots & Shoots to learn about taking care of plants and the environment.

 

I learned how to Hug a Tree and Survive as part of the Roots & Shoots program.