September 28 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
This community event honors the contributions of Roderick Haig-Brown and Ann Elmore, who have greatly impacted environmental conservation, literature, and community service.
Schedule of Events:
- 11:00 – Festival Opens
- 11:30 – Plant identification walk around the Haig-Brown house gardens, focusing on the healing properties of local plants.
- 12:30 & 1:15 – Readings from Roderick Haig-Brown’s works in the study.
- 1:30 – Stewardship Awards
- 3:00 – Festival Closes
Visitors will have the opportunity to engage in various activities like fly-casting, browsing the artisan market featuring locally crafted goods, and watching textile demonstrations by Midnight Shuttles.
There will also be fish printing with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, as well as wildlife interactions brought by MARS with an ambassador bird.
Additional highlights include live music from the Awakeneers, plein-air painting sessions facilitated by the Campbell River Arts Council, and more from local organizations like Greenways Land Trust and the Quadra Island Salmon Enhancement Society.
More details will be available as the event approaches! 🎣🌿🎨
