The Fort Langley National Historic Site marked Family Day 2025 with activities based around exploring biodiversity.
Lots of Family Day activities at historic Fort Langley pic.twitter.com/MGvRct1KtD
— Langley Advance Times (@LangleyTimes) February 17, 2025
• Meet a Real Owl: Get up close with a raptor from Orphaned Wildlife (OWL).
• Discover the World of Beavers: Join a Metro Vancouver Regional Park Interpreter on how beavers shape and create wetlands, their critical role as keystone species, and ways you can help protect vital wetland habitats.
• Kids could enjoy a scavenger hunt, try gold panning, or unleash creativity at the colouring station.
• Learn about Indigenous Plants: Learn about Indigenous plants and traditional medicine with elder Hazel Gludo.
• Animal Tracks, Scats & Skulls: Kwantlen First Nation elder Karen Gabriel explores how First Nations people used animals for clothing, tools, and more. See real animal scats, vinyl replicas, life-size paws and tracks, and learn how kids identified animal signs for hunting and gathering.
• Wildlife Photography: Discover the art of wildlife photography with Parks Canada interpreter and amateur photographer Ann Birnie.
The historic site is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and regular admission rates apply, but entry is free for those 17 and younger.
