Turtle Day - Elizabeth Lake - Cranbrook
Tue, Apr 23
|East Kootenay - Elizabeth Lake
Western painted turtle hatchlings are the star of this free, family event. Turtle Day will return to Elizabeth Lake in Cranbrook on April 23. Western painted turtle hatchlings begin to emerge from their nests each April and make their way to the lake. See the newly emerged hatchlings
Time & Location
Apr 23, 2024, 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
East Kootenay - Elizabeth Lake, Elizabeth Lake, East Kootenay, BC V1C, Canada
About The Event
Western painted turtle hatchlings are the star of this free, family event.
Turtle Day will return to Elizabeth Lake in Cranbrook on April 23.
Western painted turtle hatchlings begin to emerge from their nests each April and make their way to the lake. See the newly emerged hatchlings and learn about their journey, as well as the efforts of the Rocky Mountain Naturalists to protect this Blue-listed, vulnerable species.
Turtle Day is hosted by the Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) together with the Rocky Mountain Naturalists.
This free, family event will start at 2:30 p.m. with an opening welcome by ʔaq'am Nasuʔkin Joe Pierre. Visit from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 23, at Elizabeth Lake. Parking is behind Elizabeth Lake Lodge, off Wattsville Road. Please leave your dog at home.
New this year, you can take home your very own Turtle Day t-shirt, so bring some cash!…