EBF 2020 event Calendar

​2020 EVENT SCHEDULE
 
*Online registration/payment for all events here
 
Wednesday, July 1 – Canada Day.   Build your own bird feeder! $6/each
          Tours with Myrna. 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM. Limited to 10 participants. $5/person. Online registration/payment. here
 
Saturday, July 4 –Butterflies with Ben Acorn. 11:00-1:00 PM. Limited to 10 participants. $15/person. Online registration/payment. here
 
Friday, July 10 –Butterflies with Ben Acorn. 11:00-1:00 PM. Limited to 10 participants. $15/person. Online registration/payment. here
 
July and August - Knee High Nature (Limited to 10 children). Ages 3-7. 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM  / 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM / 3:00 PM TO 4:30 PM​     $6.00/child. 
​Register here
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Wednesday,  July 8 - Owls
Thursday, July 9 - Butterflies
Tuesday July 14 - Snakes
​July 15 - Ants
Wednesday July 22 - Frogs and Toads
July 28 - Beavers
Thursday July 30 - Bats 
Wednesday August 5 - Flowers and Bees
Wednesday August 12 -  Spiders
August 19 - Deer and Moose
  
Friday,July 17  –Butterflies with Ben Acorn. 12PM to 2PM. Limited to 10 participants. $15/person. Online registration/payment. here

Tuesday, July 21 - Nature For Kids Day with Molly Siebenga 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Ages 8-12. Limit of 10 participants. $25/child. Online registration/payment. here

Friday,July 24  –Butterflies with Ben Acorn. 12PM to 2PM. Limited to 10 participants. $15/person. Online registration/payment. here

Saturday, July 25 - Birds in Flight Photography with Leo de Groot. Limit of 15. 9:00 AM – Noon, with afternoon open for practice. $55/person. Online registration/payment. here
                                 
Sunday, July 26 – Writer's Retreat with Dr. Jane Ross,  Battle River Writing Centre.  Limit of 15 participants. 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. $30/person. Bring bag lunch. Online registration/payment. here
                     
Saturday, August 1 – Bat Night at the Bird Farm. $10/family.  Time and registration details to follow. Online registration/payment. here
 
Sunday/Monday, August 2 and 3 – Mornings with the Martins. Maximum 15 adults. By donation and must register by calling EBF (403-885-4477). 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
 
Thursday, August 6 - Art and Nature For Kids Day with Molly Siebenga 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Ages 10-15. Limit of 10 participants. . $25/child. Online registration/payment. here

             EBF Wish List

  • Wheelbarrow
  • Household brooms
  • Yarn and plastic lacing cord 
  • Umbrellas to loan out to visitors on rainy days    
  •  Wooden or nature-based plastic beads for our  school and day camp programs
  • Old fashioned one-speed bike (to keep the farmstead theme of EBF). This would be used for staff to open and close the gate and other errands around the site 
  • Leaf blowers 
  • Bistro sets (small table, two chairs)
  •  Shoelaces (new or lightly used)
  • World globes
  • Craft supplies, tempera and acrylic paints for crafts
  • Golf cart
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​Ellis Bird Farm
Box 5090
Lacombe, AB
T4L 1W7
403-885-4477
Email:  info@ellisbirdfarm.ca 

Site Manager
 Myrna Pearman
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Hours of Operation
Monday, May 18 - Monday Sept 7
​Tuesday through Sunday 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Holiday Mondays 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Please note that Ellis Bird Farm is closed on  most Mondays​
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Donations are welcome and gratefully accepted at Ellis Bird Farm, to ensure that we keep running.
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