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April 1-30 Yukon Biodiversity Awareness Month
Print out a list of events (PDF)
April 1 Swan Haven Opens Weekdays 5:00- 9:00pm and Weekends (including Easter): Noon- 7:00pm.
April 7 Pine Lake Family Fishing Day Bring your fishing rod and your lucky hook. Food, fun and games 10:00am-3:00pm. Contact the Yukon Fish and Game Association at 667-4263.
April 9 - 15 National Wildlife Week “Canada’s North - ours to protect, the world’s to cherish”
April 10 - 11 Nature Appreciation through Art Chinese wildlife brush painting workshop. To register, contact Charles Leung at 667-7083 or lmca@northwestel.net
April 14 Wonders of Waterfowl Swan Haven. 1:00pm-3:00pm. Contact Ducks Unlimited at 668-3824.
April 15 Watercolour Landscape Workshop with Daphne Mennell. Swan Haven 12:00- 3:00pm, drop-in.
April 15 Taxidermy Workshop with Bob White, Yukon Taxidermy. Swan Haven 3:00pm. To register, call 667-8291.
April 15 Return of the Raptors Presentation by master birder Jukka Jantunen at Swan Haven, 3:00-4:00pm.
April 17 Yukon World of Wetlands with Amy Leach and Erin Spiewak. 7:00pm Centre de la francophonie, 302 Strickland. Contact Ducks Unlimited at 668-3824.
April 18 Teatime for Seniors at Swan Haven! 11:00am-3:00pm, drop in. Contact a senior’s home or the Marsh Lake Community Association.
18 avril Les cygnes sont de retour! Tour and talk, en français! Havre des Cygnes (Swan Haven) 19:30 à 21:30 h
April 19 Songbird ID Workshop Whitehorse Public Library 7:00–9:00pm. Contact the Yukon Bird Club at 633-6880.
April 20 Campfire Spring Stories with Tagish First Nation elder Ida Calmegane. Bring your mug for fresh bannock and tea. Meet at the Tagish River Bridge Day Use Area at 7:30pm.
April 21 - 22 Tachäl Dhäl (Sheep Mountain) Visitor Centre is open this weekend!, Kluane National Park and Reserve This weekend open 12:00-5:00pm. Contact Amanda Bourrie at (867) 634-2329 ext 238.
April 21 Bird Photography Workshop with Marten Berkman. Swan Haven 11:00am- 12:30pm.
April 21 Build a Bird or Bat House! Swan Haven 1:00–4:00pm. Sponsored by Turner Contracting Ltd., the Yukon Fish & Game Association, Kilrich Industries and The Truss Plant.
April 21 Public Biodiversity Forum Talks and posters. Yukon College, Whitehorse. 9:00–5:00pm. Contact Scott Gilbert at 668-8776.
April 22 Celebrate EARTH DAY Festivities and slow food potluck at Mt. McIntyre Recreation Centre. www.yukonconservation.org.
April 22 Marsh Lake Family Fishing Day Bring your fishing rod and lucky hook! Food, fun and games 10:00am-3:00pm. Contact the Yukon Fish and Game Association at 667-4263.
April 22 Spring Birding Tour with Jim Hawkings, Canadian Wildlife Service. Register at 667-8291 by noon on Friday, April 20. Meet at the SS Klondike, Whitehorse at 9:30am
April 22 Family Day at Swan Haven Noon to 5:00pm
April 25 Spring Plant Walk with botanist Bruce Bennett. Meet at Whitehorse Fish Ladder at 7:00pm. Return by 8:30pm. Contact Wildlife Viewing at 667-8291.
April 26 Environmental Education Association of Yukon (EEAY) AGM. Contact Remy Rodden at 667-3675 for details.
April 29 Teslin Lake Bird Banding. Meet at the Teslin Lake rest area (10 Mile Creek) at 8:00am. Contact Ben Schonewille at 334-2683 or bschonewille@edynamics.com.
May 5 Swans of Kluane Wildlife viewing walk with Mary Jane Johnson, Parks Canada and and Sara Nielsen, Wildlife Viewing Program. Meet at 12:00pm at the Burwash Museum. Return by 3:00pm. Bring rubber boots!
May 11-13 Faro’s Sheep and Crane Viewing Festival. Contact the Town of Faro at (867) 994- 2728.
May 13 International Migratory Bird Day www.birdday.org
May 17 The Three Rivers of the Peel Watershed: a Celebration! High Country Inn, Whitehorse, 7:30pm. Admission by donation. Contact CPAWS at (867) 393-8080 ext. 8.
Ongoing Events
April 1 - 30 Migratory Birds Film Screening Pick and watch the film of your choice. Whitehorse Visitor Information Centre.
April 5 - 23 Natural History Literature Display Whitehorse Public Library
April 14 – May 14 Wildlife Art Exhibit Marsh Lake Community Centre, Judas Creek, 10:00am-5:00pm
April 1 - 30 Yukon Student Art Display Visit Swan Haven and place your vote for the People’s Choice Awards at this youth art extravaganza!
May 7 - 20 Exhibit of the Swan Haven People’s Choice Artwork, Canada Games Centre, Whitehorse For more info about Celebration of Swans events, contact Wildlife Viewing at 667-8291