Give the Gift of Nature Time!

Give the gift of nature play & learning. Help the BNS (through our Flying Squirrel Adventures programming) make nature time accessible to more children & youth in the Valley. 

Our programs are offered on a pay-what-you-can basis to ensure that nature-time is widely accessible. We also address transportation barriers and support seasonal gear needs as much as possible. 

In our 2021-22 season we provided over $8000 in bursaries and served over 1500 participants. 

You can help us grow our reach with a donation today! Check out our 2021-22 Impact Report. 

Outdoor play in nature is an essential part of children's healthy development supporting their physical, emotional and mental well-being. Time in nature instills comfort in and a connection to nature that can lay a foundation for a life-long love for the natural world. Play is also where children develop and practice physical literacy, communication, empathy, sharing, spatial awareness, problem solving, resilience and persistence. And the natural world is where humans have been playing for thousands of years. All that to say, nature time is fundamental to individual, societal and planetary well-being. And yet, children are spending less time outside than ever before. Flying Squirrel Adventures was created to reverse this troubling trend. 

Thank you for your support. 

Your Flying Squirrel Adventures Team