Ontario-curriculum linked Backpacks are available to borrow from the Greater Madawaska Public Library and Learning Centre thanks to a recent partnership with Watersheds Canada. Each Backpack includes activities and field equipment, such as a tiny water quality test kit, aquatic dip net, binoculars, and identification guides. The contents will help increase student engagement and identification skills regarding local species, and contribute to local environmental sustainability knowledge and action. This was generously funded by TD Friends of the Environment Foundation.
In 2025, more items were added to the Nature Discovery Backpack collection, including Water Rangers water quality test kits, nature kits from the Outdoor Learning Store, books, and night sky scavenger hunt scarves. This expansion was also funded by TD Friends of the Environment Foundation.
Want to extend learning at home but don’t live close to the library? You can download a free Greater Madawaska Nature Discovery Backpack workbook which will help get you started on outdoor adventures in your own community.
In the Media
- Summertime reading and fun!, The Madawaska Highlander. June-July 2023, web version.
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