Celebrate World Water Day Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Exploration Place, 333 Becott Place.
Community organizations will be there to take part in this free event filled with displays and children's activities.
Beginning at 11 a.m. there are presentations in the Kordyban Learning Centre at Exploration Place with Water: our local resource with Gina Layte Liston of the City of Prince George. She will talk about where the City of Prince George's water comes from and how can we play a role in conserving this precious resource.
At noon, Norm Monroe and Grace Morrice of the David Douglas Botanical Garden Society present Water Culture in the Garden. From down spouts to rain and xeriscape gardens, learn about ways to plan landscapes to utilize run-off and reduce consumption, and in doing so, improve water quality.
At 1 p.m., the Nature and Beauty of Local Wetlands will be presented by Clive Keen of the Prince George Naturalists, addressing issues like what are wetlands, what are their benefits and who inhabits local wetlands.
The day ends with three Traveling World Community film festival presentations in the Kordyban Learning Centre, which will be on day ten of its eleven day documentary film tour in Prince George. Admission to the films is $5, and includes admission at 7 p.m. at Art Spac, above Books & Co., 1685 Third Ave. The afternoon films focus on different aspects of water, including Re-Greening the Desert hosted by Community Gardens Prince George at 2 p.m., the Hawaii: Message in the Waves hosted by REAPS at 3 p.m. and at 4 p.m. Stand hosted by Sea to Sands Conservation Alliance.
