For more Information and to Register for all Summer Events (Workshops, Guided Hikes, Nature Walks, and more) please contact:
STRATHCONAWILDERNESS@GMAIL.COM
AED Demonstration and Training Session
Date: Saturday, July 11th
Time: 10am – 12:30pm
Location: Ruth Masters Nature Hall at the Strathcona Wilderness Centre at Paradise Meadows
Registration: FREE, Optional, Pre-registration would be appreciated.
Leaders: Margaret Symon
Event Details: Paramedic and SWI director Margaret Symon will lead this session in the use of the AED newly installed at the Strathcona Park Wilderness Centre, designed to train our student and volunteer staffers.
Guided Hike: Lady Lake
Date: Sunday, July 12th
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location: Paradise Meadows Trail Head, Strathcona Park Wilderness Centre
Registration: FREE
Distance: 11km round trip
Limit: 10 participants, pre-registration would be appreciated.
Leader: Janet Beggs
Details: Experienced hike-leader Janet Beggs will lead this easy-moderate (11 km round trip) past Battleship Lake up to Lady Lake for lunch, then stopping at Battleship Lake on the return for a possible swim. Pack lunch, plenty of water & a swimsuit.
Presentation - “Connected by Water”
Date: Saturday, July 18th
Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: Paradise Meadows Trail Head, Strathcona Park Wilderness Centre
Registration: FREE
Leader: Meaghan Cursons
Details: Join Meaghan Cursons, storyteller, conservationist and community educator for the CVRD’s Comox Lake Watershed Protection Plan, to explore the connections between Strathcona Park, the Cruikshank Canyon and the Comox Lake Watershed, followed by an easy guided walk into Paradise Meadows with SWI Director Loys Maingon.
Nature’s Wonders in Paradise Meadows
Date: Sunday, July 19th
Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Paradise Meadows Trail Head, Strathcona Park Wilderness Centre
Registration: FREE
Details: SWI’s summer students, Kiane and Zeke, will lead this family-oriented easy walk around the Meadows teaching your kids about many of the amazing plants and animals around the ponds or in the woods, and how to spot them.
Interpretive Walk - “Plants that Heal or Harm”
Date: Saturday, July 25th
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Paradise Meadows Trail Head, Strathcona Park Wilderness Centre
Registration: FREE
Details: Join plant Ecologist Glenn Gustafson for this easy walk around the Paradise Meadows Loop Trail (2.8km), as you learn about sub-alpine plants that are good for you and some that are quite the opposite.
Guided Hike - Mt. Becher
Date: Sunday, July 26th
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location: Forbidden Plateau Road Parking Lot
Registration: FREE
Details: SWI Summer Student and Environmental Program Coordinator Mateo Jaeckel will lead this intermediate Hike (22km round trip, 700m elevation gain with some steep sections) up Mt. Becher, featuring great views of the Comox Valley and the mountains of Strathcona Provincial Park. Pack lunch and plenty of water. *Meet in the Parking area at the top (end) of Forbidden Plateau Road.
Elders Memorial Hike and Tea
Date: September 26th, 2026
Time: TBD
Location: Strathcona Wilderness Centre at Paradise Meadows
Registration: Optional, Pre-registration would be appreciated.
Event Details: At the end of September each year, we will hold our annual Memorial Hike and Tea, honoring Strathcona Park’s great supporters. The afternoon will culminate in tea and cookies at the Wilderness Centre. More details, including times, will be circulated closer to the event, but please make a note in your calendars for this very special event.
SWI Guided Hikes and Nature Walks are FREE to attend. Some Workshops and Events have registration fees (posted in advance).
Please email: strathconawilderness@gmail.com for more information and to sign up for any event.