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November 4, 2009
BC Hydro supports Ruby Lake Lagoon Society
The Ruby Lake Lagoon Society on the Sunshine Coast offers the environment for on-site learning for students of all ages. The purpose of the Society is to preserve and enhance the natural habitat and wildlife of the Ruby Lake Lagoon, to facilitate local environmental education and to assist in monitoring the ecological health of the region.
Since 2005, BC Hydro has provided over $12,000 in donations to the society for education programing and initiatives. These initiatives include funding towards the fish tanks and the “Solar Owl”. The fish tanks house stickleback fish, a species that has been found only in coastal lakes in B.C. The benefits of this unique fish are being researched locally.
The Solar Owl was named because it looks like an owl. However, its solar panel “ears” assist in providing power to the Iris Griffith Interpretive Centre. The owl was designed by a local engineer.
The society also built and operates the Iris Griffith Interpretive Centre, which provides diverse public education programs and events, and conducts a variety of environmental stewardship activities on the Sunshine Coast.
How to get there
The Ruby Lake Lagoon Nature Reserve is an easy trip from Vancouver. From the Langdale ferry, follow Sunshine Coast Highway 101 North for approximately 75 km. You will pass the turn-offs to Madeira Park and to Garden Bay. Approximately 10 minutes past the Petro Canada station you will see signs indicating the turn off to the Centre on your right hand side. Follow the gravel road through the forest to the centre.
The address for the centre is 15386 Sunshine Coast Highway.
About this region
The Lower Mainland-South Coast region extends from Hope to the coast, and Lillooet to the border.
This area encompasses 52% of B.C.’s population, 40 local governments and 52 First Nations Communities.
