Introducing the Dragon’s Mouth Blog
By Laura Temple Why, you may ask, did we choose the name “From the Dragon’s Mouth” as the name for this blog? Dragon’s Mouth Orchid, or “Arethusa bulbosa” is a species that brings a fuschia hue to bogs across most of the island of Newfoundland in the summer–though not as far north as…
Annual General Meeting – June 5, 2023
Come meet some of our staff and board members and hear about all we accomplished in 2022! Virtual (Online) 7-8pm, Monday, June 5, 2023 To register, email: info(at)echopond.ca We have board member positions open for election at the meeting. Interested in joining us and helping with the important work of getting young people outdoors,…
Growing Up at Echo Pond – Leaders of Tomorrow
And so we come to the end of another wild and busy summer at Echo Pond Summer Camp. With 9 sessions of camp and over 300 campers, this was our biggest season yet. As Camp Director, I could easily fill a blog post about all the fun adventures we had this year. Late nights playing…
Noticing your habitat
Written by Laura Temple Keep a green bough in your heart, And a singing bird will come. -Lao Tzu The spring opening of the Echo Pond Centre is just around the corner, so I haven’t been there in person recently. In the meantime, here’s a short blog post about some reflections on environmental…
We Have A New Website (and a new blog)!
A big thank you to the folks at Perfect Day for creating our beautiful new website. We’d also like to say a big thank you to those who contributed photos, especially TA Loeffler who supplied the bird’s eye-view of the Centre through their drone photos. Check out more of their photos below. And stay tuned…