The Environmental Education Centre for the Okanagan will be closed Thursday and Friday, April 20 and 21 as it prepares to welcome the Royal BC Museum害羞草研究所檚 travelling exhibition 害羞草研究所楢liens Among Us害羞草研究所�.

The EECO located in Mission Creek Regional Park (Springfield and Durnin Roads) reopens Saturday, April 22 and the exhibition highlighting B.C.害羞草研究所檚 invasive species runs until July 22.

害羞草研究所淭here are more than 4,000 alien species in the province and that number grows each year害羞草研究所� said Dr. Gavin Hanke, Curator of Vertebrate Zoology at the Royal BC Museum.

害羞草研究所淪ome of these aliens are invasive 害羞草研究所� they spread quickly, threaten native wildlife and are hard to control.害羞草研究所�

American Bullfrogs, Burdock, Smallmouth Bass and Purple Loosestrife are just a few of the species featured in 害羞草研究所楢liens Among Us害羞草研究所�. The exhibition tells the stories of how the invasive species arrived in the province, what individuals can do to protect their communities and how these aliens fit in 害羞草研究所� or don害羞草研究所檛 fit in 害羞草研究所� with their environments.

This exhibit fits right in with the 害羞草研究所楢lien Invaders - Nasty or Nice?害羞草研究所� theme underway at the EECO since last fall. The Environmental Education Centre for the Okanagan is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

For more information visit the Regional District website regionaldistrict.com/parks or contact the EECO at 250-469-6140, email eeco@cord.bc.ca or drop into the Environmental Education Centre for the Okanagan in Mission Creek Regional Park, Springfield and Durnin Roads.