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 Museum91裸聊视频檚 travelling exhibition 91裸聊视频楢liens Among Us91裸聊视频�.

The EECO located in Mission Creek Regional Park (Springfield and Durnin Roads) reopens Saturday, April 22 and the exhibition highlighting B.C.91裸聊视频檚 invasive species runs until July 22.

91裸聊视频淭here are more than 4,000 alien species in the province and that number grows each year91裸聊视频� said Dr. Gavin Hanke, Curator of Vertebrate Zoology at the Royal BC Museum.

91裸聊视频淪ome of these aliens are invasive 91裸聊视频� they spread quickly, threaten native wildlife and are hard to control.91裸聊视频�

American Bullfrogs, Burdock, Smallmouth Bass and Purple Loosestrife are just a few of the species featured in 91裸聊视频楢liens Among Us91裸聊视频�. 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 91裸聊视频� or don91裸聊视频檛 fit in 91裸聊视频� with their environments.

This exhibit fits right in with the 91裸聊视频楢lien Invaders - Nasty or Nice?91裸聊视频� 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.