Geo-walk & activities for International Geodiversity Day

** We are aware of the snow forecast for Ōamaru for Wednesday and Thursday. We will make a call on Thursday morning whether this event will go ahead and not. Please keep an eye on our Facebook page. **

Let's celebrate International Geodiversity Day! Join us for a fun, family-friendly Geo-walk and activities at the Ōamaru Public Gardens to learn more about the different rock types of the Waitaki and the importance of Geodiversity.

Join our Geoeducator Sasha on a fun & family-friendly Geo-walk through the public gardens and discover a range of our local rocks including schist, petrified wood & limestone - and the stories they tell!

11.30am - 1.30pm: Geo-activities
Discover a range of fun, hands-on activities to learn more about our local rocks types. Dig a fossil, watch a "volcano" erupt and test your rock knowledge.

1.30pm: Geo-walk #2 
Join our Geoeducator Sasha for the second Geo-walk of the day as described above.

Children must be accompanied by an adult and supervised at all times.

International Geodiversity Day is a worldwide celebration, bringing people together on October 6 each year, to promote all the many aspects of geodiversity. Geodiversity is all around you. It is all the parts of nature that aren't alive; including everything from minerals and fossils, to soils and spectacular landscapes. Learn more here.

When

Location

Oamaru Public Gardens (Chelmer Street car park), 17 Chelmer Street, Oamaru, 9400, View Map