Wilderness Education
Coquitlam SAR present to The Good News Bears at Northside Church
In addition to finding and rescuing people, Search and Rescue volunteers spend many hours a year presenting to the public on how not to get lost, and if lost, how to survive until help arrives. From our experience, most incidents could have been prevented or their effect reduced by a little preparation.
Coquitlam SAR volunteers are available to speak to schools, scouts, guides, hiking and other interested groups about wilderness safety. The team offers the popular Hug-A-Tree program to younger children, and we see several hundred people a year at events such as the “Teddy Bear Picnic” (in Coquitlam), H.E.R.O.S events, Emergency Preparedness Week, outdoor shows, and other community events.