Explore Outside
Trails, wildlife spotting, and discovery on the grounds
Walk the trails · Spot wildlife · Connect with nature
Tips for your visit
Spotted something?
Tap Okie's icon and use the 📷 button to photo any bug, bird, or plant — Okie will identify it for you!
Scan trail QR codes
Open your phone's camera and point it at any QR code on a trail sign to learn more.
What would you like to do?
Trail Map
Find your way around the grounds
Start a Hunt
Follow a guided scavenger hunt
Discover Species
Birds, plants, insects & more
Share Discovery
Capture and share what you found
Identify Species
AI identifies it instantly
Explore Together
Explore Together
- 1.
Let your child pick the next stop on the map and lead the way there
- 2.
One person reads the trail clue, the other scans for it — then swap roles
- 3.
After each sighting, ask: "What do you think this animal needs to survive here?"
Species at ABNC
Found on-site and in the wider Vernon area
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
Western Rattlesnake
Crotalus oreganus
"Smile" the Western Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta bellii
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
Arrow-leaved Balsamroot
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis