Experience Alberta Roadside Stand Tour-Dreamcatcher Nature Assisted Therapy

Farm / Experience Alberta Roadside Stand Tour-Dreamcatcher Nature Assisted Therapy

Farm Type: Ranch

Dreamcatcher Nature Assisted Therapy is a psychology practice!

We are located on a beautiful 40-acre ranch in Ardrossan, Alberta. We provide a variety of psychological services, an online academy for certifying professionals in Animal Assisted Services, as well as for screening, training, and certifying therapy dogs, and we offer Tourism experiences that include our Time on the Land Program, goat yoga, a magical forest, guided animal tours, and more!

This year, on Sunday, August 18th, we are participating in both the Alberta Open Farm Days event and the Alberta Roadside Stand Tour!

Event Activities:

• Animal Demonstration: Learn all about Animal Assisted Services by our Owner and Founder, Eileen Bona as she demonstrates the healing power of animals in therapy. 
• Interactive Animal Stations: Drop by our animal stations to meet our critters and learn all about their stories, behaviors, and how they help people in therapy!
• Tractor Hayride Tours: Hop aboard for a bumpy but fun hay ride through our back 40 pastures to get a full land view of our gorgeous 40-acre lot!
• Nature Yoga: On top of the hill you will get a beautiful view of the animals and the event below while being led through a series of relaxing yoga poses by our certified yoga instructor.
• Magical Forest Trails: Take a walk through our magical forest, see how many gnomes and fairies you can spot, or bring a picnic to enjoy with your family!
• Craft Station: Scavenge for your craft materials in our magical forest and create your very own nature-inspired craft to take home with you! 

Know Before You Go!

Admissions to the event is FREE, however, there may items or experiences that are available to purchase. We prefer cash, but we do have a square reader on-site that relies on wi-fi and can be finicky, otherwise we also accept e-transfer.
For courtesy, we ask that guests do not enter no-go zones such as the house up at the top of the driveway, inside the office (unless guided by staff/volunteer), in animal pens (without a staff/volunteer present), or cross the lines marked in the magical forest.

Arrival:

• There will be parking attendants at the end of the driveway and in the parking lot, they will be wearing yellow reflective safety vests.
• Parking may be limited, please carpool if possible, please follow instructions from our parking attendants. Guests may be turned away at the gate if capacity has been reached, this is to adhere to bylaws and ensure road safety.
• Please DO NOT park in the neighbors driveway! Vehicles may be towed at the owners expense or their cars may be moved by the home owner.
• There will be a greeter at the end of the driveway, they will hand out materials, stamp passports (road stand tour), and direct you where to go.
• Once inside the event, there will be a market booth stand where you can check-in, ask questions, or purchase items.
• Event staff & volunteers will be wearing orange shirts with our logo and says “volunteer” on them, please feel free to ask them for help, guidance, or anything else!

Other:

• There will be signage around the event that include: safety rules, waiver & photo acknowledgement, bathrooms, activities, etc.
• There is a wheel-chair accessible washroom on-site for all guests to use.
• We also have first-aid kits on-site and there will be staff/volunteers who are trained in first-aid.
• While we do our best to be wheel-chair & stroller accessible, there may be some areas out of our control that are hard to maneuver (e.g., magical forest trails).

Safety:

• For the safety of your animals and ours, please DO NOT bring your dogs/pets! We may turn you away at the gate if you bring your pet as we cannot allow guests to leave their pets in their vehicles unsupervised.
• Please DO NOT enter the animal pens without a staff/volunteer present.
• Guests must be wearing closed-toe shoes if entering animal pens.
• For safety reasons, please do not bring any animal treats into the pens or feed them human food (it might hurt their bellies), you may be able to feed them treats over the fence.
• Animal fence lines will not be monitored or supervised, if interacting with the animals over the fence, please proceed with caution and do so at your own risk.
• Please do not climb the goat play structures, or hay and straw bales as these have not been secured for climbing and the goat structures are rickety, old, and you may get hurt.
• Our magical forest has a very healthy root system, the trails do have tripping hazards, please watch your step while walking through the forest.
• Parents must accompany their children for all activities and kids must be supervised at all times!
• All guests are responsible for their own safety & their children’s – our staff/volunteers will do their best to keep people safe while interacting with the animals, please follow their rules and respect the animals.
• By attending this event, you are accepting full liability of any and all risks involved.

Recommendations:

• Bring sunscreen and bug spray (especially for the magical forest).
• Please dress for the weather – rubber boots are highly recommended if it is or has been raining, it may be a good idea to keep a pair handy.
• If you want to purchase farm-fresh eggs, you may want to bring a cooler to keep them in.

• Profile Username to assign to farm listing: Dreamcatcher Ranch
• Farm Type: Ranch
• Host Name: Dreamcatcher Nature Assisted Therapy
• Phone Number: (780) 504-9995
• Email Address: volunteer@dreamcatcherassociation.com
• Website URL: https://www.dreamcatcherassociation.com/
• Is your farm accessible: Yes
• Date: Sunday, August 18th
• Start Time: 1:00 PM
• End Time: 5:00 PM
• Address:

  53044 Rge. Road 213, Ardrossan, Alberta T8G 2C4

• Directions:

  From Sherwood Park:

  Via Township Road 530
  Head south on Baseline Rd W toward Baseline Rd W (3.3 km), Continue onto Township Rd 530 (14.6 km), then turn left onto Range Rd 213 (950 m) - Dreamcatcher will be on the left hand side.

  Via AB-16
  Head south on Baseline Rd W toward Baseline Rd W (3.3 km), Turn left onto AB-21 N (signs for Alberta 21 N) (2.8 km), Use the right lane to take the Alberta 16 E ramp to Lloydminster (1.3 km), Merge onto AB-16 (13.6 km), then turn right onto Range Rd 213 (2.3 km) - Dreamcatcher will be on the right hand side.

• Latitude: 53.54986320021995
• Longitude: -113.02692554512414
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DreamcatcherAssociation
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dc.tourism/