May Volunteer Events

April

April 27- Nature Walk & Workshop Program @ Stanley Park
Students will learn about salmon and release fry into Beaver Creek.
We are looking for volunteers to help run activities and help with supervision.

April 28- Earth Day Event 9:30am- 1pm @ McKay Creek in Vancouver
We will work to restore areas of this Chum bearing stream. If you haven’t already, and you are interested in coming out, please contact Becky @ bphillips@northwestwildlife.com

May

Bat Play- We are looking for several volunteers to help out with our play on May 17th. We are looking for individuals to be in the play, help out with stage management, sound, etc. Time required: Two- 1 hr long rehearsals, time spent reading scripts, and 8:00am- 12:00am on May 17th . Please contact Robyn @ robyn@northwestwildlife.com if you are interested.

Youth Estuary Stewardship Project

We are running our Estuary project in May and June. This project consists of 5 classroom programs and 2 field days.

We are looking for volunteers who may be available during the week day to assist with the activities during the classroom sessions. If you are available and interested in helping out with this, please contact Robyn at Robyn@northwestwildlife.com for more details about the dates and times.

May 27- Youth Estuary Stewardship Project- Field Day # 1 – London’s Field
5-10 volunteers are needed to help out with this fun, interactive learning day. Volunteers will help run the 6 activity stations: bird watching, water quality testing X 2, map making, estuary health walk, and the vegetation survey. This is a full day commitment from about 8:30am to 3:00pm. If you are interested, please contact Robyn at the above address.

May 31- Nature Walk & Workshop Program @ Burnaby Lake
We are looking for volunteers to help run activities and help with supervision. Students will learn about Bats.

Nature Walk At Belcarra Park

On April 12, the Grade 2 students from Nestor Elementary in Coquitlam visited Belcarra Park with NWPS. During the Nature Walk & Workshop program the students learned about Urban Wildlife. The students saw and heard many different animals on their trip. Some of the creatures they encountered were: seals, canada geese, frogs, cormorants, bald eagles and some of the lucky adults on the trip saw 3 deer (see below) .

On the trail the students discovered that the Elderberry bush smells a little bit like peanut butter!!

Before the Nature Walk, the students practiced their observation skills with a game.

April Volunteer Events

I was sure spring had arrived after the past few days of sun, but it seems as though winter is still holding on as it is snowing in several locations throughout the Lower Mainland this morning. Hopefully the snow will be short lived and we will begin seeing more signs of spring and more sunshine!

April is always an exciting month for NWPS because April is Earth Month. We have 3 events planned this month and hope that you will be able to join us for one of the events and spend the day outside with us.

1) Thursday, April 12 from 8:30- 3:00

Nature Walk & Workshop @ Belcarra Regional Park (Urban Wildlife)

Please join us for an exiting day of learning and exploration. NWPS welcomes volunteers to help with the supervision of the children and the running of the activities.

2) Monday, April 23^rd from 7:30 - 2:30

Nature Walk & Workshop @ Burnaby Lake Regional Park (Salmon)

Volunteers Welcome

3) Saturday, April 28^th, Time: TBA

NWPS' Earth Day Activity

Join us at MacKay Creek in North Vancouver to celebrate Earth Day. NWPS, along with the District of North Vancouver, will work to restore areas along the creek by removing invasive species such as English ivy and blackberry and planting a number of native plant species. Please invite friends, family and co-workers along!

If you are interested in participated in one of these events, please contact Becky at bphillips@northwestwildlife.com for more information.

Other news:

There is an exciting new tool available for you to use: www.thegreensearch.ca

This search engine allows you to search all sorts of environmental topics and will provide you to with links to Canadian organizations, media and Government pages.

If you haven't seen the film already, I encourage you to go see Sharkwater - a great documentary about one individual's passion for sharks and his quest to help protect them. Please visit this link for a synopsis of the film:

http://sharkwater.com/presskit/pdfs/SharkwaterSynopsis.pdf

Cheers,

Becky