Nature Stewardship School Workshop: Stewardship Slipups

by codeshed | Oct 18, 2023 | Community, Environmental Stewardship, News & Events

The Stewardship Slipups Workshop is back by popular demand! Join the FVC’s Tamsin Baker and Joelle Krol for this in-person event on November 4th in Mission!

Have you ever worried that your stewardship activities may be doing more harm than good? Learn To Avoid the Top 5 Mistakes Made When Caring For Nature

We polled environmental professionals across the Fraser Valley and our FVC staff to find the top five common mistakes people make when they are trying to care for nature.

This workshop focuses on avoiding mistakes when:

• Installing boxes for birds, or bats
• Managing streamside or pondside habitat
• Moving, relocating, or rescuing wildlife
• Finding information online
• And More!

This is your opportunity to avoid stewardship slipups in your yard and become a champion for nature in the Fraser Valley!

Event Details

Date: November 4th, 2023
Time: 1:00pm – 4:30pm; doors open at 12:30pm
Location: Boswyk Seniors Activity Centre – 7682 Grand St, Mission, BC

Refreshments will be available.

There will be breaks, and opportunities to chat with fellow participants and FVC staff. This workshop is designed to be appropriate for ages 13 and up. This workshop is in partnership with the Abbotsford-Mission Nature Club.

Registration

Registration is required for this workshop. REGISTER NOW

While there is no fee to register, we will be accepting donations at the door. If you are unable to register, we have reached the maximum number of attendees for the event.
Contact
FVC Outreach
Fraser Valley Conservancy
604-202-2381
outreach@fraservalleyconservancy.ca

Community Clean up this Sunday Oct 1, 9am to 4pm

by codeshed | Sep 28, 2023 | Community, Environmental Stewardship, News & Events

Event details

Bring the stuff that broke this year, to help keep our neighbourhood looking great. We are bringing in a large dumpster located on roadside at the public park. As before, paid LECA members get the first slot from 9am to Noon, then non-members can come after noon. Limit is one trailer/pickup truck load until the afternoon when all can join in.

We can’t accept any recyclable items, this means no:

• Appliances
• Fuels
• Paints
• Drywall
• Tires
• other recyclables

Visit Abbotsford Mission Recycling for more information on recycling

We get charged extra is recycling items are dumped therefore we will have a security camera monitoring the bin after hours.

Please sign up to help support our LECA events!

If not already are member, sign up by Friday night, as the paid members list will be on hand for the event. Our annual fee of $10 per adult is much cheaper than the gas to drive and pay to dump at the Mission landfill.
Sign up now for LECA Membership

Volunteers needed

We are looking for volunteers to help clean up the area’s ditches and road allowances to welcome the returning salmon to spawn. We have tools, gloves garbage bags to assist you. We also need volunteers for dumpster duty between Noon and 4pm for 1 hour.

Please email Admin@LakeErrockCA.com with a time that you can help on Sunday.

Grant application denied this year (Area C Rep)

Our FVRD Area C rep Mel W. did not approve our grant application because he said the FVRD will be bringing in a dumpster to the Harrison Mills transfer station some time this Fall, which does not help our community clean up, nor help the salmon or lake from garbage. Unfortunately, when the FVRD had their Spring bins brought in, they were full by Saturday noon, so many were unable to participate. Our grant request is still going to the EASC Committee to vote on, in case Mel changes his mind to support our clean up event.

Thanks much. See you Sunday. Have a good Truth & Reconciliation long weekend.