Fraser Valley Conservancy

Saturday's Spring Native Plant Sale pickup was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who purchased plants this season! You bought over 500 plants & are creating habitat for wildlife in your backyards Funds raised will help us plant even more trees on conservation properties that we're restoring ... We'd love to see photos of your new native plants in your gardens below! If you missed out, don't worry, the fall sale opens in September

Check out the tadpoles heading out into the wild! Thousands and thousands of Oregon Spotted Frog tadpoles, born and raised in captivity by Wildlife Preservation Canada at the zoo, were released into the Chaplin Road restoration site! Hopefully, in 2-3 years they will create future egg masses in this restored wetland.... Read about the recent success of this restoration site here! https://loom.ly/4xkUJ98

It's Friday Field Find time! Any guesses what Jenn and Caitlin found? If you attended our frog id workshop you should be able to answer If not check out the recording here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZTSTcJB9IQ&t=5sor or our handy Id sheets here https://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/stewardship/

Last chance to place your order -- our spring sale closes at midnight tonight! https://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/springplants2021/

To continue the National Volunteer Week celebration, we're excited to announce the launch of our new volunteer program this Summer! The toadlet migration is a few months away and it's the perfect chance for us to meet again & help with the project! If you haven't already, sign up here to join our volunteer program: https://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/volunteer-opportunities/

Vanilla Leaf is our final plant feature for the month This is your last chance to buy plants at our spring plant sale! https://fraser-valley-conservancy.myshopify.com/ This low growing perennial emerges new each spring to spread & fill your shady garden with unique green leaves and delicate flowers. As a forest floor plant it thrives where your sun-loving favourites may struggle.

With a growing amount of staff and COVID requirements, our office is feeling a little too cozy. You can aid us in our conservation work by helping us find a new habitat to call home. We're looking for an office in Mission or Abbotsford, that's at least 1000 square feet. As a not-for-profit we have a limited budget of $2000 per month. We are flexible with type of space, but we do need power, a solid internet connection, and a bathroom. We are open to shared space as well. Thank you!

New Nature Stewardship School workshop coming up! Hopping onto Zoom March 8th: the Frog Identification Workshop! Space is limited, so register today! Rrrrribbit

Hey do any of our followers or Nature Stewards live along Bertrand Creek? If so don't miss out on this group opportunity to improve this vital watershed!

Another great opportunity to make a difference for habitat in the Fraser Valley, with the awesome folks at the Fraser Valley Watersheds Coalition

In our most recent Nature Stewardship School presentation "Wildlife in Winter," we shared how Fraser Valley critters survive the cold and how you can help. We recorded it in case you missed out! https://youtu.be/F8rQAFmzjE0

This is an example of why stewardship is so important. The current legal framework has limited capacity to provide effective protection for habitat. Instead, it relies on a voluntary stewardship approach. It is up to every one of us to care for wildlife and the habitat they need to survive in our valley.

Some suggestions from FVC friends and staff how you can make environmentally-friendly choices this holiday season

If you're a student and interested in conservation, check out this great summer opportunity from our friends at BC Parks. Please visit https://bcparks.ca/employment/student-ranger/ for more information

Share your Fraser Valley photos to win! Learn how at http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/focus

A great Friday Field Find this week... They're back! After a couple of years where we didn't see any spawning activity, Jon is happy to report he has seen both Chum and Coho spawners in Windebank Creek.

Today is your last chance to enter the draw for a chance to win this unique Barn Owl experience! Submit your Fraser Valley photos to enter: http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/focus

You could win this awesome experience! Learn how at http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/focus

Our Wildlife in Winter webinar is filling up fast! Are you interested in learning about how Fraser Valley animals survive the winter? Curious about how you can help critters handle the cold? This free, family-friendly webinar is for you! http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/wildlifewinter2020

People enjoying the beauty of the Fraser Valley is one of our favourite things to see. Good thing Drew Brayshaw submitted this lovely photo to our Focus on the Fraser Valley photo contest. Do you have any photos to share? Please visit http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/focus. Hurry, contest closes Dec 12!

Wow, take a look at this beautiful Fraser Valley landscape submitted by Dori W. to our Focus on the Fraser Valley photo contest. Do you have any great shots to share? Please visit http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/focus. Contest closes Dec. 12!

We have received some fabulous submissions in our Focus on the Fraser Valley Photo Contest, like this one from Robin Toma Photography! Do you have photos of the Fraser Valley you would like to share? Please visit http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/focus to learn more. Contest closes December 12!

While it may be raining today, soon it will be sunny again and we will all be itching to get outside for some more nature therapy...and when you do please remember these great earth-friendly tips from our friends a the Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia Every little bit helps!

Introducing Focus on the Fraser Valley! Open to all skill levels...whether you are a wiz with your phone or are a professional with lots of gear. Find out more at: http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/focus/

Please, for the sake of our owls (and our pets), don't use rodenticides (rat poison)! It kills more than the intended rats. https://www.msn.com//call-for-ban-on-rodentici/vi-BB1aFzcY Learn more about raptor-friendly rat control by watching Sofi's videos: at http://www.barnowlsbc.ca/

While we humans may find the fall rains dreary, they are crucial to enable the return of salmon to spawn in our creeks. Be an armchair fish biologist and check out the Pearson Ecological team's latest work...

Learn more about bats for Bat Week!