Category Archives: Community Outreach

City of Burnaby Environment Festival

On Saturday, May 28, the City of Burnaby hosts its annual Environment Festival to kick off Environment Week celebrations. The event will take place from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm in the City Hall courtyard and will feature educational displays from a variety of community groups.

The Burnaby Lake Park Association will be there with our display with information about the wildlife that can be found within the park including those identified on the Species at Risk Act (SARA), our environmental stewardship and restoration projects, Weedbusters program removing invasive species from the park ,and how you can get involved.

Burnaby Environment Week is an annual program of environmentally-themed community activities held in early June to coincide with Canadian Environment Week. City staff and our community partners aim to deliver activities that are family oriented, informative and encourage community participation. Click on the poster below to see a full listing of events.

City of Burnaby Environment Week 2016

First Annual ECO-BLITZ Day of Stewardship

MetroVancouver EcoBlitz
Eco stewardship activities are happening across several Metro Vancouver Regional Parks on Saturday, October 25th, 2014.

Join the Weedbusters from the Burnaby Lake Park Association to remove invasive English ivy at Burnaby Lake Regional Park. We are meeting at the Avalon Entrance parking lot (9100 Avalon Avenue Burnaby), at 10 am.

The Weedbusters have been hard at work over the years making great progress at ridding the park of ivy and other invasive plants. We will be working in a forested area near the Brunette River, tackling one of the remaining patches of ivy in the park. Wear sturdy footwear as we’ll be stepping off the trails, and dress appropriate for the weather conditions of the day. Gloves, tools, and snacks will all be provided, just bring your enthusiasm and industrious attitude!

This is a great opportunity for your local community group to come out and contribute to your local environment with others who care about the park. Scouts, Guides, Church, work groups – get in touch with us at the email below.

We look forward to seeing you next Saturday.  We will have West Coast cookies from Thrifty Foods, organic apples from a Langley farm and native plant seedlings to give-away from NATS.

To ensure we have enough goodies and equipment, just let us know you’re coming:

3 ways you can RSVP: 
– via the Facebook Event page
– info@burnabylakepark.ca
– or if you are a MeetUp member, via the link below:
MeetUplogosmall

We look forward to seeing you on the 25th October!

Burnaby Lake Nature House Opening – Forest Fairy & Gnome Gathering

Come see us on Saturday, May 17 as we join in on the opening of the Burnaby Lake Nature House with the MetroVan Park Interpreters


Staff at the Burnaby Lake Nature House are getting ready for the Forest Fairy Gathering this weekend. Come join them in your best fairy or gnome costume this Saturday, 11-3pm. Facepainting, fairy parade, storytime and build your own fairy home with supplies from ‘Gnome Depot’.

Burnaby Lake Park Interpreters ready for the Forest Fairy and Gnome gathering on Saturday, May 17, 11-3
For more details and directions, click here