to everyone who came to the inaugural WILD ABOUT BURNABY LAKE! We hope you had a good time on your canoe tours, nature walks and weed pulls, as well as enjoy the exhibits from:
Visitors and exhibitors! If you took any photos, we’d love to see them – please tag us @BurnabyLakePark on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook – Thank you!
If you would like to contact any of our exhibitors, please go to the event page where it will link you that organization’s website, Facebook page or contact details.
Thanks to our wonderful volunteers who came out for Sunday’s EcoBlitz at the North Avalon Restoration Site at the east end of Burnaby Lake. We are so grateful for the George Ross Legacy Grant of $4000 we received to purchase new tools and 218 native species:
Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)
Western redcedar (Thuja plicata)
Red alder (Alnus rubra)
Big leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum)
Dull Oregon-grape (Mahonia aquifolium)
Red huckleberry (Vaccinium parvifolium)
Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis)
Sword fern (Polystichum munitum)
Indian plum (Oemlaria cerasiformis)
Black twinberry (Lonicera involucrata)
Beaked hazelnut (Corylus cornuta)
Lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina)
Hooker’s fairybell (Disporum hookeri)
Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)
Mother Nature obviously approves as the weather was perfect for our planting and we completed the task under dry skies.
Drop into the Nature House for Burnaby Lake Park Association’s Annual Holiday Open House.
Learn bird identification skills, and about the history of the Lake and BLPA activities from our volunteers. Join us for a guided winter walk along forested trails to discover wildlife in the park. Try some crafts, decorating a wood duck cookie and enjoy a hot drink.
This event is free and everyone, of any age, is welcome! Please dress appropriately for the weather.
Remember Wildlife this Holiday Season
We will be once again collecting non-perishable items for our friends at the Wildlife Rescue Association from their Care Centre Wishlist.Check it out here: https://wildliferescue.ca/donate/wra-wish-list/
How to Get Here:
DRIVING: Check out the Directions page or you can get Google directions from the map below. There is parking near the Nature House as well as the parking lot at Warner Loat Park.
TRANSIT: If you are on transit, the closest bus stop is Route 110 – along Government Road.
Stop 52548 – Eastbound from Metrotown Station
Stop 52557 – Westbound from Lougheed Station Enter stop number in transit planner below the map.
Get off at Piper Avenue and walk south for four blocks. At Winston Street, there will be a cross walk with a flashing light; cross and continue past the railway tracks to the Nature House.
