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Snap & Share – Fall 2023

We’re exicted for the return of Fall and the return of Regional Parks Snap & Share.

Join the Burnaby Lake Park Assoication as we celebrate the change of the seasons. We’re participating in the Regional Parks Snap & Share event and invite you to get out into nature. During the month of October, park visitors are encouraged to SNAP a photo of flora or fauna and SHARE their observations to iNaturalist app to contribute to Citizen Science!

This event is taking place in Burnaby Lake Regional Park and all Metro Vancouver’s regional parks and greenways. Pay attention to plants, fungi, mosses, and wildlife you haven’t noticed before. Then simply snap photos of what you discover and share your photos on iNaturalist.

TWO EASY STEPS TO PARTICIPATE

1. Go to iNaturalist.ca or download the iNaturalist app on your smartphone and set up an account.

2. Take photos in any Metro Vancouver regional park or greenway from October 1st-31st and upload them to iNaturalist.

The BLPA has a month full of activities in October to help you learn to use the iNaturalist app effectively as well as opportunities to increase the number of species that you can observe.

Sunday, October 1st – 11 am to 3 pm – Snap & Share Event Launch
Visit our display to learn about iNaturalist, the birds and wildlife you will see around the park during this time of year, the history of the BLPA, our activities and how to get involved!
Register for one of the guided walks here:
– 11:00 am to 12:00 pm – Pokémon Themed iNaturalist guided walk
– 12:00 to 1:00 pm – Guided Nature Walk using iNaturalist
– 1:00 to 2:00 pm – Lord of the Rings Themed iNaturalist guided walk
Saturday, October 14th – 10 am to 2 pm – World Migratory Bird Day
Event details coming soon
Sunday, October 22nd –
11:00 am to 2:00 pm – Salmon Sunday at Cariboo Dam
11:00 am to 2:00 pm – Weedbusters
Event details coming soon

iNaturalist is a great way to build your nature knowledge and get feedback on your observations. What’s more, you’ll be joining a global community of citizen scientists and contributing to biodiversity science.

Click here for iNaturalist Tips and Tricks to get started.

It’s a fun outdoor activity for everyone, on your own or with your friends and family!

WIN A PRIZE!

To be eligible for prizes, you will need to register on the website.

All registered participants will be entered into 3 draws for a $100 gift certificate to Book Warehouse.
Individual with the most observations will receive a $150 gift certificate to Book Warehouse.
Individual with the most species observed will receive a $150 gift certificate to Book Warehouse.

NOTE: If an individual has both the most observations and most species observed, they will only receive a gift certificate for most observations. The individual with the second most species observed will receive the other gift certificate.

All draws will take place on November 1.

You can check out the Regional Parks Snap & Share project page on iNaturalist to see what others have been observing and view the leaderboard.

Please take photos safely. Stay on trails. Do not approach wildlife. Please do not pick or remove anything.

This program is generously sponsored by

Other Participating Organizations

Catching the Spirit Youth Society, Colony Farm Park Association, Derby Reach Brae Island Parks Association (DRBIPA), Kanaka Education & Environmental Partnership Society, Minnekhada Park Association, Pacific Spirit Park Society

Picture A Better Planet this Earth Day!

Celebrate Earth Day with the BLPA at Piper Spit

Visit our display at the entrance to Piper Spit to learn about our history, the stewardship work we do and the native species that have benefited from the efforts of our volunteers.

Many birds are also passing through on their spring migration journey along the Pacific Flyway. For the birds that spend spring and summer here, it is the breeding season and there are many nests being built throughout the park. In British Columbia, birds and their nests are protected under the provincial Wildlife Act and the federal Migratory Birds Convention Act. This means restrictions to when and where vegetation clearing may be permitted. As a result, we are unable to host an invasive species removal work party at Piper Spit at this time.

However, you can sign up for a BLPA guided nature walk using popular nature apps and learn how to identify and record your observations, including many of the native species that BLPA volunteers have planted, and the year round and seasonal birds that have been observed at Burnaby Lake!

Lean more about the apps and to register here.

Join the Regional Parks Snap & Share!