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February Stewardship Opportunities

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We’re switching up work party locations this month and heading west to Phillips Point at the north west part of Burnaby Lake Regional Park. However, we will meet up at the Burnaby Lake Nature House located at 4519 Piper Avenue. Please see note below about the Winston Street Sewer project which may affect travel times.

We are removing invasive Himalayan Blackberry, English Ivy and Holly plants. As you can see from the photos above, these grow like weeds in this location!

Sign up links:

While the current forecast looks good, weather can change quickly. Check the forecast and dress for the conditions. Once you are registered, our coordinator will contact you if there are any changes.

* SPRING 2022 – late 2024:  Please note that the Metro Vancouver Winston Street Sewer Project may have  temporary lane closures and detours along Winston Street and Lougheed Highway as the project progresses. Bike detours and parking restrictions will be in effect near the work zones. Residents and businesses will be notified in advance about specific traffic impacts as the project progresses.  Motorists and cyclists are advised to use alternate routes and follow the direction of signage and traffic control personnel.

Tentative March dates:

  • Saturday, March 2
  • Sunday, March 10
  • Sunday, March 17
  • Saturday, March 23

January Stewardship Opportunities

Are any of these activities on your goals for the new year?

  • Get outside
  • Meet new people
  • Get exercise
  • Volunteer
  • Learn about the nature around you
  • Actively take part in environmental stewardship
  • Give back to your community

We have some opportunities coming up that can tick these things off your list!

With the milder winter and no snow on the ground so far – we’re jumping right into our Weedbusters invasive species removal program at the Burnaby Lake Nature House. You will be able to meet other people who care and actively take care of the environment and contirbute to the ongoing stewardship of Burnaby Lake Regional Park.

No experience necessary – training and snacks provided!

These work parties will take place from 11 am to 2 pm.

For detailed information and to register (no drop ins allowed), sign up at the links above.

* Please note, work parties will take place as long as weather conditions allow. Our Coordinator will contact you if any there are changes.  

See you in the park! 🌿

Weedbusters 2019-10 – Special Sapperton Landing Project

Be a champion for native plants!

And a good neighbour!

  • * NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION * *
    We’ve been asked to help our neighbouring regional park with this outing to Sapperton Landing Regional Park in New Westminster.

Join us on an exciting new adventure! The Burnaby Lake Weedbusters are helping out in a different park this Sunday. We’re assisting park staff at Sapperton Landing Regional Park begin the process of “wilding” the park by re-establishing native vegetation in areas formally colonized by invasive Himalayan Blackberry.

Staff have prepared the site and the Weedbusters will help dig up and remove the root balls before planting native plants this fall. Tools, training, and refreshments will be provided. Please dress for the weather and for physical work (closed toed shoes required, pants and long sleeves recommended).

Located in the heart of New Westminster, Sapperton Landing is at the southern terminus of the Brunette-Fraser Regional Greenway. This unique park was designed to highlight the beauty and power of the mighty Fraser River and features backwater tidal channels and riparian woodlands. Learn about the unique habitats found at Sapperton Landing, its connection to other regional parks, and how you can help further steward this habitat oasis in the city.

DIRECTIONS:
Driving – Access to the park is at the corner of Cumberland Street and East Columbia Street in New Westminster. When using Google, use 45 East Columbia as the address to find the park. If driving, you can ONLY access the park from East Columbia by traveling NORTH on East Columbia. Take the slip short of the foot of Cumberland Road over the train tracks. Parking is straight ahead.

Transit – If using public transit, take Skytrain to the Sapperton Station. Exit through the REAR of the station and walk south along the newly paved Brunette-Fraser Greenway off Spruce Street on the east side of the Brunette River (750 m).

HOW TO FIND US:
We’ll meet on the upper dock in front of the red warehouse. Look for the BLPA flag.

Please contact Ann at if you have any questions at info@BurnabyLakePark or to add yourself to the email list for future events.

More about Sapperton Landing:
HERITAGE:
​Sapperton Landing, where the Brunette River meets the mighty Fraser, is rich in history. It has been the site of a First Nation village, a Royal Engineers’ camp; the first colonial legislature of British Columbia and the BC Penitentiary. The only remaining building to reflect the site’s history is the BC Penitentiary Wharf Warehouse (ca. 1930s) where food, wood, coal, supplies and prisoners passed through.

ACCESS:
Metro Vancouver operates three sections of the greenway including Sapperton Landing along the Fraser River in New Westminster; and two sections of trail in Burnaby (2 km through the Brunette River Conservation Area; and 400m near Stoney Creek).
Sapperton Landing is located at the foot of Cumberland Street – a 750m walk from the Sapperton SkyTrain Station. Both the Brunette River and Stoney Creek sections can be accessed from Burnaby Lake Regional Park’s Avalon Avenue Entrance.

For more about the Brunette-Fraser Regional Greenway, click here.

Ages 8+.

To keep up to date with any changes, please check our social media and website closer to the date where we will have the latest news with any changes (e.g. due to weather or things beyond our control). Let us know if you’re coming with a quick RSVP to info@burnabylakepark.ca to help us organise and plan for refreshments. You can also ask to get added to the email list to receive notice of the next event. For more information or to arrange for a group to attend, contact Ann at info@burnabylakepark.ca.