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BPL: Burnaby Watersheds

Celebrate Science Literacy Week at Burnaby Public Library!

From September 16 – 22, Burnaby Public Library will feature a variety of free and fun events promoting science literacy for all ages. Programs, workshops, and movie showings will reflect this year’s national Science Literacy Week theme: Oceans! 2019 is also the International Year of the Salmon!

Find out more about Science Literacy Week from the official nationwide website, which is powered by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

In support of Science Literacy Week come and listen to Paul Cipywnyk speak about Burnaby’s watersheds, their historical development and today’s salmon bearing streams. Paul will also discuss the work volunteer streamkeepers do on creeks and streams around the city, with a focus on Byrne Creek.

Paul has been a member of Byrne Creek Streamkeepers for 20 years. He has served on the City of Burnaby Environment Committee and the Burnaby Board of Trade Environmental Sustainability Committee.

Register online, at any branch or call 604-435-5400.

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Great Salmon Send Off 2018

Stoney Creek Environmental Committee‘s 28th annual Great Salmon Send-Off will have a record number of exhibitors from local organizations in attendance!

Come and release young salmon into Stoney Creek.

We’ll be there with our display, nest boxes, and you can pick up the latest edition of Check it Out, Weedbusters schedule, and or new BLPA Newsletter.

Free family-friendly educational activities and lots of entertainment.

Come say hello between 10am and 2pm this Saturday.

Eagle Creek Streamkeepers Salmon Release 2017

Our friends, the Eagle Creek Streamkeepers will have their annual salmon release on Saturday, April 8.  We’ll have our information on display – Join us there!

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Eagle Creek begins on Burnaby Mountain where it is fed by a large watershed, runs through Montecito and the nearby Squint Lake, through Burnaby Mountain Golf Course, culverted under Broadway and Lougheed Highway, runs through Charles Rummel Park, along Warner Loat Park to Burnaby Lake. Salmon are a native part of Eagle Creek’s ecosystem. The members of the Eagle Creek Streamkeeper Society protect, preserve and enhance the Eagle Creek watershed habitat, through environmental education and volunteer involvement.  Contact details are on the poster.