On Saturday, Oct 24, 10am-12pm, we held our Free the Fern Fall Planting. We had spent the past 10 months removing invasive plants along the Western Edge of the Red Alder Trail, Champlain Heights Trails. Then, at the beginning of October, we had a received… Read More »Free the Fern Fall Planting
What a lovely morning, spent connecting to nature through art! Certified nature therapist, Aruna NB Khan @moon.bloom.studio , led an Autumn Collage Workshop with us. This was the second in our 3-part Nature Series for Seniors (55+) It was so lovely to see so many… Read More »Autumn Collage
Today, 29 incredible volunteers joined us for our monthly Invasive Pull. Now, today was not an average Invasive Pull, as we also had a GIANT 12 yard pile of soil to contend with. The soil had been delivered by the City of Vancouver Green Streets… Read More »Volunteers vs. the GIANT Pile of Soil!
What a wonderful Annual General Meeting we had today! We gathered together at the Kinross Creek common room to: 🌿learn about accessible gardening from Fabiola Keanne & Bryden Veinot from Disabled Independent Gardeners Association (DIGA) 🌿reflect on some highlights of the year 🌿approve a 5… Read More »AGM 2026
Today it was all about the good vibes! 22 lovely participants gathered at the Douglas Fir Teaching Garden for our monthly Invasive Pull. It was the first one since our summer break, and it felt so good to get outside again! To get our bodies… Read More »Sept Invasive Pull
What an incredible morning spent connecting with nature! We were honored to have the lovely Tamiko Suzuki lead a forest bathing session with us in the beautiful Douglas Fir Teaching Garden. Tamiko offered several “invitations” to slow down and connect with nature. We focused on each… Read More »Forest Bathing
Today, an event was held to celebrate the opening of the Reconciliation Library at the Douglas Fir Teaching Garden. The reconciliation library was planned and built by local artist and nurse, Kiki Nombrado Musquem artist Nova Wolf painted the doors of the library with a… Read More »Bannock & Books
On Sat, June 6, 2026, we held our last Invasive Pull before our summer break. 15 awesome volunteers came out (on what begun as a rainy day) to help remove invasive plant along the Champlain Heights Trails. We began with a stretch, keeping dry beneath… Read More »Invasive Pull
35 amazing community members came together for our Forest & Feast event today! Together, we enjoyed – 🌿a pollinator walk: we learned about our local bees & plants from nature educator Kristen Penhall 🌿an invasive removal experience – we pulled out 1,320 L of invasive… Read More »Forest & Feast
23 amazing volunteers (7 for the first time) gathered at the Douglas Fir Teaching Garden for our monthly Invasive Pull today! After a quick stretch, we headed down the Red Alder Trail to our “base camp” beside the playground. Following a safety talk, we split… Read More »Invasive Pull – May 2026
