I thought I would share the steps Free the Fern is taking in our restoration effort along the Red Alder Trail, specifically in the site we have come to refer to as “The Triangle” (just north of the forested playground). Step One: Clear Fallen Wood… Read More »Restoring the Soil
Thanks to a TD Park People Grant and a Neighbourhood Small Grant, Free the Fern is excited to announce that we will be organizing a South Van Strawberry Social on Sunday, June 5, 1-4pm.At the event there will be: 200 free servings of strawberries (with shortcake and whipped cream) live… Read More »South Van Strawberry Social
Today, on Saturday, May 7, 10am-12pm, Paola Coloma hosted an invasive pull event on the Red Alder Trail, just east of the Cartier Place townhouses in South Vancouver. 12 volunteers were on hand (ranging in age from 8 to 70+ years old) to help with… Read More »Invasive Pull by Cartier Place
I had the privilage of taking out Mrs. Renshaw’s Grade 1/2 class from Champlain Heights Elementary school for another educational walk and down the Champlain Heights trail. For our 45 minute walk we stopped to look at edible native and naturalized plants, including: plantain (its… Read More »Outdoor Education
On April 27, 2022, fellow environmental stewardship group, The Still Moon Art’s Society, who are based to the north of us in the East Vancouver neighbourhood of Renfrew, held a Beaver Pond(er)ing Lodging Celebration! Over the past two months, volunteers with the Still Moon Art… Read More »Beaver Celebration!
On April 24, 2022, Free the Fern was grateful to receive 34 plants generously donated to us by the Environmental Youth Alliance (EYA). The Environmental Youth Alliance is a registered charity that supports BIPOC youth by providing them free land-based education and paid employment-training in… Read More »EYA Free Plants!
On April 23, 2022, Free the Fern was happy to have a table at Earth Fest at Everett Crowley Park. 11 Free the Fern volunteers were on hand to help share about our stewardship work. We had examples of ivy baskets (woven by Joe), sample… Read More »Earth Fest
Our environmental stewardship group is known as “Free the Fern”, as we remove the invasive plants to free ferns and other native plants. I thought it would be fitting if I take a bit of time to introduce some of our native west coast ferns.… Read More »Types of Ferns
Between January 1, 2022 and April 21, 2022: 21 people have volunteered with Free the Fern Volunteers have spent 230 hours pulling invasive weeds, raking leaves, replanting native plants, moving leaf mulch, and hosting events. Together, we have filled 124 city green bins with invasive… Read More »That is a lot of weeds!
Over the past year, as Free the Fern volunteers have removed invasive weeds and replanted native plants along the Red Alder Trail in South Vancouver, we have also unearthed a collection of garbage artifacts. Some of them date from the 1920’s or even earlier. Prior… Read More »Artifacts