Today, on Saturday, April 2, 2022, Free the Fern member, Martin, organized a successful invasive pull. The event took place at an area we call the “triangle”: where the Red Alder trail forks, between Cartier Place complex and Matheson Height’s Co-op. ***Please scroll to the… Read More »Invasive Pull & BBQ
Today, Sunday March 20, 2022, is the first day of Spring. So, I thought I would celebrate by sharing with you some photos taken along the Red Alder Trail, in our Douglas Fir Teaching garden. The first native shrub to flower on the trail is… Read More »First Signs of Spring
On Saturday, March 5, 2022, Free the Fern members Grace & Joe, organized a Weeding & Weaving event on Fir Trail, just north of the Kinross Creek Co-op. 10 volunteers gathered to remove invasive English ivy & Himalayan blackberry. Volunteers succeeded in removing 2,640 L… Read More »Weaving in Action
Founded in 1918, as Vancouver Natural History Society, Nature Vancouver offers a “variety of activities with a focus on nature education, and enjoyment and conservation of natural environment.” Since February 2021, Nature Vancouver member, Nigel Peck (in partnership with Vancouver Parks Board, Port of Vancouver,… Read More »Nature Vancouver
Today, I had the pleasure of taking out a class of grade 1/2 students from Champlain Heights Elementary for a walk down the Red Alder Trail, in the Champlain Heights Trail System. We discussed the idea of “plant blindness” and how the cure for it… Read More »Outdoor Education
Back in November 2021, two of our Free the Fern members, Grace & Joe, attended a ivy basket making workshop run by Varsha Gill, Eco-Arts Program manager, at the Still Moon Arts Society, Renfrew Ravine. Since the workshop, Grace & Joe have have met together… Read More »Weeding & Weaving
Today, Saturday, February 5, 2022, Catherine Munn, hosted a successful Free the Fern Monthly Pull Event adjacent to Matheson Heights co-op along the Red Alder Trail. 11 volunteers (ranging in age from 8 years old to 60 years+) came to help remove English ivy that… Read More »Invasive Pull – Matheson Heights Co-op
Today, on an mid January morning, I went on a foggy walk along the Champlain Heights Trail system. I walked north, up the Red Alder trail, then east, down Birch Trail. Walking through the still morning mist, I was reminded how much I love these… Read More »Misty Morning on the Trail
Tonight, on December 19, 2021, we held a very successful, inaugural, Winter Solstice Lantern Procession on the Red Alder Trail. Originally, this event was scheduled for Winter Solstice, December 21, but due to a rainy forecast, we switched dates to tonight. It turned out to… Read More »Winter Solstice Lantern Procession
I am excited to share that we have 19 volunteers, including 16 student volunteers from BCIT Ecological Restoration Program, signed up to volunteer from December 27-29 with our Invasive Plant Mapping project. Volunteers will be working along a portion of the Red Alder Trail to… Read More »Invasive Plant Mapping