On Thursday, March 5, 2026, we welcomed a class of Grade 1 students from McBride Elementary Annex for a field trip in the Champlain Heights Trails. After disembarking from their school bus, the students gathered with their teacher, Shelley Kayra, in the sacred circle at… Read More »Grade 1 Field Trip!
Today, on February 21, 2026, we welcomed the Adhoc Plots Collective to lead an Adhoc Weaving Workshop with us. The Adhoc Plots Collective is comprised of artists Erin Sauha Lee, Pippa Lattey , and Jenn Pearson. Adhoc plots collective celebrates innovative, haphazard and playful gardening… Read More »Adhoc Weaving
Despite heavy rain, 16 volunteers gathered on Feb 7, 2026 for our monthly Invasive Pull. A local resident in Kinross Creek Housing Co-op was generous enough to allow us to use her carport space, so we could hide from the rain during our welcome circle.… Read More »Invasive Pull – Feb 7, 2026
On a bright and and beautiful January morning we met at the Douglas Fir Teaching Garden for a Buds, Branches & Bark walk with Julia Alards-Tomalin. This was the third year we have partnered with Julia to run this free walk for the community. Julia… Read More »Buds, Branches, & Bark – Jan 17, 2026
We washed away the old year and started the new year fresh on Sat, Jan 3, 2026 with a Wet & Wild Invasive Pull. 14 amazing volunteers (7 of them volunteering for the first time) braved heavy rain to join the pull. We gathered at… Read More »A Wet & Wild Invasive Pull!
On Dec 14, 2025, we held our 5th annual Light up the Night in Champlain Heights festival! Despite rainy weather, over 70 local residents gathered together at the Douglas Fir Teaching Garden. The event began with a welcome blessing by Musqueam artist Nova Wolf. Then… Read More »Light up the Night in Champlain Heights – Dec 14, 2025
Today, on Dec 7, 2025, Free the Fern held two free public lantern making sessions – Globe (Balloon) Lantern Making & Milk Carton Lantern Making! These were led by Executive Director Grace Nombrado. Globe Lanterns 12 local community members came together to learn how to… Read More »Balloons & Milk Cartons!
Today, 17 volunteers gathered at the Douglas Fir Teaching Garden for our monthly Invasive Pull (and bonus planting!) After a nice welcome stretch we headed down the Red Alder Trail, Champlain Heights Trails. After having several days of rain, the sun graced us with its… Read More »Planting & Pulling!
On Sat, Nov 15, 2025, we were honoured to have teacher, Amanda Stevenson, share her knowledge about how to care for mason bees. This was part of our Leaves & Bees Workshop. Following, an autumn walk, we returned to the Kinross Creek common room, to… Read More »How to care for mason bees!
On Friday, Nov 14, 2025, Free the Fern and the Everett Crowley Park Committee welcomed 5 UBC ENVR 400 students for a walk through Everett Crowley Park and the Champlain Heights Trails. ECPC chair, Damian Assadi , and Free the Fern Executive Director, Grace Nombrado, led… Read More »Welcome ENVR 400 Students!