http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca Thu, 10 May 2012 19:14:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/news/earth-day-partnerships-blooming/ http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/news/earth-day-partnerships-blooming/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:23:33 +0000 Suzie http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/?p=4237 One of Fraser Valley Conservancy’s (FVC) mandates is to promote the acquisition and preservation of areas with ecological and historic values in the Fraser Valley. A newly acquired land-in-trust offered a perfect opportunity to celebrate Earth Day while partnering with other environmental organizations to highlight the need for protecting and enhancing natural areas. To kick-off the... [Continue Reading]]]> http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/news/earth-day-partnerships-blooming/feed/ 0 http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/calendar/celebrate-earth-day-with-fvc/ http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/calendar/celebrate-earth-day-with-fvc/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:35:44 +0000 Suzie http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/?p=4114 [ April 20, 2012 10:00 am to April 21, 2012 4:00 pm. ] Celebrated every April 22, Earth Day is the largest, most celebrated environmental event worldwide. More than 6 million Canadians join 1 billion people in over 170 countries in staging events and projects to address local environmental issues. Nearly every school child in Canada takes part in an Earth Day activity. Environmental challenges abound as our daily actions... [Continue Reading]]]> http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/calendar/celebrate-earth-day-with-fvc/feed/ 0 http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/news/the-fraser-valley-conservancy-receives-funding-to-restore-maclure-wetland/ http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/news/the-fraser-valley-conservancy-receives-funding-to-restore-maclure-wetland/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:34:54 +0000 Suzie http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/?p=4081 On Saturday March 24th, The Fraser Valley Conservancy and 38 volunteers spent the day planting over 600 plants and trees in Maclure Wetlands.  In the Fraser Valley, wetlands have declined by as much as 75% due to conversion to farm land or for urban development.  The Maclure Wetland Restoration and Habitat Creation Project will help... [Continue Reading]]]> http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/news/the-fraser-valley-conservancy-receives-funding-to-restore-maclure-wetland/feed/ 0 http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/calendar/maclure-wetland-planting-event/ http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/calendar/maclure-wetland-planting-event/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:36:19 +0000 Suzie http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/?p=4066 [ March 24, 2012; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] Maclure Planting Information: March 24th – Volunteers Needed (lots!) Tasks: Native Vegetation Planting! When: 10:00 – 2:00 (ish) Where: Maclure Wetlands If you would like to volunteer, please email Natashia @ trinity_521@hotmail.com Or, they can sign up through Facebook- FVC events: * Please note it is a wet site, so volunteers should pack boots, or better yet, chest waders, rain gear, and... [Continue Reading]]]> http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/calendar/maclure-wetland-planting-event/feed/ 0 http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/news/celebrate-world-wetlands-day-by-helping-bcs-wetlands/ http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/news/celebrate-world-wetlands-day-by-helping-bcs-wetlands/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:55:38 +0000 Suzie http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/?p=4023 Don’t shower today!  Donate those precious 5 minutes to save BC’s wetlands and make a meaningful contribution to World Wetlands Day!   The Wetlands Education Program of the BC Wildlife Federation is shortlisted to receive a $50,000 grant from Shell’s Fueling Change Competition.  Voting is free and takes only a few minutes to set up a voting... [Continue Reading]]]> http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/news/celebrate-world-wetlands-day-by-helping-bcs-wetlands/feed/ 2 http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/e-news/green-food/ http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/e-news/green-food/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:17:03 +0000 Suzie http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/?p=4005 We all know how to green our homes by switching to CFL lights, pulling on a sweater and turning down the thermostat and switching to a low flow shower head. But what about the food we eat? Here are some tips on how to go “green” when shopping at the grocery store: Go Organic – Eco friendly living means... [Continue Reading]]]> http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/e-news/green-food/feed/ 0 http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/calendar/tashme-%e2%80%94-a-history-of-sunshine-valley/ http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/calendar/tashme-%e2%80%94-a-history-of-sunshine-valley/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:16:31 +0000 Suzie http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/?p=3981 [ March 6, 2012; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Forty years ago, Prime Minister Mackenzie King ordered the internment of Japanese Canadians in “protective areas” of BC’s interior. Tashme, now known as Sunshine Valley, was one such internment camp. Inge Wilson of the Hope Museum will present a brief history of Sunshine Valley. This event is hosted by the Fraser Valley Regional Library at the... [Continue Reading]]]> http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/calendar/tashme-%e2%80%94-a-history-of-sunshine-valley/feed/ 0 http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/news/chilliwack-museum-opens-exhibit-about-the-fraser-river/ http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/news/chilliwack-museum-opens-exhibit-about-the-fraser-river/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:07:24 +0000 Suzie http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/?p=3971 On a cool fall day last October Bev Ramey from the Nature Trust of BC led a group of people to Ecological Reserve #76. Sometimes called Wellington Bar, it’s in the middle of the Fraser River in what is called the Heart of the Fraser and lies just offshore from where the old channel of... [Continue Reading]]]> http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/news/chilliwack-museum-opens-exhibit-about-the-fraser-river/feed/ 0 http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/uncategorized/community-science-celebration-2/ http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/uncategorized/community-science-celebration-2/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:08:22 +0000 Suzie http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/?p=3938 [ January 28, 2012; 10:30 am to 4:00 pm. ] Each Community Science Celebration is one week of community-based science and technology activities taking place in your community. Activities typically include demonstrations, displays and activities tailored to the community. The focus of Community Science Celebrations is on the positive impact that science, technology and innovation has on a region’s economy, and Science World aims to... [Continue Reading]]]> http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/uncategorized/community-science-celebration-2/feed/ 0 http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/news/the-eagles-return-to-the-valley/ http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/news/the-eagles-return-to-the-valley/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:42:14 +0000 Suzie http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/?p=3864 Sonsie, an orphaned bald eagle rescued by the Orphaned Rehabilitation Society for Birds of Prey The popular Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival took place this November in one of the most biologically diverse and important areas in British Columbia. Deep in the heart of “Sasquatch Country” you will find North America’s third largest gathering of bald... [Continue Reading]]]> http://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/news/the-eagles-return-to-the-valley/feed/ 0