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SUMMARY:Together We Plant - Fishtrap Creek Park
DESCRIPTION:Outdoor – Dig\, Place\, Cover\, Care \nAre you someone who wants to make a difference for nature and the people of the Fraser Valley? Do you want to help wildlife living in urban environments? Do you like planting? If so\, we want you on our team! \nWe’re looking for energetic volunteers to help us plant 1000 native trees and shrubs at Fishtrap Creek Park in Abbotsford. \n\nVolunteer Assets: \n Capable of working on uneven and muddy terrain. \n Able to use a shovel to dig a deep enough hole in the ground. \n Be able to lift plants weighing 5-30 pounds. \n Able to take and follow instructions for the proper care of plants. \n  \nClick here to read the full volunteer job description. \nIf you are signing up as a group of 5+\, please contact patricia@fraservalleyconservancy.ca to confirm with us first. \n\n 
URL:https://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/event/together-we-plant-fishtrapcreek2025/
LOCATION:Fishtrap Creek Park (north parking lot)\, 31580 Maclure Rd\, Abbotsford\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:All Events,Volunteer
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SUMMARY:Working in Oregon Spotted Frog Habitat
DESCRIPTION:Register now for our Working in the Oregon Spotted Frog Habitat Training! This virtual session will enable environmental professionals and municipal staff to identify suitable\, year-round\, Oregon Spotted Frog habitat. Information relating to specific permitting requirements during in-stream works within critical habitat and appropriate salvaging methods will also be provided. This is an important professional development opportunity to ensure due diligence and accuracy in identifying suitable habitats to avoid potential permitting delays. \nEnvironmental professionals or government staff – if you will be working in the Fraser Valley sloughs\, ditches or wetlands\, please consider this limited-time opportunity. This training will be provided by Olga Grunlund and Jon Blais (from the Fraser Valley Conservancy) and Briar Hunter (from the BC Ministry of Water\, Land and Resource Stewardship)\, all specialists in Oregon Spotted Frogs and members of the recovery team.  Once registered\, you will receive a confirmation email. A meeting link will be sent out closer to the event. \nEvent details:\nDate: December 11\, 2025 \nTime: 12:00 pm – 13:00 pm PDT (with an additional\, optional\, 30-minutes for questions afterwards) \nPlatform: Online via Zoom \nCost: $25 per person \nRegistration closes once all spots are filled or at 12:00 pm on December 10th. \nFor questions\, please contact Olga: olga@fraservalleyconservancy.ca \nAdditional Information\nThis session is intended for environmental professionals and municipal staff who may come in contact with Oregon Spotted Frog and its habitat. The Oregon Spotted Frog is highly Endangered (provincially and federally). Within Canada\, it is only known to occur in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. It lives in water year-round and is found in a variety of agricultural ditches\, sloughs\, shallow wetlands\, and marshes. In the past decade\, two new populations of Oregon Spotted Frog have been discovered in Abbotsford and Chilliwack\, suggesting there are more potential areas where this endangered frog may be undiscovered. Oregon Spotted Frogs are most likely to be encountered during municipal drainage maintenance works and other similar in-stream works; however\, few environmental professionals are trained in the identification of this cryptic species or the habitat it utilizes. \n\n\nThis training is made possible thanks to funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada.
URL:https://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/event/oregon-spotted-frog-training/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:All Events,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Holiday Office Closure
DESCRIPTION:Happy holidays from everyone at the Fraser Valley Conservancy! \n  \nWe will be closed for 2 weeks over the holidays so staff can enjoy time with friends and family – from December 20th to January 4th. Emails and phone calls will be answered when we return in the New Year.
URL:https://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/event/holiday-office-closure/
CATEGORIES:All Events,Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260224T130000
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SUMMARY:Amphibian Fencing Installation
DESCRIPTION:Outdoor – Carry\, Walk\, Hammer\, Staple \nIn late February/early March the amphibians are traveling back to their important breeding wetland in Ryder Lake. There is a crossing structure called the “Toad Tunnel”\, that runs under Elk View Road. The fencing you will install helps guide these amphibians to the crossing structure so they can safely pass under the road. \nWe’re looking for energetic volunteers to help us install 75m – 250m of silt fencing to direct toads making their annual mass migration.\nThis will involve installing fencing along Elk View Rd. by hammering wooden and metal stakes into the ground and using a staple gun to secure the fence. \n\nVolunteer requirements: \n\n• Capable of lifting up to 15 lbs \n• Comfortable using a shovel\, hammer and staple gun \n• Able to stand and walk on uneven ground/in a ditch along a road \n• Works well in a team and follows instructions \n• Over 16 years of age \nClick here to read the full volunteer job description. \n  \nWe need everyone to register so we can update you if there is a change in plans. **Date and time subject to weather and amphibian activity.**
URL:https://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/event/spring-fencing-2026/
LOCATION:Ryder Lake – Mailboxes at Elk View Rd. and Ryder Lake Rd.\, Canada
CATEGORIES:All Events,Volunteer
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT: Oregon Spotted Frog Professional Training 2026
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to identify: \n\nadult and juvenile Rana pretiosa and Rana aurora\nspring wetland egg masses of native amphibians \nsuitable year-round habitat for amphibians at risk\n\nRegister now for the 2026 Oregon Spotted Frog Professional training session. This training will enable environmental monitors (staff or contractors) to accurately identify and distinguish local frog species caught during work in and around waterways\, ditches\, or wetlands. This is an important professional development opportunity for environmental monitors to ensure due diligence and accuracy in amphibian identification. If your organization will or may be working in Oregon Spotted Frog areas and would like to send a group for hands-on frog identification and habitat recognition training\, please consider this limited-time opportunity. \nTraining will be provided by local Oregon Spotted Frog experts working for the Fraser Valley Conservancy (Olga Grunlund and Spencer Peters) along with a guest expert from the Ministry of Water\, Land\, and Resource Stewardship. The charge for this 2.5-hour training session will be $50 per person. Please note that space is limited! \nTraining session options offered this year: \n\nMonday\, March 16 – 12:30pm – 3:00pm SOLD OUT\nTuesday\, March 17 – 9:30am – 12:00pm SOLD OUT\nTHIRD SESSION ADDED: Tuesday\, March 17 – 12:30pm – 3:00pm SOLD OUT\n\nImportant Notes: \nRegistration closes once all spots are filled or at 3:00 pm on March 15th. \nIf conditions change significantly\, the dates may need to be adjusted slightly (for example\, if a large freeze event halts breeding\, and frogs are not available for in-hand identification training). Participants will be notified as quickly as possible if any schedule changes need to be made. \nOnce Registered – You will receive an email with additional details on the session\, including when and where to meet. \nSpace is limited – register here!\nAdditional Information\nThese sessions are intended for environmental professionals including environmental monitors\, municipal staff\, and decision-makers who come in contact with Oregon Spotted Frog and its habitat. Oregon Spotted Frog is Endangered (provincially and federally). Within Canada\, it is only known to occur in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. It lives in water year-round and is found in a variety of agricultural ditches\, sloughs\, shallow wetlands\, and marshes in the Fraser Valley. In the past decade\, two new populations of Oregon Spotted Frog have been discovered in Abbotsford and Chilliwack\, suggesting there are more potential areas where this endangered frog may still be undiscovered. Oregon Spotted Frogs are most likely to be encountered during regular drainage maintenance works; however\, few environmental monitors are trained in the identification of this cryptic species. \nFor questions\, please contact Olga: Olga@fraservalleyconservancy.ca \n 
URL:https://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/event/oregon-spotted-frog-professional-training-2026/
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