Fraser Valley Conservancy

SOLD OUT: Oregon Spotted Frog Professional Training 2026
2026-03-16 12:30 - 2026-03-17 15:00 UTC | British Columbia
Learn how to identify:

adult and juvenile Rana pretiosa and Rana aurora
spring wetland egg masses of native amphibians
suitable year-round habitat for amphibians at risk

Register 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.
Training 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!
Training session options offered this year:

Monday, March 16 – 12:30pm – 3:00pm SOLD OUT
Tuesday, March 17 – 9:30am – 12:00pm SOLD OUT
THIRD SESSION ADDED: Tuesday, March 17 – 12:30pm – 3:00pm SOLD OUT

Important Notes:
Registration closes once all spots are filled or at 3:00 pm on March 15th.
If 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.
Once Registered – You will receive an email with additional details on the session, including when and where to meet.
Space is limited – register here!
Additional Information
These 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.
For questions, please contact Olga: Olga@fraservalleyconservancy.ca

Spring Native Plant Sale 2026
2026-03-23 - 2026-05-03 | British Columbia
Our Spring Native Plant Sale is here!

This is our biggest fundraiser of the year, featuring a wide selection of locally grown plants you can’t find elsewhere. Choose from our beautiful wildflowers, leafy perennials, and flowering shrubs to help nature thrive in your backyard.
Check out our selection in our online store, which includes descriptions of what grows best where.
Here’s how it works:

Browse our online catalogue for the native plants of your dreams.
Purchase online by May 3rd – don’t delay, popular plants sell out fast!
While you are shopping, select a time of day to pick up your order on May 9th.
Receive an order confirmation email with details about where to pick up your order.
Come out to Bradner (in East Abbotsford) on May 9th to pick up your plants and ask any plant questions you may have!

The online store is open from March 23rd until midnight on May 3rd. All proceeds help protect nature in the Fraser Valley!
Visit the store now!

Help Us Combat Invasive Plants on Our Properties!
2026-05-01 09:00 - 2026-10-31 16:30 | Abbotsford
Outdoor – Cut, Pull, Dig, Learn
Are you interested in helping nature and wildlife on naturally forested land? We have opportunities to do just that coming throughout the spring and summer. We will need volunteers on an ongoing basis to help us enhance forests on our conservation properties.
These invasive control events will happen during the week throughout the spring, summer and fall. We are collecting names for people who are interested and will reach out to you the week before the event to see if you are available.

Volunteer requirements:

Be comfortable working in a forest without trails
Be able to crawl over logs, duck through bushes, kneel and pull
Capable of working on uneven and sloped terrain
Comfortable using gardening tools such as shovels, pickaxes, trowels, and hand pruners
Be able to differentiate between invasive plant species and native plant species (training will be provided)
Species being removed are Himalayan blackberry, Yellow Archangel, English Ivy and others
Click here to read the full volunteer job description.

Interested? Fill out the form here to be added to the shortlist. People on the list will be contacted the week before once the invasive control events begin.
Signup here

Spring Plant Sale: Fundraiser Pick-up Support
2026-05-09 07:45 - 15:00 | British Columbia
Outdoor – Check, Assist, Load, Smile
Support us at our upcoming plant sale fundraiser by volunteering. Your role will involve checking and loading plant orders into vehicles or directing traffic to ensure a smooth customer experience. You’re helping to make our biggest fundraiser of the year a success!
Time Slots Available: 7:45 am – 11:30 am; 11 am – 3:00 pm
From 11:00 am – 11:30 am, shift 1 volunteers will be training shift 2 volunteers.
Volunteer Assets:
• Capable of lifting 20-50 lbs
• Able to stand for long periods
• Organized with good attention to detail
• Works well in a team and follows instructions
• Aware of traffic
Read Full Volunteer Description
Registration is required.
Abbotsford – Exact location will be shared in the confirmation email once fully registered.
If you’re interested in volunteering but all of the spots are full, please email Joanne to be added to the call list. We will use this wait list to reach out if we need more volunteers. Thank you!

Spring Forestsnail Surveys
2026-05-15 09:00 - 2026-05-29 13:00 | Abbotsford
Outdoor – Dig, Search, Identify, Count
Are you interested in learning more about native land snails and their habitat? We are looking for a small team to help us search through the forest floor for the endangered Oregon Forestsnail on our Abbotsford property.
This event will happen during the week in mid may depending on the weather.

Volunteer requirements:

Be comfortable working in a forest without trails
Be able to crawl over logs, duck through bushes, and work on uneven terrain
Willing to crawl and search through leaf litter and under plants in the forest
Comfortable picking up and handling snails and slugs (gloves will be provided)
Able willing to learn about snail ID and habitat
Click here to read the full volunteer job description.

Interested?
Signup here

Trail Camera Reviewer
2026-05-18 09:00 - 2026-06-14 16:00 | British Columbia
Indoor – Watch, Check, Count, Record

The Fraser Valley Conservancy owns properties that are important wildlife corridors. We have set up cameras that automatically record photos along game trails on these properties. We are seeking a dedicated volunteer to review the photos and videos regularly, and to identify and count the species captured. This will help us understand the type and behaviour of the wildlife that benefit from our properties.
Time commitment:

review existing data – up to 4-6 hours of work
seasonally – 3-4 hours of work every month

This is an at-home volunteer role.
You must have access to a computer/laptop and a stable internet connection.

Click here to read the full volunteer job description.

Annual General Meeting
2026-05-27 19:00 | British Columbia
Our Annual General Meeting for 2025 will be on Zoom May 27th, 2026 @ 7:00 PM.
The agenda will highlight and review 2025 including:

Report from the President
Report from the Executive Director
Financial Report by the Treasurer
Board of Director Elections

Current members will receive an invite via email.
Guests are welcome! Please email Joanne@fraservalleyconservancy.ca for details.

Toadlet Fencing 2026
2026-07-09 10:00 - 13:30 | Ryder Lake – Mailboxes at Elk View Rd. and Ryder Lake Rd., Canada
Outdoor – Carry, Walk, Hammer, Staple
Are you interested in helping nature and wildlife in the Fraser Valley? We have an event coming up that might interest you! This Ryder Lake Nature Team event is open to anyone living in the Fraser Valley.
We will be building a temporary fence along Elk View Road. This will help guide the toadlets and other juvenile frogs to safe road crossings (aka the toad tunnel) so they can travel from their breeding wetland to their new forest homes!

Volunteer requirements:

• Capable of lifting up to 15 lbs and climbing over fencing
• Comfortable using a shovel, hammer and staple gun
• Able to stand and walk on uneven ground/in a ditch along a road, and in a hay field
• Works well in a team and follows instructions

Click here to read the full volunteer job description.

Click here to register
Registration is required so we can update you if there is a change in plans.
Date and time are subject to change due to weather and amphibian activity.
