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SUMMARY:The Great Plant Shuffle
DESCRIPTION:Outdoor – Unload\, Walk\, Carry\, Place \nCome burn off some post-Halloween-candy calories! \nAre you someone who wants to make a difference for nature and the people who visit Centennial Park? \nWe’re looking for energetic volunteers who are up to a physical challenge. We need help receiving and placing 500 native potted plants to help prepare for our tree planting event at Centennial Park. This is a vital role to ensure our planting day is successful!  \n\nVolunteer Assets: \n Work as a team to unload plants from the delivery truck. \n Be able to move and carry plants/live cutting bundles weighing 5-20 pounds up to 150 meters away. \n Capable of working on uneven\, sloped and wet terrain. \n Able to follow instructions for proper placement. \n Gloves provided. \n If you have a wheelbarrow or wagon to help move plants\, please feel free to bring it! \nClick here to read the full volunteer job description. \n\nImportant Reminders:  \n Registration required. \n This activity is adult-oriented and requires a higher level of fitness. \n\nIf you have any questions or concerns about this volunteer activity\, please reach out to patricia@fraservalleyconservancy.ca 
URL:https://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/event/the-great-plant-shuffle2025/
LOCATION:Centennial Park\, 7892-7948 Grand Street\, Mission\, British Columbia
CATEGORIES:All Events,Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251108T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T120000
DTSTAMP:20260409T200442
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SUMMARY:Let's Get Planting - Centennial 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 500 native trees and shrubs at Centennial Park in Mission. \n\nVolunteer Assets: \n Capable of working on uneven\, sloped 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/centennial-planting-2025/
LOCATION:Centennial Park\, 7892-7948 Grand Street\, Mission\, British Columbia
CATEGORIES:All Events,Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251113T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251113T120000
DTSTAMP:20260409T200442
CREATED:20250915T180446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T190224Z
UID:10000185-1763020800-1763035200@fraservalleyconservancy.ca
SUMMARY:The Big Plant Drop-off
DESCRIPTION:Outdoor – Unload\, Walk\, Carry\, Place \nCome burn off some post-Halloween-candy calories! \nAre you someone who wants to make a difference for nature and the people who visit Fishtrap Creek Park? \nWe’re looking for energetic volunteers who are up to a physical challenge. We need help receiving and placing 1\,000 native potted plants to help prepare for our tree planting event at Fishtrap Creek Park. This is a vital role to ensure our planting day is successful!  \n\nVolunteer Assets: \n Work as a team to unload plants from the delivery truck. \n Be able to move and carry plants/live cutting bundles weighing 5-30 pounds up to 400 meters away. \n Able to follow instructions for proper placement. \n Gloves provided. \n If you have a wheelbarrow or wagon to help move plants\, please feel free to bring it! \nClick here to read the full volunteer job description. \n\nImportant Reminders:  \n Registration required. \n This activity is adult-oriented and requires a higher level of fitness. \n\nIf you have any questions or concerns about this volunteer activity\, please reach out to patricia@fraservalleyconservancy.ca 
URL:https://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/event/the-big-plant-drop-off2025/
LOCATION:Fishtrap Creek Park (north parking lot)\, 31580 Maclure Rd\, Abbotsford\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:All Events,Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251115T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251115T120000
DTSTAMP:20260409T200442
CREATED:20250915T180606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T164501Z
UID:10000190-1763197200-1763208000@fraservalleyconservancy.ca
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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251211T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251211T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T200442
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T205757Z
UID:10000193-1765454400-1765458000@fraservalleyconservancy.ca
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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251222T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260105T090000
DTSTAMP:20260409T200442
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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:20260201T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260430T090000
DTSTAMP:20260409T200442
CREATED:20260202T192624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T192624Z
UID:10000196-1769904000-1777539600@fraservalleyconservancy.ca
SUMMARY:Looking for Upcoming Events?
DESCRIPTION:Thanks so much for wanting to volunteer with us at the Fraser Valley Conservancy! \nWe are currently in the planning stages for our 2026 calendar year. The best way to stay in-the-know about upcoming events is to subscribe to our digital Volunteer and Events Bulletin that will be emailed to you once a month during the active seasons (Spring through Fall).  \nYou can subscribe to the Volunteer and Events Bulletin by clicking here. \nSee you soon nature lovers!
URL:https://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/event/upcomingevents2026/
CATEGORIES:All Events,Volunteer,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260224T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260224T150000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260316T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260317T150000
DTSTAMP:20260409T200442
CREATED:20260225T204517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T032807Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:All Events,Workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260504
DTSTAMP:20260409T200442
CREATED:20260322T235918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T200552Z
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SUMMARY:Spring Native Plant Sale 2026
DESCRIPTION:Our Spring Native Plant Sale is here!\n\nThis 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. \nCheck out our selection in our online store\, which includes descriptions of what grows best where. \nHere’s how it works: \n\nBrowse our online catalogue for the native plants of your dreams.\nPurchase online by May 3rd – don’t delay\, popular plants sell out fast!\nWhile you are shopping\, select a time of day to pick up your order on May 9th.\nReceive an order confirmation email with details about where to pick up your order.\nCome out to Bradner (in East Abbotsford) on May 9th to pick up your plants and ask any plant questions you may have!\n\nThe online store is open from March 23rd until midnight on May 3rd.  All proceeds help protect nature in the Fraser Valley! \nVisit the store now!
URL:https://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/event/spring-native-plant-sale-2026/
CATEGORIES:All Events,Fundraising
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260509T074500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260509T150000
DTSTAMP:20260409T200442
CREATED:20260330T195202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T195202Z
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SUMMARY:Spring Plant Sale: Fundraiser Pick-up Support
DESCRIPTION:Outdoor – Check\, Assist\, Load\, Smile \nSupport 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! \nTime Slots Available: 7:45 am – 11:30 am; 11 am – 3:00 pm\nFrom 11:00 am – 11:30 am\, shift 1 volunteers will be training shift 2 volunteers. \nVolunteer Assets: \n• Capable of lifting 20-50 lbs \n• Able to stand for long periods \n• Organized with good attention to detail \n• Works well in a team and follows instructions \n• Aware of traffic \nRead Full Volunteer Description \nRegistration is required.\nAbbotsford – Exact location will be shared in the confirmation email once fully registered. \nIf 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!
URL:https://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/event/springsalepickup2026/
CATEGORIES:All Events,Volunteer
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ORGANIZER;CN="Joanne Neilson":MAILTO:joanne@fraservalleyconservancy.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260518T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261231T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T200442
CREATED:20260327T180102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T160439Z
UID:10000206-1779094800-1798732800@fraservalleyconservancy.ca
SUMMARY:Trail Camera Reviewer
DESCRIPTION:Indoor – Watch\, Check\, Count\, Record \n\nThe 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. \nTime commitment: \n\n\nreview existing data – up to 4-6 hours of work\nseasonally – 3-4 hours of work every month\n\n\nThis is an at-home volunteer role. \nYou must have access to a computer/laptop and a stable internet connection. \n\nClick here to read the full volunteer job description.
URL:https://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/event/fvc-trail-camera-2026/
CATEGORIES:All Events,Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260527T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260527T190000
DTSTAMP:20260409T200442
CREATED:20260326T205712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T205800Z
UID:10000207-1779908400-1779908400@fraservalleyconservancy.ca
SUMMARY:Save The Date: Annual General Meeting 2026
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for our Annual General Meeting! \nMay 27th\, 2026 @ 7:00 PM \nOther details TBD. \nPlease email Joanne@fraservalleyconservancy.ca for more info.
URL:https://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/event/annual-general-meeting-2026/
CATEGORIES:All Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Joanne Neilson":MAILTO:joanne@fraservalleyconservancy.ca
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