Apr 18, 2012 (No. 15) - Celebrate Earth Day festivities in various Vancouver parks starting this weekend.
Everett Crowley Park
Saturday, April 21, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Vancouver’s longest running Earth Day celebration takes place at
Everett Crowley Park.
Hosted by the Everett Crowley Park Committee, the day includes the
planting of 1,000 native trees and shrubs supplied by the Park Board,
educational games and kids’ activities. Visit
earthdayvancouver.org 
for details.
Stanley Park
Earth Day Ivy Busters: Community Invasive Species Management in Stanley Park
Sunday, April 22, 1:00 – 3:30 pm
Stanley Park’s natural habitats are being overtaken by alien
invasive plants. Join Stanley Park Ecology Society for an enjoyable
and empowering afternoon of careful conservation weeding efforts.
To RSVP and for info on where to meet and what to bring, contact Greg:
stewardship@stanleyparkecology.ca or 604-718-6547
Earth Day Nature, Nurture and Renewal: Forest Fundamentals in Stanley Park
Sunday, April 22, 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Join Stanley Park Ecology Society’s nature educator on an easy
walk to explore the importance of forests to wildlife and people,
their structure and function, how they change over time, and how to
recognize some of their most important and endearing inhabitants.
Fees apply: Adults $10, seniors and children $5. To pre-register, contact Krystal:
programs@stanleyparkecology.ca or 604-718-6522
Stanley Park Nature House on Lost Lagoon
Weekends, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Indoors, along the shore trail of Lost Lagoon by the
confluence of Chilco and Alberni Streets, engage in nature displays
and stories by Stanley Park Ecology Society educators. Enjoy the
complimentary spotting scope to watch for eagles hunting gulls, or the
return of swallows to the lagoon’s nest boxes. Free. For more
information visit:
stanleyparkecology.ca/education/nature-house/
Hastings Park
Saturday, April 28, 6:00 am
“Dawn Chorus” Walk for Earth Week, with naturalist Al Grass.
Meet at the north-east corner of the Sanctuary for a walk that will
last about two hours, rain or shine! More information at
hastingspark.ca 
Celebrated every April 22, Earth Day is the largest, most
celebrated environmental event worldwide. More than six million
Canadians join one billion people in over 170 countries in staging
events and projects to address local environmental issues.
Earth Day began in 1970 as an environmental awareness
event and now provides an important catalyst for change for the many
environmental challenges found locally, nationally and globally. Visit
www.earthday.ca 
for more information.
Participants are encouraged to walk, bike or take public transit and leave cars at home.
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and Recreation maintains over 220 parks and 40 major facilities throughout
the City of Vancouver. The Park Board's mission is to provide, preserve
and advocate for parks and recreation to benefit all people, communities
and the environment.