Citizen Science with Digital Apps
The Friends of Fish Creek train volunteers each spring to use their own digital devices in the field to enter observations about various stewardship projects in the park.  The data collected informs and helps us to prioritize our future stewardship efforts.

Riparian Health Assessments
Riparian Health Assessment volunteers will learn how to use a riparian health scoring tool to assess ecosystem health along Fish Creek and help us to create a long-term plan for our ReWilding projects.  These volunteers will also be involved in monitoring our previous restoration sites to help determine if our past work has contributed to improved riparian health.

Litter Clean-Ups
Have you found a spot in Fish Creek Provincial Park that’s in need of a litter clean up? Do you know of a group that might be interested in taking part? The Friends of Fish Creek support groups hosting litter clean-ups in the park by providing equipment and safety checklist.

Riparian Stewardship Program
Volunteers are needed each year to take on the role of Riparian Steward; this role entails a variety of tasks that include native tree and shrub planting, general digging and site preparation, spreading mulch and native seeds and installing temporary fencing. Site monitoring, watering and maintenance throughout the season may also be involved in this role. 

Weed Whackers
 Our Weed Whackers program brings volunteers together to actively engage in pulling these “weeds” (invasive plants), giving our native plants a better chance at survival.  We focus on “winnable battles”, those species that have not yet become pervasive throughout the park and which we have a chance at controlling through this kind of hands-on effort!

Tree Wrapping
In this program, volunteers wrap the base of poplar and cottonwood trees with stucco wire to deter beavers from moving into areas near sensitive park infrastructure. Volunteers will also be trained to use our new Tree Damage app that allows us to map the location and condition of trees that require protection and monitoring.