Bring your Group to Fish Creek for a Stewardship Experience!

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The Friends of Fish Creek would like to invite your group to Fish Creek Provincial Park, for a personalized and educational team building experience. We offer experiences that are facilitated by our staff, which include ecology education, stewardship instruction, supervision, a safety briefing, and all tools and equipment your group will need to safely engage in your chosen activity. We can work with groups of 10 to 50 people, depending on the activity.

Using a social enterprise model, there is a program fee to participate in these experiences. These fees enable us to provide the necessary supplies and equipment for your experience, and cover some of the staff costs associated with coordinating and facilitating your experience. This model helps to ensure we can continue executing our critical stewardship and education initiatives into the future, and engage more community members in this important work. We recognize that not all groups will have the financial means to pay for these private experiences, and if that’s the case for you, our Mini Experience or a Park Clean Up may be of interest!

Groups taking part in these experiences must have insurance covering their participants. If your group does not have insurance, each participant will need to sign a waiver upon arrival.

Information and program rates provided here are for the 2023 season (and may be subject to change). See Terms & Conditions.

FACILITATED STEWARDSHIP EXPERIENCES

(Lead by Friends of Fish Creek Ecology and Conservation staff)

ReWilding

Plant native vegetation along the banks of Fish Creek in areas that have become degraded by human activity. Positively influence overall watershed health and bring systems back into balance. We will plant trees and install fencing to encourage the regeneration of natural ecosystems.

- - 2024 season fully booked
  - Full-day volunteer experience (2-3 hours)
  - Up to 15 adults
  - Program fee: $2,500

Poplar Planting

Plant young native poplar trees in areas where they are not successfully establishing on their own. We will plant trees, install watering devices and build tree “cages” to protect them from the park’s active beavers.

- - April through June
  - Half-day volunteer experience (2-3 hours)
  - Up to 15 adults
  - Program fee: $1,200

Poplar Forest Tree Wrapping

Help protect poplars from beaver activity and rescue previously wrapped trees from the grips of too-tight wire before they are girdled and killed.

- - September through November
  - Half-day volunteer experience (2-3 hours)
  - Up to 20 adults
  - Program fee: $800

Grassland Stewardship

Engage your group in the battle against invasive species in Fish Creek Provincial Park.

- - April through October
  - Half-day volunteer experience (2-3 hours)
  - Up to 30 adults
  - Program fee: $500

Mini Experience

Join an existing Friends of Fish Creek stewardship outing of your choice. We accept contributions using a Pay-What-You-Can model, to support ongoing equipment purchase and maintenance. Please note that this is not a private experience for your group, and that you may be working alongside other volunteers.

- - May through October
  - Half-day volunteer experience (2-3 hours)
  - Up to 10 adults

SELF-DIRECTED STEWARDSHIP EXPERIENCE

(Independent of Friends of Fish Creek Ecology and Conservation staff)

Park Clean Up

Mobilize your team to help keep Fish Creek beautiful! Your group chooses the date, time and location to run this self-directed outing, and we provide the tools, personal protective equipment, guidance and safety information in advance. We accept contributions using a Pay-What-You-Can model, to support ongoing equipment purchase and maintenance.