Volunteering Posts
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Fish Creek Ambassador
Thank you for your interest in the Fish Creek Ambassador program. The Friends of Fish Creek are pleased to announce that we have launched the new Fish Creek Ambassador program at the Bow Valley Ranch. Do you enjoy speaking with people and sharing your knowledge about Fish Creek? Would you like to help visitors maximize their…
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COVID-19 UDPATE Although some events, programs and volunteer opportunities may be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are still working behind-the-scenes to plan our program season so that we can continue with the great momentum we are experiencing this year and be prepared to run our programs when it is determined safe to do…
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Citizen Science with Digital Apps
With the support of Alberta Environment and Parks, and funders like the Land Stewardship Centre’s Watershed Stewardship Grant, Kinsmen and RBC Tech for Nature, the Friends of Fish Creek have developed a series of digital apps to collect data about our stewardship projects across the land base. From beaver activity, invasive species, tree wrapping and…
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Riparian Health Assessments
The Friends have spearheaded projects aimed at improving the riparian health along Fish Creek since 2014; riparian health assessments are the first step in this important work as they provide baseline data to highlight candidates for future restoration. This baseline data can then indicate whether our restoration efforts were successful. Riparian Health Assessment volunteers will…
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Capture Nature Photography Contest
The Friends’ Capture Nature Photo Contest was created as a way of inspiring people to engage in the park landscape with creativity in mind! Capture Nature runs from May 1 to July 31 and is a great opportunity for those with a professional background or personal interest in photography to lend their experience to a program that…
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Native Plants Garden Steward
To commemorate our 25th Anniversary, a new native plants garden was established in 2017 around near the entrance of the Friends’ office in the Bow Valley Ranch. Volunteers are instrumental in ensuring the garden is well-tended; tasks include weeding, watering and possibly replanting as plants establish and grow. Our volunteer positions for this project are…
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Community Events & Outreach
Community Events & Outreach Volunteers represent the Friends of Fish Creek by engaging the public both outside and inside the park, with the goal of promoting our upcoming events and programs and heightening awareness about responsible park use. This is a great opportunity for friendly and outgoing volunteers who are familiar with the park…
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Tour Guides and Tour Assistants
Due to COVID-19, our tour program has been postponed until further notice. If you are interested in volunteering in the future, please review the information below. The Friends of Fish Creek are excited to expand our existing suite of educational tours and are looking for volunteers with skills in public speaking, education and/or environmental science…
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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. After the clean up, the…
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Speaker Series Volunteers
The Fish Creek Speaker Series is returning to in-person presentations at the Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre, for the 2022/2023 program season. Presentations will be broadcast simultaneously to community members who prefer to tune in remotely over Zoom Speaker Series Volunteers are critical in helping the Friends of Fish Creek achieve our mission of “engaging…