Volunteering Posts
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Office Support
Throughout the year, opportunities arise to support the Friends with various jobs that happen behind the scenes. If you want to help out and are looking for something less physical or more independent, these kinds of tasks may be of interest to you! Helping with membership and newsletter mail outs Poster distribution throughout the community…
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Learning Naturally in Fish Creek!
Due to COVID-19, all of our youth and family programs have been postponed. We look forward to resuming these programs as soon as possible, when safe to do so. We offer a wide variety of opportunities for Volunteers to engage with youth and families: Family Nature Nights (FNN) – Free, family-friendly themed outdoor events featuring…
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Park Watch Stewardship
The Friends’ Park Watch Stewardship Program has been in existence since 2001, and since then, Volunteer Stewards have actively taken on the role of helping to foster a safe, beautiful and enjoyable natural environment for park users of all kinds. Park Watch Stewards provide a visible presence that encourages responsible park use while providing user…
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Wellness Program
Over the years, the Friends’ Wellness Program has featured yoga and meditation sessions, bungy pump walking, running clinics, forest bathing workshops, plein air painting classes and more as means of supporting community members’ physical, social, emotional and spiritual wellness. There is something magical and healing about shared experiences while being surrounded by the beauty and…
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Riparian Stewardship Program
The Friends’ Riparian Stewardship Program is part of our larger, overarching Watershed Stewardship Project that provides a wide range of opportunities for people to lend a hand in the care of Fish Creek Provincial Park. Since 2014, we have worked with a strong and dedicated team of community partners and keen volunteers to execute ReWilding…
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Weed Whackers
Invasive plants find their way into Fish Creek Provincial Park in a variety of ways, including dispersal of seeds via wind and/or water from surrounding neighbourhoods and backyard gardens. These plants out-compete native plant species for sunlight, soil and water resources, leaving less forage for native wildlife. Our Weed Whackers program brings volunteers together to…
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Tree Wrapping
Beavers are an important species that provides many ecological services such as slowing of water, absorption of water into the ground and creation of habitat for other species of wildlife. Although their presence can be beneficial to natural ecosystems, infrastructure such as trails, water filtration systems and engineered stormwater wetlands can be damaged by their…