Welcome
Founded in 1918, as Vancouver Natural History Society, Nature Vancouver offers a variety of activities with a focus on nature education, and enjoyment and conservation of natural environment. We organize EVENING PROGRAMS (from September to April), FIELD TRIPS (throughout the year), an annual SUMMER CAMP and occasional workshops, and more.
The BIRDING, BOTANY, GEOLOGY, MARINE BIOLOGY, and PHOTOGRAPHY Sections provide a greater focus in specific areas of nature.
Nature Vancouver is also actively involved in CONSERVATION projects. Currently the projects include FALSE CREEK OYSTER SURVEYS and NEW BRIGHTON PARK RESTORATION.
Members of Nature Vancouver contribute to CITIZEN SCIENCE through e-Bird and iNaturalist
Nature Vancouver has been a strong supporter of Young Naturalists’ Club of BC now known as NatureKIDS BC.
Whether you are just discovering the natural beauty of Vancouver and BC or are an experienced naturalist, we know you will enjoy the atmosphere and camaraderie of Nature Vancouver.
Calendar of Events
Aug 2023
Whistler Pemberton Area Small Group Camping/Hiking Trip
14/Aug/2023 - 18/Aug/2023 at 12:00 amCamping at Whistler Olympic Park RV & Campground off Callaghan Rd. https://www.whistlersportlegacies.com/whistler-olympic-park/whistler-olympic-park-rv-campground Cost $40/night for a grassy campsite that can accommodate up to 4 adults in 3 small backpacking tents or two larger...
Hike Whyte Lake to Cypress Provincial Park on Baden Powell Trail
18/Aug/2023 at 9:30 am - 1:00 pmLeader: Lyn Grants. We take the hike up the standard trail to and around the Whyte Lake and then head north on the forested trail to join the Baden Powell trail that starts...
Boundary Bay Shorebirding
19/Aug/2023 at 5:00 pm - 7:30 pmBoundary Bay shore birding with leader Thomas Plath (cell 778 928-9206). Meet Tom August 19, 2023 at the foot of 104th Street, Delta at 5 PM. Learn your shorebirds and spend a couple...
Nature Vancouver Sketch Group: August Meetup
20/Aug/2023 at 9:00 am - 12:00 pmThis month's Nature Sketchbook Session will meet at Charleson Park, False Creek. All are welcome to this casual sketchbook journal outing. Charleson Park is a lovely area with a number of drawing spots...
Trout Lake Park Tree-Id Walk
21/Aug/2023 at 9:30 am - 11:30 amNina Shoroplova, author of Legacy of Trees: Purposeful Wandering in Vancouver’s Stanley Park, will lead a tree identification walk in Trout Lake Park on Monday, August 21 at 10 a.m. We will meet...
Hike in Cypress Provincial Park
25/Aug/2023 at 10:30 am - 2:30 pmJoin Anne Leathem and Marshall Bauman for a hike in Cypress Provincial Park (CPP) organized by the Friends of CPP to visit the Hollyburn Giant, a huge yellow cedar 3.2 m (10.5') diameter...
Reifel Refuge Shore Birding
25/Aug/2023 at 1:00 pm - 3:30 pmReifel Refuge shore birding with leader Thomas Plath (cell 778 928-9206). Meet Tom August 25, 2023 at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Robertson Road Delta at 1 PM. We will be searching for shorebirds...
Boundary Bay Shore Birding
29/Aug/2023 at 3:00 pm - 5:30 pmBoundary Bay shore birding with leader Thomas Plath (cell 778 928-9206). Meet Tom August 29, 2023 at the foot of 104th Street, Delta at 3 PM. Learn your shorebirds and spend a couple...
Sep 2023
Hike to Blue Gentian Lake
02/Sep/2023 at 9:00 am - 1:00 pmJoin leaders Carol Ensor & Lyn Grants a leisurely 4 hr, 3.2 km hike to Blue Gentian Lake. Nature Vancouver rating B Moderate. Some stoney downhill trails en route to the Lake and...
🌿Ten Million Years a Minute: The story of plant life on earth
21/Sep/2023 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pmTo cover 500 million years of land plant evolution in an hour, we will speed through the origins and rise of land plants at a rate of ten million years per minute. We...
