BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Vancouver X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Vancouver BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1007@naturevancouver.ca DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260508T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260508T140000 DTSTAMP:20260504T064009Z URL:https://naturevancouver.ca/events/2026-05-08_free-the-fern/ SUMMARY:WALKING TOUR OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP IN CHAMPLAIN HEIGHTS - FR EE THE FERN AND MORE DESCRIPTION:This field trip will start with a guided tour of the Free the F ern stewardship areas introduced by founder Grace Nombrado in her presenta tion on Thursday evening March 19\, that video is available at this link.& nbsp\; This area is adjacent to Red Alder trail and includes the Douglas F ir Teaching Garden\, a newly planted community food forest and trailside r estoration areas. \; Grace's 1 hr tour (1:00-2:00 pm) of this area wil l be followed by \; a leisurely walk though nearby Everett Crowley par k led by Denis Laplante and Teresa Gagné (2:00-3:30pm) to enjoy the nativ e plants and birds while viewing and discussing conservation efforts and i ssues in the park. \; Trails are generally good\, but good shoes and b alance are required.\n\nMeet at 12:45 at the top of the playground at the corner of Champlain Crescent and Matheson Crescent. \; Transit access via bus #26 or 31.\n\nRegistration limited to 20 people. Please email regi ster@naturevancouver.ca ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://naturevancouver.ca/wp-content/uploads/20 26/03/moss_NinaShiroplova_2.jpg CATEGORIES:Botany,Field Trip,Nature Walk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR