2019 Summer Recreation Guide

Godwin Farm

Parks in Surrey

Volunteering IN SURREY’S PARKS Celebrate summer by connecting with your local park spaces as a volunteer. Visit surrey.ca/volunteer to learn more about volunteering with the City. Activate Your Park Surrey has hundreds of community parks, Care for Our Urban Forest

surrey.ca/parks Visit Godwin Farm Biodiversity Preserve, 9016 164 Street, this summer: picnic in the shade of the redwood trees, ponder by the pond, or enjoy a taste from the Godwin family’s orchard.You may even catch a glimpse of the salmon that return to the creek each fall, raptors that roost in the tall trees, and the ducks that raise their young in the pond.

playgrounds, and gardens. Volunteer to keep them healthy, active spaces for all to enjoy! Make positive changes in your community and motivate others to keep our parks clean and beautiful. Join others in making a positive difference in our community by picking up litter, caring for a park bin, helping with a park beautification project, assisting at community events, and more. To find out which opportunity is right for go online, call 604-501-5050 or email partnersinparks@surrey.ca LEND-A-HAND Calling all elementary and secondary teachers! Teach your students about social responsibility and the value of volunteering by adopting a local park during the school year. This free parks program includes an interactive in-class orientation and all litter pick-up supplies. To register your class, call 604-501-5050, or email partnersinparks@surrey.ca. Nature Work Parties Get your hands dirty removing invasive plants to help prepare parks for planting in the fall! Meet new people, earn volunteer hours, and give back to your community. Tools and training provided. Bose Forest Park 6203 164 Street Sa 10am–1pm Jul 6, Aug 3 Bolivar Park 13445 115 Avenue Sa 10am–1pm Jul 13, Aug 10 Walnut Park 16200 block 82 Avenue Sa 10am–1pm Jul 20, Aug 17 Hazelnut Meadows Community Park 6840 140 Street Sa 10am–1pm Jul 27, Aug 24

Surrey’s urban forest has over 75,000 street trees and over 3,800 acres of natural areas. Volunteer to care for them by removing invasive plants, planting trees, improving tree wells and more. To find out which opportunity is right for you, go online, call 604-501-7687 or email stewardship@surrey.ca Surrey Youth Stewardship Squad (SYSS) 13-17yrs Are you a high school-aged youth looking for volunteer experience in nature? Care for the environment with our youth volunteer group! Plant trees and shrubs, help wildlife, plan environmental projects and more! Tools and training provided. stewardship@surrey.ca 604-590-7242 INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL Join SYSS to get your hands dirty removing invasive plants to help care for Surrey’s urban forest.

PACK IT IN, PACK IT OUT! Reduce your waste and environmental impact when hosting an event in Surrey’s parks. Trade in your pizza boxes for reusable containers and leave balloons at home. For more ideas on how to host a zero waste picnic this summer visit surrey.ca/parks.

Hazelnut Meadows Community Park 6840 140 Street F 5pm–7pm

Jul 12, Aug 9 Jul 27, Aug 24

Sa 2pm–4pm

Dog Off-Leash AREAS Leashing your dog is one of the easiest things you can do to help take care of our parks and keep them welcoming spaces for other visitors and wildlife. Want to let Fido run free? Bring them to one of these designated off-leash areas in a park near you!

LOOKING FOR NATURE BIRTHDAY PARTIES? For details see pages 24 and 25.

Park

Address

Community

Blackie Spit Park

3136 McBride Avenue South Surrey 13591 Crestview Drive Whalley

Bolivar Park

Park Openings

Clayton Dog Off-Leash Park 7011 188 Street

Cloverdale

RECENT

Dogwood Park Forsyth Park

13485 20 Avenue 10632 139 Street 15452 84 Avenue 12171 90 Avenue 10740 142A Street 12863 60 Avenue

South Surrey

Whalley

CLAYTON COMMUNITY GARDEN 7011 188 Street WALNUT PARK 16200 block of 82 Avenue MOUNTAIN VIEW PARK 15901 Mountain View Drive FRANCIS PARK 15951 83 Avenue HAWTHORNE PARK 10513 144 Street

NICOMEKL RIVERFRONT PARK Tell us what you think! Planning and design has begun on the future Nicomekl Riverfront Park. This 3-km linear park will stretch from 40th Avenue to Elgin Road (sea dam) along the Nicomekl River in South Surrey. Learn about the project at surrey.ca/ newparks and tell us what you think by joining us at a public open house or emailing nicomeklriverfront@surrey.ca.

Freedom Dog Park

Fleetwood

Kennedy Park

Whalley Whalley Newton Newton Whalley

Hawthorne Rotary Park

Panorama Park

Serpentine Dog Off-Leash Park 12589 76 Avenue

Tannery Park

10761 Dyke Road

Tynehead Regional Park

168 Street parking lot Guildford

Wills Brook Park

2955 160 Street

South Surrey

Stay tuned for information about the grand opening this summer WEST VILLAGE DISTRICT ENERGY CENTRE & PARK

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