2025 Environmental Extravaganza Event Guide

Action Against Invasives May 17, 10am-1pm

Nature Movie: Great Green Wall May 17, 2-4pm Bring your blanket and a snack. Parents must stay with children who need supervision. Not rated. Running time: 1 hr 32 min. Drop-in. All ages. Semiahmoo Library (1815 152 St) Hosted by Surrey Libraries. Guided Green Timbers Walk May 18, 11am-1pm Join us for a nature walk in Green Timbers. Get outside, make new friends, and uncover amazing secrets of the forest along the way! Drop in. All ages. Surrey Nature Centre (14225 Green Timbers Way) Hosted by Green Timbers Heritage Society. Native Plant Loop Self-Guided Tour May 19, 11am-3pm Grab a plant guide and discover over 50 native plants growing along the hillside nature trail—then wander through Mrs. Darts’ glorious rhododendrons in full bloom! Drop-in. All ages. Darts Hill Garden Park (1633 170 St) Hosted by Darts Hill Garden Conservancy Trust Society. Garden Work Party May 20, 10am-12pm Help with the care and maintenance of Surrey’s beautiful gardens. Learn horticultural skills like pruning and weeding directly from our head gardeners! Tools and training provided. Ages 16+. Bear Creek Gardens (13750 88 Ave). Meet by the old caretakers’ house (south of the outdoor pool) OR meet at the plaza in the garden. Hosted by Surrey Parks. Sign up as a City of Surrey – Partners in Parks volunteer or email pipvolunteer@surrey.ca.

Repair Café May 20, 6-8pm

Celebrate Invasive Species Action Month with us! Learn about invasive plants in Surrey and how you can make a difference by volunteering. Help remove Himalayan blackberry to improve park habitat. Tools, training, and refreshments provided (while supplies last). Bring water and dress for the weather. All ages. Sullivan Park (6272 152 St) Hosted by Surrey Parks. West Beach Shoreline Cleanup May 17, 1:30-3:30pm Help keep Semiahmoo Bay clean! Join us for a rewarding day of picking up litter and protecting this Key Biodiversity Area. Bring water, comfortable footwear and dress for the weather. All ages. West Beach boat ramp (14400 block Marine Dr, opposite High St) Hosted by Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society and White Rock Surrey Naturalists. Pre-register to mshiker4@gmail.com. Nature Movie: Bee Movie May 17, 2-3:30pm Bring your blanket and a snack. Parents must stay with children who need supervision. Rating: G, Running time: 1 hr 30 min. Drop-in. All ages. Strawberry Hill Library (7399 122 St) Hosted by Surrey Libraries. Nature Family Movie: Wall-E May 17, 2-4pm Bring your blanket and a snack. Parents must stay with children who need supervision. Rated: G, Running time: 1 hr 28 min. All ages. Ocean Park Library (12854 17 Ave) Hosted by Surrey Libraries. Pre-register by phone at 604-502-6304 or visit Ocean Park Library.

Save money and the environment by bringing a broken item in for repair. Volunteers will check your item and try to fix it. To find out if your item is eligible for repair, please book an appointment by emailing surreybcrepaircafe@gmail.com. Ages 18+. Guildford Library (15105 105 Ave) Hosted by Surrey Libraries. Registration preferred but not required. Nature Pyjama Storytime with LEGO® or DUPLO® May 20, 6:30-7pm Join us for nature-themed stories and songs. You are welcome to wear your pyjamas for this fun storytime. Come early at 6pm to build a LEGO ® or DUPLO ® creation related to each week’s theme that will be on display during the storytime. Drop-in. All ages. Cloverdale Library (5642 176A St) Hosted by Surrey Libraries. Nature Pyjama Storytime with DUPLO® May 20, 6:30-7:30pm Join us for nature-themed stories and songs. You are welcome to wear your pyjamas for this fun family storytime. After storytime, there will be playtime with DUPLO ® . All ages. Free tickets available at 5pm at the front desk on same day. Ocean Park Library (12854 17 Ave) Hosted by Surrey Libraries. Family Nature Walk May 21, 10-10:45am Join one of our team members for a guided nature walk around the Surrey Nature Centre and Green Timbers Park. All ages. Surrey Nature Centre (14225 Green Timbers Way) Hosted by Surrey Parks. Pre-register at surrey.ca/register, or by phone at 604-502-6065, or by email to naturecentre@surrey.ca.

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