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Park‹ in Surre

Volunteering IN SURREY’S PARKS Don’t let the chilly weather stop you from getting connected to your local park spaces as a volunteer. Visit surrey.ca/volunteer to learn more about volunteering with the City. Activate Your Park

surrey.ca/parks Explore a winter wonderland at Unwin park, featuring a new universally accessible playground built in partnership with CanadianTire Jumpstart Charities as part of the ‘Play Finds AWay’ movement.

Nature Work Parties Get your hands dirty removing invasive plants to help restore and enhance our parks! Meet new people, earn volunteer hours, and give back to your community. Tools and training provided. Sa, January 11 10am–12pm Sa, February 8 10am–12pm Sa, March 14 10am–12pm HAZELNUT MEADOWS COMMUNITY PARK 6840 140 Street 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 Join us and get your hands dirty removing invasive plants to help care for Surrey’s urban forest. Sa, January 25 10am–12pm Sa, February 22 10am–12pm Sa, March 21 10am–12pm HAZELNUT MEADOWS COMMUNITY PARK 6840 140 Street SYSS NATURE WORK PARTIES

Surrey has hundreds of community parks, playgrounds, and gardens. Make positive changes in your community and show how to #lovewhereyoulive. Here are some ways you can help: pick up litter care for a park bin help with a park beautification project assist at community events partnersinparks@surrey.ca | 604-501-5050 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.

Care for Our Urban Forest

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

Doœ Ofµ-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? Details see pages 23.

Park

Address

Community

Bear Creek Park Blackie Spit Park

13750 88 Avenue

Whalley

3136 McBride Avenue South Surrey 13591 Crestview Drive Whalley

Bolivar Park

Clayton Dog Off-Leash Park 7011 188 Street

Cloverdale

Dogwood Park Forsyth Park

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

South Surrey

Whalley

Freedom Dog Park

Fleetwood

Hawthorne Rotary Park

Whalley Whalley Newton Newton Whalley

Kennedy 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

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