City of Surrey Fall 2018 Recreation Guide

Parks in Surrey

Volunteering IN SURREY’S PARKS Celebrate fall by getting connected to your local parks as a volunteer. Visit surrey.ca/volunteer to learn more.

surrey.ca/parks Visit Francis Park this fall and enjoy the new playground and gathering areas, including an area to play chess. Don’t forget about Fleetwood Festival at this park on September 8. For more information on park updates including Francis Park, check out surrey.ca/newparks.

Activate Your Park! Surrey has hundreds of community parks, playgrounds, and gardens. Volunteer to keep them healthy, active spaces for all to enjoy! 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 you, and how to get started, email partnersinparks@surrey.ca, call 604-501- 5050, or visit surrey.ca/volunteer to find out more! LEND-A-HAND Calling all elementary and secondary school 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. BULBS FOR BEAUTY October is Bulbs for Beauty month! Join students, community groups and residents in making our community beautiful by planting thousands of bulbs in parks throughout Surrey. Visit surrey.ca/events, call 604-501-5050, or email partnersinparks@surrey.ca for planting details.

Care for Our Urban Forest!

Surrey’s urban forest has over 75,000 street trees and over 3800 acres of natural areas. Volunteer to care for them by removing invasive plants, planting trees, improving tree wells and more. Opportunities available for individuals and groups - to find the right fit and get started, e-mail stewardship@surrey.ca or call 604-501-7687. NATURE WORK PARTIES Drop in to a Nature Work Party and get your hands dirty removing invasive plants. Bring friends and family and join other nature lovers caring for Surrey’s unique urban forest. Everyone is welcome to participate - no experience is required. Tools, training, and light refreshments are provided.

Releaf Tree Plantings Celebrate Surrey’s urban forest by helping plant trees and shrubs to create wildlife habitat, improve air quality and make Surrey a more beautiful place for all of us.

NATIONAL TREE DAY PLANTING PARTY

10am-2pm

Sa, September 1 Maple Green Park Sa, September 8 Bose Forest Park

10am-1pm 8959 150 St 10am-1pm 6203 164 St

Sa, September 29 Hazelnut Meadows Community Park

14069 68 Ave

COMMUNITY TREE PLANTINGS

11am-1pm

Sa, October 6 Mud Bay Park 13030 48 Ave Sa, October 13 Bose Forest Park 6203 164 St

Sa, October 20 Bolivar Park

Sa, September 15 10am-1pm Bolivar Park 13200 Block of 115 Ave

13200 Block 115 Ave

Sa, September 22 Hazelnut Meadows Community Park

10am-1pm

Sa, October 27 Walnut Park 16175 80A Ave

14069 68 Ave

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 him to one of these designated off-leash areas in a park near you!

Surrey Youth Stewardship Squad (SYSS) 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! For all opportunities, training and tools will be provided. Contact stewardship@surrey.ca or 604-591-5167 for more information, or drop in to a SYSS event and get started right away: SYSS INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL

Park

Address

Town Centre

SYSS TREE PLANTING Help plant hundreds of native trees and shrubs. Training, tools and snacks provided. Sa, September 22 11am-2pm Hazelnut Meadows Community Park 14069 68 Ave SYSS NATURE ART JAM Come together with other youth to create a collaborative art project that celebrates nature in Surrey Sa November 17 10am-2pm Surrey Nature Centre 14225 GreenTimbersWay

Blackie Spit Park

3136 McBride Avenue South Surrey 13591 Crestview Drive Whalley

Bolivar Park

Get your hands dirty removing invasive plants to prepare for tree planting. Training, tools, and snacks provided.

Clayton Dog Off-Leash Park 7011 188 Street

Cloverdale

Dogwood Park Forsyth Park

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

South Surrey

Whalley

F, September 7

5pm-7pm

Freedom Dog Park Kennedy Park Panorama Park

Fleetwood

Whalley Newton Newton Whalley

Sa, November 10 10am-12noon

Sa, December 8 10am-12noon

Serpentine Dog Off-Leash Park 12589 76 Avenue

Hazelnut Meadows Community Park 14069 68 Ave

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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