Winter Recreation Guide 2024

Drop-in

Parks & Environment

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CHECK OUT OUR PARKS surrey.ca/parks

VOLUNTEERING IN SURREY’S PARKS

Discover the unique features in nature that winter brings. Look for the sparkle and shine on frosty leaves, tree branches blanketed in snow, and birds hanging out on lakes like at GreenTimbers Urban Forest Park and Surrey Lake Park.

Don’t let the chilly weather stop you from getting connected to your local parks as a volunteer. Visit surrey.ca/volunteer to learn more about volunteering with us.

PARTNERS IN PARKS

CARE FOR OUR URBAN FOREST

Surrey has over 800 parks for you to enjoy. Volunteer to help keep them clean, beautiful and safe for everyone.

Surrey’s urban forest has over 100,000 shade trees and 4,200 acres of natural areas. Volunteer to care for it by removing invasive plants, planting trees and more. surrey.ca/parkprograms | stewardship@surrey.ca All ages Get your hands dirty removing invasive plants to help restore and enhance Surrey parks! Meet new people, earn volunteer hours, and give back to your community. Tools and training provided. Open to drop-in participants. Community Tree Planting All ages Help grow Surrey’s urban forest by planting trees and shrubs with us this spring break! Bring your enthusiasm and be prepared to get dirty. Tools and training provided. Drop in. surrey.ca/releaf Saturday, March 16 10am–12pm Tamanawis Park | 12601 64 Avenue Nature Work Parties

surrey.ca/parkprograms pipvolunteer@surrey.ca Garden Work Parties

Join us at Garden Work Parties to help care for and maintain Surrey’s beautiful feature gardens including; Darts Hill Garden, and Glades Woodland Garden. Assist head gardeners with light to moderate horticultural work. No experience is required—tools and training are provided. Sign up to volunteer.

NEW & IMPROVED We are continually working to ensure our parks and trails are well-designed and maintained to meet the needs of our growing community. This includes the creation of new parks, as well as the improvement of existing parks. Check out one of these recently opened or improved parks this winter: UNWIN PARK DOG OFF-LEASH AREA 6811 134 Street Let Fido run loose in this new temporary dog off-leash area in Newton. Completed in August 2022, this fully fenced area is shared for dogs of different sizes. FERGUS WATERSHED BIODIVERSITY PRESERVE 1277 168 Street Opened in January 2023, this park is an ecological sanctuary composed of a variety of healthy habitats for native plants and animals. Carefully designed access to the Biodiversity Preserve provides opportunities for you to get outdoors and connect with nature.To protect the sensitive environment, no dogs (on or off leash) are permitted.

SurreyYouth Stewardship Squad (SYSS)

13–18yrs

Are you a high school-aged youth looking for volunteer experience in nature? Join our Stewardship Squad in caring for Surrey’s urban forest! Plant trees and shrubs, remove invasive plants, contribute to citizen science, and more.

SPRING BREAK Opportunities! Youth Volunteer

Surrey Nature Centre – Spring Break Day Camp Volunteer

Calling all youth 13–18 years! Looking to earn volunteer hours over spring break? Get involved with a park clean up, nature or garden work parties, and more! Tools and training provided. Check surrey.ca/parkprograms in January for the spring break schedule.

Work closely with Nature Centre staff to develop your skills, knowledge and experience while assisting with our Nature Discovery day camps for 6–9 year olds. Volunteers must be 14 years or older. Day camps run March 18–22 and 25–28 naturecentre@surrey.ca | 604-502-6065

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