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Tiny swallows, big flight!
February 28th, 2019Swallows will soon be landing in Stanley Park to breed. Violet-green Swallows, who return to their nesting grounds much earlier … More
Spring Break Eco Camps
April 18th, 2019This Spring Break, two groups of enthusiastic campers took on an exciting and educational adventure in Stanley Park. SPES led … More
April 17: Love a bat!
April 17th, 2019Bat Appreciation Day occurs annually on April 17th. April is a great time of the year to observe bats, as they … More
You otter see beavers!
March 22nd, 2019During March, SPES is hosting evening guided walks to offer a glimpse of the beavers in Stanley Park. Guests will … More
They’re back!
March 20th, 2019(Cover photo: Martin Passchier) What better day than the Spring Equinox to announce the return of the Pacific Great Blue … More
Just keep diggin….
March 14th, 2019Stanley Park Ecology Society’s EcoStewards is a fun, free, volunteer-led event which happens every second and fourth Saturday of the … More
Fur flies in Stanley Park!
March 1st, 2019It hasn’t been spotted in Stanley Park for over a decade, but on February 24, 2019, we received documented evidence … More
What’s This?
February 28th, 2019Is it a reptile’s skin? A snake’s? A lizard’s? Or maybe those are fish scales? It is the skin of … More
Art + Science = Conservation
February 28th, 2019Thanks to support from the Greenest City Grants program, SPES’s Youth4Nature program is making a difference for wildlife habitats in … More
Join SPES’s “Wet & Wild!” Earth Day celebration
February 28th, 2019Earth Day is celebrated this year on Monday, April 22, but SPES is holding its own celebration on Saturday, April … More
Calling all bird nerds and ‘bird curious’
February 28th, 2019Vancouver Bird Week will be returning this spring to celebrate all things avian! SPES is excited to be coordinating this … More