Our Mission
Stanley Park Ecology Society promotes awareness of and respect for the natural world and plays a leadership role in the stewardship of Stanley Park through collaborative initiatives in education, research and conservation.
Important Update from SPES
March 18th, 2020Dear Supporters and Friends, The safety and well-being of our staff, volunteers, supporters, friends, and guests is of utmost importance to … More
SPES AGM – Tue, October 22
October 10th, 2019Please join us for the Annual General Meeting of Tuesday, October 22, 2019 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Doors open … More
Ch-ch-changes
September 4th, 2019At SPES we’re marking the changing season with some exciting changes of our own. Our Education Department (school programs and … More
Weaving together youth and nature
September 4th, 2019By Jeannine Johnstone, Stewardship Coordinator Since July 2018, SPES’s Youth4Nature-StanleyPark program has been connecting marginalized youth to nature through a … More
We’re here for you!
September 4th, 2019By Christian Wiedmann, Nature House Host Throughout Stanley Park during the summer months, a host of SPES volunteers are available … More
They grow up so quickly…
September 4th, 2019By Dannie Piezas, Urban Wildlife Coordinator At the writing of this article, there remains one last observable nest in the … More
Plastic-free summer camps in the Park
September 4th, 2019This summer SPES ran our outdoor Eco Summer Camp for the 5th year! One hundred and six 7 to 11 … More
Rise of the raccoons
September 3rd, 2019By Dannie Piezas, Urban Wildlife Coordinator When I first began working with SPES in 2016, one of my favourite things … More
Paying attention to Barn Swallows
September 3rd, 2019By Meghan Cooling, Conservation Technician It has been a banner year for the Barn Swallow colony in Stanley Park this … More
What’s This?
May 31st, 2019Is it animal or plant? Alive or not? If you guessed a bryozoan, you are correct! This is a kelp-encrusting … More
Earth Day blows in!
May 30th, 2019Those who came out for our Stanley Park Earth Day Celebration on April 27 were literally blown away by the … More
How are the herons?
May 30th, 2019We are now at week #12 of the heron breeding season in Stanley Park, and the chicks continue to grow at an … More
Batting for bats!
May 30th, 2019It is bat survey season again! The SPES conservation team and volunteers collaborating with BC Community Bat Program (BCCBP) (https://www.bcbats.ca/) … More
Bugs rate water quality in Stanley Park
May 30th, 2019SPES’s Conservation Technician Meghan Cooling has been busy in Stanley Park’s streams this spring searching for aquatic invertebrates. These spineless … More
“Birds” parade through Stanley Park for Bird Week
May 29th, 2019This year, SPES hosted the Vancouver Bird Week Take-Off Celebration to open a week of workshops, walks, talks, exhibitions and … More
