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.
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
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
Nature nurtures teen scientists in Stanley Park
February 22nd, 2019High school students with different timetables and a curriculum that is jam packed with content mean field trips for this … More
A house for all seasons
February 22nd, 2019(Cover Photo: Michael Schmidt) When summer ends, the throng of tourists retreat from Stanley Park and locals put up their … More
Thank You!!
January 31st, 2019A big “High 5” to our wonderful donors who came through for Stanley Park wildlife and ecosystems in 2018! Your … More
What’s this?
January 31st, 2019What’s this? Is it your grandma’s old sweater? Maybe some dried grass? Or fur? But what kind of fur?? If … More
