EcoCamp Assistant – Summer
Volunteer with SPES’s EcoCamp this Summer Break and help to empower young people to connect with nature in meaningful ways.
read moreVolunteer with SPES’s EcoCamp this Summer Break and help to empower young people to connect with nature in meaningful ways.
read moreHours per week: 30 Positions: 1 Hourly wage: $19.31/hr + 4% in lieu of Vacation Pay Start Date: June 10, 2024End Date: Aug 12, 2024 Canada Summer Jobs positions require…
read moreHours per week: 35 Positions: 2 Hourly wage: $19.31/hr + 4% in lieu of Vacation Pay Start Date: June 24, 2024End Date: Aug 30, 2024 Canada Summer Jobs positions require…
read moreIn the last few days, we have started observing nesting behavior at the heron colony here in the park. Heron’s typically pick new mates every year, and once eggs are…
read moreStanley Park Ecology Society (SPES) has been a registered charity since 1988 and first incorporated as the Stanley Park Zoological Society. Following the closure of the Park’s zoo in 1995,…
read moreAnother Stanley Park heron breeding season has come to an end. SPES staff successfully monitored the Pacific Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias fannini) colony located at the Vancouver Park Board…
read moreWe gratefully acknowledge that the land on which we gather and help steward is the unceded and traditional territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation, and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nation.
Since time immemorial, Coast Salish peoples have lived reciprocally with the land, harvesting and cultivating foods and medicines and practicing ceremony. The abundance of these lands and waters, which enables us to live, work, and play here today, is a result of the past and on-going stewardship and advocacy of the Coast Salish peoples.
Photo: A red cedar in Spapayeq/Stanley Park (Don Enright)