Surrey's Natural Areas Partnership
14225 Green Timbers Way V3T 0J2 Surrey, BC, Canada

SHaRP and Surrey's Natural Areas Partnership - SNAP joined forces last week at Walnut Park. With our combined teamwork, we planted over 260 salmonberries, maple...s, snowberries, thimbleberries, oregon grape, hemlocks, osoberries and douglas firs! These are all native plants that enhance salmon habitat and, they look beautiful. Next time you're in Walnut Park, take a look at the awesome work we've done! See more

We're happy to now offer FREE, live, virtual school programs! Without leaving your classroom go on a tour of Green Timbers Park and explore the differences betw...een salamanders and frogs (K - gr4) and forest edge habitat (gr4 - 7). Spaces are limited and will be booked on a first-come, first-served basis. We are currently just booking until December 17th and program availability is as follows: Tuesday and Thursdays at 9:30am, 10:30am and 1:30pm. https://www.surrey.ca//school-programs-at-the-surrey-natur

Volunteers from the White Rock and Surrey Naturalists Society (WRSN), City of Surrey staff, and SNAP worked together to plant 524 native trees and shrubs at Elgin Heritage Park. We’d like to thank WRSN for donating the plants, funding for which was made possible by the generous bequest of Jack McRae. This planting will have a positive impact on the natural environment and local community for many years to come.

Thank you for visiting the teams working at Green Timbers Urban Forest, MP Randeep S. Sarai. We appreciate your continued support of our program!

Habitat restoration at work! In July, teams from SNAP and the Salmon Habitat Restoration Program (SHaRP) removed invasive plants at Hyland Creek Park to prepare the site for restoration planting. This weekend, the teams returned to the park to plant native trees and shrubs.

Test your nature knowledge with fun trivia, connect with others on some of the best parks to visit in Surrey and get tips on how to gain work experience in the environmental field. Prizes to be won. Registration required. https://cityofsurrey.perfectmind.com///CoursesLandingPage

Our popular $20 tree sale is back! This year, pre-purchase your trees starting October 6 and choose a time on October 25 to pick them up. For full tree list and more info: http://ow.ly/6Jsc50BIj11

Fall 2020 SNAP Team

Look at our awesome fall team learning about Surrey's parks! The Field Team will be working on invasive plant removals and restoration plantings while the Urban Forest Outreach Team will be roving and hosting in parks to promote environmental stewardship.

Time flies by when you're having fun! SNAP's summer season has come to an end and we're sad to see our amazing team go. Check out the summer team's year-end reflections. But it's not over yet. This year, SNAP will be having our first fall season! Our fall team will be removing invasive species, planting at restoration sites and promoting environmental stewardship across the City of Surrey.

Thank you to MP Randeep S. Sarai for visiting the Field and Outreach Teams at Green Timbers Urban Forest yesterday. We are very thankful for his continued support of SNAP!

Last week, the Field Teams participated in a tree climbing demonstration from Surrey Parks arborists at Redwood Park. They learned the importance of maintaining Surrey's shade trees to continue providing benefits for our community.

Thank you to Mayor McCallum and Councillors Annis, Pettigrew, Guerra, and Elford for visiting SHaRP and Surrey's Natural Areas Partnership - SNAP at Hyland Cre...ek Park to learn more about the work SHaRP and SNAP are doing during our respective 25th and 20th years! Both teams are very thankful for the continued support. See more

Thank you to Ducks Unlimited British Columbia for having SNAP and Salmon Habitat Restoration Program - SHaRP out at Mud Bay Park to map invasive species, Spartina. We love helping other organizations fight the battle against invasive species while learning new skills!