Why celebrate Rivers?

Nature gives us Everything that sustains us … so why not take half a day to give a little back? Stewardship Pemberton make it ridiculously easy, and fun, on Sunday, for BC Rivers Day, with a stream bank restoration project, tree planting, seed ball creation, interpretive walks, communal campfire and free outdoor yoga class. Why … Continue reading

Stewardship Pemberton on loving where you live, Part 2: Pay attention. Fight for what you love.

Last post, Stewardship Pemberton revealed the first step to loving where you live: get to know it. This week, we hear more from Veronica Woodruff, Dawn Johnson and Jocelyn Sereda on why making an effort matters, and why you probably don’t want to give your salmon a name. Soon after the Nature Centre opened last … Continue reading

Stewardship Pemberton explains how to love where you live. (Part 1: get to know it.)

What does it mean to love where you live? Stewardship Pemberton, founded officially in 2007, is a community group dedicated to education and the protection and restoration of the natural environment. Having completed the One Mile Nature Centre, a project 7 years in the making, they’re embarking on a 5 year strategic planning exercise and … Continue reading

Something fishy is coming to Pemberton – ground breaks for the One Mile Lake Nature Centre

Veronica Woodruff loves fish. And she loves to spread her fishy-affection around. As the Education Coordinator for Fisheries and Oceans, Canada, she looks after the Salmonids-in-the-Classroom project, turning Sea to Sky’s human-fry into fry-fans.  “We bring salmon eggs to the classroom so the kids can watch them develop from alevin to fry and be part … Continue reading