Meet Our Partners

The Environmental Extravaganza wouldn’t be possible without the efforts of our community partners.  They work hard to bring this fun and informative series to you each year.  Thank you! Learn about the incredible work they do in our community.

Community partners

A Rocha

A Rocha, a local environmental stewardship organization, is committed to transforming people and places through hands-on conservation projects, environmental education programs and sustainable agriculture initiatives.

Birds Canada 

Birds Canada is the nation’s leading non-government organization dedicated to bird conservation. Their mission is to advance and encourage the wider understanding, appreciation, and conservation of wild birds and their habitats in Canada, through sound science, on-the-ground actions, innovative partnerships, public engagement and science-based advocacy. 

Burns Bog Conservation Society 

The Burns Bog Conservation Society is a non-profit organization that engages the local community in conserving and enhancing habitat within the Delta Nature Reserve Park. They provide educational programming and volunteer opportunities for hands-on ecological restoration work.  

Darts Hill Garden Conservancy Trust Society

In 1994 Edwin and Francisca Darts donated their garden full of rare and unusual plants to the City of Surrey. The non-profit Darts Hill Garden Conservancy Trust Society works in partnership with the City of Surrey to preserve, enhance and develop this unique space.

Fraser River Discovery Centre 

The Fraser River Discovery Centre is a registered charity whose mission is to inspire passionate stewards of the river through interactive exhibits, hands-on programming, and so much more. 

Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. 

The Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the enhancement and conservation of BC’s freshwater fish resources for the benefit of the public.

Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society 

The Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society is a non-profit group of community volunteers who work together to achieve common environmental conservation, restoration and educational goals. Their focus is the marine, estuarine and watershed ecosystems of Boundary Bay and South Surrey.

Green Timbers Heritage Society 

The Green Timbers Heritage Society is a registered non-profit organization that advocates for the preservation and enhancement of Green Timbers Urban Forest Park. The Society is community organized and administers Surrey’s Natural Areas Partnerships (SNAP) Program.

Honeybee Centre 

Honeybee Centre is a commercial honey farm, country store, educational facility, CFIA registered packing facility, visitor attraction and so much more! They are your go-to resource for everything bees, and they think they're pretty sweet! 

Little Campbell Watershed Society 

Little Campbell Watershed Society volunteers focus on activities to preserve, enhance, and restore fish, wildlife, water resources and greenspace within the Little Campbell (Tatalu) River watershed. 

Metro Vancouver Regional Parks

Regional parks are great places to go for a walk, breathe fresh air and enjoy the beauty of nature. But they’re more than that: they’re part of a larger system that includes regional park reserves, ecological conservancy areas and greenways.

NatureKids BC  

NatureKids BC is a nature discovery and environmental action organization that helps children ages 5 to 12 and their families form meaningful and enduring connections with nature through their province-wide club-lead events and opportunities. They also publish NatureWILD magazine, BC’s only home-grown nature magazine for children. 

Northern Spotted Owl Breeding Program 

This project, under the registered charity BC Conservation Foundation, aims to restore BC’s endangered northern spotted owl across their range in BC through captive breeding and release into protected habitats. Additionally, this project offers educational opportunities about the owls and local conservation efforts.  

Parks Canada

Parks Canada protects and manages wild spaces such as mountains and plains, boreal forests and tundra, lakes and glaciers, and much more for visitors to understand, appreciate, and enjoy in a way that doesn’t compromise their ecological integrity.

RegenerateBC

RegenerateBC Climate Action and Education Society is an independent, volunteer, non-profit, society that offers solutions to the climate crisis through education, engagement, and inspiring citizens to act.

Salmon Habitat Restoration Program (SHaRP)

Surrey’s Salmon Habitat Restoration Program, also known as SHaRP is a team of post-secondary team leaders and Surrey secondary students that support Surrey’s salmon species through habitat restoration and outreach activities.

Serpentine Enhancement Society 

The Serpentine Enhancement Society is committed to enhancing and rebuilding all vulnerable fish species in the Serpentine River and to educating about protecting the health of the river. The volunteers operate the Tynehead Hatchery.  

Sunnyside Acres Heritage Society 

Sunnyside Acres Heritage Society is a registered charity for a not-for-profit organization. They work to endure the preservation of Sunnyside Acres Urban Forest Park for the benefit of our present and future generations. Anybody can join as a member at any time. 

Surrey Environmental Partners

Surrey Environmental Partners is a community-based group dedicated to conserving the natural environment in Surrey.

Surrey’s Natural Areas Partnership (SNAP) 

SNAP is a unique collaboration between three local non-profit organizations and the City of Surrey Parks Division that share a common goal of bettering our urban forest through environmental education, restoration, enhancement and stewardship. Each partner brings distinct and valuable expertise, resources and perspectives to the partnership, making SNAP a truly extraordinary program.

Vancouver Avian Research Centre

Vancouver Avian Research Centre (VARC) operates a Bird Research and Banding Station in ƛ̓éxətəm (Colony Farm) Regional Park and provides public outreach and education programs to raise awareness of the significant challenges facing our migratory and breeding birds.

White Rock and Surrey Naturalists Society 

White Rock and Surrey Naturalists enjoy nature and seek to protect it through education and conservation. The group offers educational outings, presentations, and champions environmental stewardship in and around Surrey.  

City of Surrey partners 

Arts at Clayton Community Centre

Ignite your curiosity. Clayton Arts is a creative hub for performing, visual, and woodworking arts. Come make art with your community.

Community Enhancement

Improve your neighbourhood! From neighbourhood improvement projects to community events and cleanups, there are many ways to get involved to beautify and connect Surrey.

Historic Stewart Farm

Welcome to one of Surrey’s heritage sites—a gem nestled on Crescent Road along the Nikomekl River—where history comes alive, telling the story of a hardworking Surrey family in the early 1900s.

Museum of Surrey

Museum of Surrey is a contemporary history museum that contributes to community life by celebrating Surrey’s past, present and future through innovative, dynamic, and delightful learning, storytelling, and creating shared experiences.

Surrey Parks

Biodiversity Conservation

This Surrey Park’s team is dedicated to preserving, protecting and enhancing Surrey’s biodiversity, or variety of life, through monitoring, education, restoration and enhancement initiatives and activities.

Park Partnerships

Park Partnerships is a Surrey Park’s team who create low-barrier opportunities in park spaces that foster and strengthen community connections.

Surrey Nature Centre

Nestled beside Green Timbers Urban Forest, the Surrey Nature Centre is a place for kids and adults to explore nature in Surrey.

Urban Forest Stewardship

Urban Forest Stewardship is a Surrey Park’s team who provide hands-on stewardship and nature education opportunities that foster connections and inspire residents to care for and protect our parks and natural areas.

Surrey Libraries

Surrey Libraries is one of the most-used community services in Surrey offering all residents a place to connect, learn, play, and be inspired by providing access to our extensive collection of materials, services, programs, and resources.