Field Trips - December 2025 - March 2026
Please Note: anyone wishing to carpool should email to make arrangements beforehand, otherwise please meet at the designated meeting plance.
Please let the leader know to expect you..
The walks are generally about two to three hours long and are open to all Naturalist Clubs members (adults & children, but no pets please). Please dress for the weather and bring water, binoculars and a snack (plus bug spray in summer).
Note: these walks are weather dependent so if the weather is bad and no calls are received then the leader will not show up.Unless otherwise noted, washroom facilities are available on these walks.
> Saturday December 13th
Blackie Spit - Crescent Beach
Leader: Keith Chrystall
Time: 9:00 am at Crescent Beach Pier (across from the parking lot by the outdoor swimming pool)
Join Keith for a walk around this popular park where a variety of migrant and resident birds can be found in winter followed by a warm-up at a local coffee shop. This is an easy walk of about 3kms and a great opportunity to brush up your duck identification skills.r>
Email Keith Chrystall
> Saturday January 10th
Noel Booth Community Park and Brookswood Pond
Leader: Nora Truman
Time: 9:00 am at 29392 0 36th Avenue (at the intersection of 204th Street and 36th Avenue).
Join N for a leisurely walk along the trail past Noel Booth Park and around Brookswood Pond. Douglas Fir and Western Red Cedar shade the path where a variety of birds and animals can be found. The area also has red Alder and Black Poplar (Cottonwood) and is fringed by Hardhack and Salmonberry bushes. Deer and Coyotes live here and in the pond, Carp, Brown Catfish, and Pumpkinseed can be seen. This is not a long walk, so if the weather is clear we can drive east on 36th Avenue to the parking lot just west of 208th Street in Dale Ball Passive Park. There is a large pond with waterfowl and a trail that circles the pond and heads uphill to the forest above, before continuing south and back to the starting point at the bottom of a steep hill. Challenged walkers can take the lower trail back to the parking lot.
Email Nora Truman
> Saturday January 24th
Surrey Lake Park
Leader: Ryan Usenik
Time: 9:00 am in the parking lot on 152nd Street, just north of 72nd Avenue (note this parking lot can only be accessed from the northbound lane of 152nd Street).
Join Ryan to walk through Surrey Lake Park past the lake where a variety of water birds spend the winter. After checking out the wetland we will follow the circular trail through the woods.
NOTE: there is not a washroom at this site.
Email Ryan Usenik
> Tuesday February 3rd
George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Delta
Leaders: Joanne Rosenthal and Anne Gosse
Time: 9:00 am at Reifel in the Sanctuary parking lot.
Join Joanne and Anne to walk the trails in this well-known nature reserve. Expect to see lots of over-wintering ducks, shorebirds, Snow Geese, Trumpeter Swans, and perhaps an owl or two. Please dress for the weather and wear proper footwear. There is a small admission fee. Bring lunch, snacks, and refreshments.
NOTE: you must register your vehicle ahead of time. Go to the Reifel website for registration information.
Email Joanne Rosenthal
Please Note: anyone wishing to carpool should email to make arrangements beforehand, otherwise please meet at the designated meeting plance.
Please let the leader know to expect you..
The walks are generally about two to three hours long and are open to all Naturalist Clubs members (adults & children, but no pets please). Please dress for the weather and bring water, binoculars and a snack (plus bug spray in summer).
Note: these walks are weather dependent so if the weather is bad and no calls are received then the leader will not show up.Unless otherwise noted, washroom facilities are available on these walks.
> Saturday December 13th
Blackie Spit - Crescent Beach
Leader: Keith Chrystall
Time: 9:00 am at Crescent Beach Pier (across from the parking lot by the outdoor swimming pool)
Join Keith for a walk around this popular park where a variety of migrant and resident birds can be found in winter followed by a warm-up at a local coffee shop. This is an easy walk of about 3kms and a great opportunity to brush up your duck identification skills.r>
Email Keith Chrystall
> Saturday January 10th
Noel Booth Community Park and Brookswood Pond
Leader: Nora Truman
Time: 9:00 am at 29392 0 36th Avenue (at the intersection of 204th Street and 36th Avenue).
Join N for a leisurely walk along the trail past Noel Booth Park and around Brookswood Pond. Douglas Fir and Western Red Cedar shade the path where a variety of birds and animals can be found. The area also has red Alder and Black Poplar (Cottonwood) and is fringed by Hardhack and Salmonberry bushes. Deer and Coyotes live here and in the pond, Carp, Brown Catfish, and Pumpkinseed can be seen. This is not a long walk, so if the weather is clear we can drive east on 36th Avenue to the parking lot just west of 208th Street in Dale Ball Passive Park. There is a large pond with waterfowl and a trail that circles the pond and heads uphill to the forest above, before continuing south and back to the starting point at the bottom of a steep hill. Challenged walkers can take the lower trail back to the parking lot.
Email Nora Truman
> Saturday January 24th
Surrey Lake Park
Leader: Ryan Usenik
Time: 9:00 am in the parking lot on 152nd Street, just north of 72nd Avenue (note this parking lot can only be accessed from the northbound lane of 152nd Street).
Join Ryan to walk through Surrey Lake Park past the lake where a variety of water birds spend the winter. After checking out the wetland we will follow the circular trail through the woods.
NOTE: there is not a washroom at this site.
Email Ryan Usenik
> Tuesday February 3rd
George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Delta
Leaders: Joanne Rosenthal and Anne Gosse
Time: 9:00 am at Reifel in the Sanctuary parking lot.
Join Joanne and Anne to walk the trails in this well-known nature reserve. Expect to see lots of over-wintering ducks, shorebirds, Snow Geese, Trumpeter Swans, and perhaps an owl or two. Please dress for the weather and wear proper footwear. There is a small admission fee. Bring lunch, snacks, and refreshments.
NOTE: you must register your vehicle ahead of time. Go to the Reifel website for registration information.
Email Joanne Rosenthal
