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10th
Anniversary Open House
10th Anniversary Gala Dinner & Concert with Al
Stewart
How to support the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve
Society
Make a $100 donation and have
your name engraved on a paving stone
Attend a workshop or camp
Adopt a Nest 2012
Shop at our Gift Shop
Make a donation
Pick an item
from our wish list, to donate or support
Take out a membership
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What's New?
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Butterfly on my Shoulder Photography
Images of wildlife seen at the heron Reserve currently on display in the great
hall.
Come in and view the new wildlife
displayed in the great hall in a nice new natural scenic
setting!
Official Opening of "New" Trail
May 12 2012
Thank you
Evergreen Foundation
Home Depo
TD Canada Trust Friends
of the Environment Foundation
City of Chilliwack
192 Construction
Engineering Flight
Kelmor Enterprises
Chilliwack Sand and Gravel
Western Explosives
Ltd.
Check out our new school Programs
See
Watch for Workshops,
Classes and home school programs!
See
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Experience the Wetlands
Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve is a 130-hectare
site (325 acre) located on the un-dyked floodplain of the Vedder River.
Managed by the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve Society, the
site is known for the breeding colony of Great Blue Herons as well as a wide variety of wildlife
and vegetation.
Site includes:
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Beautiful Rotary Interpretive Centre
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Observation tower
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Bird blinds
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Salmon spawning channels
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4 walking trails, covering
about 9 km
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Guide Trail for self guided
walks on site
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Wheelchair accessible building & trails
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Gift Shop
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Over 100 Great Blue Heron
nests
Hours of Operation
There are
no
admission fees to walk the site or to visit the
Rotary Interpretive Centre.
Walking
Trails and Site
Dawn to dusk all year
(Site open
Christmas Day)
Rotary Interpretive Centre
Building
Feb 1 - Oct. 31 open daily 10 am to 4 pm
(Building closed Dec 25th)
Nov 1 - Jan 31 open daily 10 am to 3 pm
NOTE:
On rare occasions, Rotary Interpretive
Centre is closed due to weather or volunteer staff having to cancel at the
last minute.
Trail Notices
All trails are
open
Heron Colony Viewing : a ten minute
walk west on the dyke trail
Walkers with leashed dogs, cyclists and
horses please use the centre trail and dykes only.
Please always watch for pedestrians!
Trail Closure: The seasonal part
of the Heron Loop Trail is closed from March 1 - mid
July to protect the nesting habitat of the Great Blue Heron.
The Salwein Trail & the Heron Loop Trail
and "New" Trail are
pedestrian only.
New Trail: The Tower Trail runs from behind the tower and
loops through the forest back to the main trail, during
heavy rain it may be wet
at south end. ( approx 1 km)
For
directions
to the Heron Reserve click on this link
Pre-booked group,
seniors and school interpretive tours are available,
please see "School Programs".
Contact Us
Site Location: 5200 Sumas Prairie Road, Chilliwack, BC
Mailing Address: Box 512,
Chilliwack, BC, V2P 7V5
Phone: 604-823-6603
Email:
herons@shawbiz.ca
Web:
www.chilliwackblueheron.com
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