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 (see below)

 Shop at our Gift Shop

Make a donation

Pick an item from our wish list, to donate or support

 

What's New

Blue Heron Gift Shop

EntWood Turnings          Wooden bowls by local artist        Eric Munshaw  (food safe)

 

Bubble Homes & Fish Farts    Children's non fiction by            Fiona Bayrock 

 

Ongoing Events

Adopt-A-Nest

For that special someone who has everything, how about adopting a heron nest?  Adopt-A-Nest details are here.

Adopters can be found here.  Are you on the list?

 

PHOTOGRAPHY DISPLAYS

at the Rotary Interpretive Centre

 

 

October

Stephan Baker

www.stephanbakerphotography.com

 

 

 

November

John Le Flock

 

 

 

 

    

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:

  • Beautiful Rotary Interpretive Centre

  • Observation tower

  • Bird blinds

  • Salmon spawning channels

  • 4 walking trails, covering about 9 km

  • Guide Trail for self guided walks on site

  • Wheelchair accessible building & trails

  • Gift Shop

  • Over 100 Great Blue Heron nests

 

Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve 

Hours of Operation

There are no admission fees to walk the site or to visit the Rotary Interpretive Centre.  

The site and building are open seven days a week and 364 days a year. 

(Closed Dec 25th )

 

 Walking Trails and Site

 

 7:00 am to dusk

 

Rotary Interpretive Centre

Nov 1 until Jan 31  Open daily 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

Feb 1 until Oct 31  Open daily 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

 

NOTE:  On rare occasions, Rotary Interpretive Centre is closed due to extreme weather or volunteer staff having to cancel at the last minute.

For directions to the Heron Reserve click on this link

 Pre-booked group, seniors and school interpretive tours are available, please see "School Programs".

 

 

Volunteer Opportunities

 

The Rotary Interpretive Centre and surrounding area is managed and staffed by volunteers. Exciting volunteer opportunities are available as interpretive guides, interpretive centre hosts, and Board Directors. 

Call 604-823-6603 for more information or visit our Volunteer section.

 

Site Location:  5200 Sumas Prairie Road, Chilliwack, BC
 

Phone:  604-823-6603
 

Email:  herons@shawbiz.ca
 

Web:  www.chilliwackblueheron.com