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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
Displays at the GBHNR
March
Wood carver Eugene Shkurhan will be
showing his
beautiful, full colour carvings of
local birds and animals
April
Photographer Elizabeth Gillies
Ongoing Events
Adopt-A-Nest
For that special someone who has everything, how about adopting a
heron nest? Adopt-A-Nest details are
here.
Click here
for Adopt-A-Nest Form Adopters can be found
here. Are you on
the list?
Heron Homecoming
2010
A Celebration
of Herons and
Wetlands
For more
information
check
out our event page!
2010
International Year of Biodiversity
as declared by the United
Nations this year is a celebration of
life on earth and of the value
of biodiversity for our lives.
http://www.cbd.int/2010/welcome/
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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
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
Open
daily 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Nov 1 until Jan 31 Open
daily 11:00 am to 3:00 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:
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