Events

The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats hosts a variety of walks and tours throughout the year.

Coast Salish Family Day 2020 Carleen by IO

Things to do at Maplewood flats

The Conservation Area invites exploration and discovery.

You will find a wonderful diversity of life, from the simplest organisms to the most complex. All are linked together in food webs built upon a foundation of green plants that capture the sun’s energy to create the fuel necessary for all animal life. We all share these precious resources of space, air, food and water.
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NATURE WALKS

We run a variety of walks and tours throughout the year.
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Workshops

We conduct a variety of workshops from birding, habitat restoration, Coast Salish arts and culture, and many more.
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EXHIBITS

We host a variety of permanent and temporary exhibits at the site.
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Annual Osprey Festival

Every year, we host the Osprey Festival

Events Calendar

Watch our past webinars

This is an exciting time to become involved with the WBT, an organization focused on place-based reconciliation & redress, conservation, culture, and art. This volunteer orientation will give some background information about the WBT and Maplewood Flats and provide some details about the different volunteer opportunities. With Covid-19 limiting the size and number of in-person gatherings, now is the time where we look for unique and new ways for volunteers to share their ideas, skills, and experiences. If you love conservation, culture, arts, administration, fundraising, plants, or anything else, consider becoming a WBT volunteer!
Winter Volunteer Orientation
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Learn how to use, upload photos to, and learn from the powerful iNaturalist database and become a citizen scientist. Calling all nature lovers and citizen scientists! Do you want to learn how you can use nature photography to contribute to a provincial citizen science initiative, the BC Parks iNaturalist Project? Join us while we will explore iNaturalist, a global biodiversity database and social networking tool, and discuss how and why you should be using it. Our speaker Kate McKeown is the iNaturalist Project Coordinator with BC Parks and is a new WBT volunteer! Kate finished her undergrad at UVic in the spring of 2020 and worked as a field assistant for the BC Parks iNaturalist Project during the summer. Over the last few months, she has been implementing improvements for the iNaturalist Project and preparing for the 2021 field season.
iNaturalist Website and App Workshop
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In the second online event in our Reject Roberts Bank Terminal 2 campaign, our speakers will be highlighting birds at risk in the Fraser River estuary, and how the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project would even further pressure this sensitive ecosystem and the birds it supports. James Casey is a Fraser Estuary Specialist and the Fraser Delta Important Bird Areas Conservation Lead with Birds Canada. Graham Sorenson is the BC Programs Coordinator with Birds Canada. Photo by Jason Puddifoot
Birds at Risk in the Fraser River Estuary #RejectRBT2
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Get to know the basics of bird identification. Join this online presentation delivered by naturalist Kevin Bell to gain familiarity with local birds and their calls. As we continue to experience restrictions on social gathering, learning how to observe and document the birds in your backyard and local park spaces can help regional data collection, while being a fun activity for you and your bubble.
Basics of Birding Hosted by Kevin Bell
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Head Office

The Conservation Area
at Maplewood Flats
2649 Dollarton Highway,
North Vancouver, BC, V7H 1B1

(2km from Second Narrows Bridge)

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Office: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm 

Conservation Area: Open 24 hours

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