Riparian restoration projects in east Metro Vancouver Regional Parks will be the topic explored at the Kanaka Education and Environmental Partnership Society’s, (KEEPS), annual general meeting.
Guest presenter will be Janice Jarvis, a retired Biologist for Metro Vancouver Regional Parks, who will be presenting “A Legacy of Restoration”.
Metro Vancouver manages a system of regional parks, greenways, park reserves, and ecological conservancy areas, to protect natural areas and connect people to nature.
The goal of KEEPS is to maintain the health of Kanaka Creek and the watershed’s natural ecosystems through education, community involvement, scientific research, land preservation and partnerships based on stewardship principles.
KEEPS is a registered non-profit established in 1998.
The society partners with Metro Vancouver Regional Parks in events and programming at the Kanaka Creek Watershed Stewardship Centre, which includes the Bell-Irving Hatchery, the George Ross Learning Room, and wetlands.
Anyone is welcome to attend the meeting.
The meeting will be held Thursday, May 7 at 7 p.m. in the George Ross Room at Kanaka Creek Watershed Stewardship Center, 11484 256th Street in Maple Ridge.
For more information go to: https://keeps.org/.