Nature Vancouver Field Trip Schedule: Click here for a list of upcoming Field Trips

 

Other Nature Walks and Bird Surveys: Click here for a list of Nature Walks and Surveys

 

 

Please return the completed forms to Field Trip Co-ordinator, Cynthia Crampton, 1230 Shorepine Walk, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3T8.

 

Field Trips are offered almost every weekend by Nature Vancouver and are the most popular activity for the members. Non-members are welcome to join in these trips as a way to review the activities of the Society but are asked to limit their participation to three events. The liability insurance applies only to members in good standing. Those who participate do so at their own risk. Depending on the nature of the field trip, participants will be required to sign either a “Release of Liability for Nature Walks” or a “Release of Liability for Day Hikes” at the start of the trip. Copies of these forms can be viewed on the Nature Vancouver website and it is recommended that they be read before the day of the trip to avoid delays when signing them at the meeting place.

 

Consider the weather in the trip area (it's often very different from where you live) and bring suitable clothing! Depending on destination and season, bring insect repellent, sunscreen, a hat, lunch if necessary, more water than you think you'll need, raingear and boots with good ankle support. Stay together and stay on the trails. Keep behind the coordinator (and ahead of the tail person, if there is one). To avoid false alarms, please tell the coordinator if you're leaving the group.

 

Members planning to join these trips should contact the coordinator in advance to confirm carpool arrangements, especially when ferry travel is planned. Please do not call after 9:00 pm. Please, make yourself known to each other at the carpool site. On long-distance trips, passengers should share gas expenses with their driver. An adult must accompany children under 15. On trips to the United States, a valid passport is now the required identification and it is advisable to have medical insurance as the Provincial medical program covers only a small portion of any medical costs in the US. For public transit information in the Lower Mainland, contact TransLink at 604-953-3333 or http://www.translink.ca/. For trips requiring a ferry journey, please confirm ferry sailing times. Contact British Columbia Ferries at 1-888-223-3779 or http://www.bcferries.com

For trips to West Vancouver, Cypress, Howe Sound, Squamish and Whistler, car pool at McDonald’s in Park Royal, West Vancouver. Take bus #250 or 257 Horseshoe Bay from any stop on Georgia Street downtown. From North Vancouver, take #239 or 255 Park Royal. Park Royal is the main stop on Marine Drive after Taylor Way; get off at the first stop after Taylor Way. Cross on the pedestrian crossing directly behind the stop, turn right and walk underneath the first overpass to the McDonald's car park where we meet. By car from Taylor Way, North Vancouver or downtown Vancouver, drive west on Marine Drive past the mall, keep right and take the second overpass over Marine Drive (next to London Drugs and The Bread Garden). Turn left immediately after crossing Marine Drive; the McDonald’s will be on your right side.

 

For trips to North Vancouver, Fraser Valley and Mt. Baker area, car pool at Franklin & Penticton in Vancouver. From downtown, take bus #10 Hastings or #16 29th Avenue Station. Get off at Kamloops Street (the first stop after Nanaimo) and walk one block east and one north. From points east, take bus #16 Arbutus from 29th Avenue or Renfrew station and get off at Hastings and Penticton. From north Burnaby, take bus #135 and from Coquitlam or Port Moody, take #160 and get off at Nanaimo.

 

For trips to South Vancouver, Richmond, Delta and the Islands, car pool at Oak & 42nd in Vancouver. Take bus #17 Oak from downtown and get off at Oak and 41st. Or bus #41 between Dunbar and Joyce Station, get off at Oak St. and walk to 42nd.