Nature Chilliwack is actively involved in local, provincial and national conservation issues. We write letters in response, attend public open houses, submit briefs to environmental assessment hearings, respond to legals in the local papers and generally keep abreast with current concerns. Loss of ALR lands, old growth forests and wetlands especially concern us. We collaborate with many local environmental groups.
Current Concerns
Dog Waste in Parks BC Nature Survey
BC Nature is currently exploring the issue of dog waste and dog waste bags being left along trails, parks, and natural areas. While many dog owners bag their pet’s waste, it is increasingly reported that bagged waste is being left along trails rather than placed in garbage bins, creating both visual litter and plastic pollution in natural spaces.
Research suggests that littered dog waste bags can contribute to plastic and microplastics pollution and may also pose ecological and health risks due to the fecal matter they contain.
Tree Removal on Little Mountain for New Development on Shannon Heights
See this article in the Chilliwack Progress
Bridal Veil Mountain Resort – BC’s Next Great All-Season Mountain Resort
The proposed resort will be situated in the Chipmunk Creek Watershed, south of the Fraser River,
within the Fraser Valley Regional District, about 100 km east of Vancouver.
The natural attributes of the mountains south of Chilliwack in general and of the Chipmunk Creek watershed in particular, combined with the proximity to a large, growing, and under subscribed recreational marketplace in the Fraser Valley, make this a very exciting resort development opportunity.
The BVMR EOI outlines the preliminary elements and considerations for the project, following the BC All Season Resort Policy and Guidelines. The vision and concepts are preliminary and will be refined through collaboration with local First Nations Communities, as well as input from local government and stakeholders.
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Check Out Nature Trust British Columbia’s (NTBC) Conservation Work
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The Camp Slough Wildlife Area is a NTBC property stewarded by Nature Chilliwack
Federal Environmental Assessment Reform
Conservation Reports by Annabelle Rempel
Annabelle Rempel retired in 2018 after 30 years as the Conservation Chair of the Chilliwack Field Naturalists Club. Sadly she passed away in May 2021
She wrote about current conservation issues bimonthly. Our Club truly appreciated her expertise and dedication.
Annabelle hand-wrote her reports.
Since her passing, Nature Chilliwack members discuss Conservation Concerns at monthly meeting following up with letters to proponents and input into any feedback surveys locally, provincially and federally.
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