Please join us for a free, family-friendly event to learn about how to make our forests more healthy and resilient to wildfire and climate change. The GCA and partners are excited to showcase the results of the recently completed forest restoration on our new Quadra Hill property. We will offer morning and afternoon guided walking tours of our mature forest, unrestored plantation forest, and restored plantation forest sites.  We’ll also be offering an ecological thinning workshop and a workshop on assembled nurse logs.  There will be fun activities for children, as well as snacks and hot drinks.

This event is offered as part of our new Restoring the Balance program, and is our contribution to International Make a Difference Week in support of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. GCA staff and our partners will be on hand to provide information and advice for landowners who are interested in discussing forest stewardship activities on their properties.  Hands-on volunteer activities will contribute to ecological fuel management in the forest restoration stands.

Parking will be at the Millard Learning Centre (MLC) – 10825 Porlier Pass Road.
Shuttles depart from the MLC for Quadra Hill at 10am & 1pm, and will return periodically throughout the day – Join for one or both sessions!  

Please dress appropriately for the weather, with a solid pair of hiking boots.  Long sleeves and pants are recommended –  gloves and tools for hands-on activities will be provided.  Public washrooms are located at the Millard Learning Centre at the parking area, but there are no washroom facilities at Quadra Hill, so please plan accordingly.  

We are grateful to the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, the Gencon Foundation, and the Community Impact Grant for supporting this event.  Funding for the forest restoration work on Quadra Hill was provided by Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Victoria Foundation.