Salmonids in the Classroom 2024
With fry releases in the books for another year, we wish to congratulate the teachers and students that took such excellent care of their classroom fry.
May day
Students release their Salmonids in the Classroom chum fry while the one year old coho in the Bell-Irving Hatchery rearing ponds are horsing around as they always do before their imminent ocean journey.
Super Tuesday
103 plants into the ground due to the great effort of the students on this delightful spring afternoon.
Goodbye Chums 2024
We had 411 visitors come to take part in this spring tradition. Thanks go to Metro Vancouver Regional Parks staff, our volunteers, and Panago!
April planting
339 plants went into the ground today at this restoration site, thanks to the students and the rest of the volunteers.
The Perfect Fryday
Salmonids in the Classroom chum salmon fry are released on this fine spring day as the students explore the surrounding area. Later on we check out wolf spiders of all things as well as coho fry further downstream.
Donation from Odlum Brown
KEEPS would like to recognize a generous personal donation made by Charlotte Faulkner, a Vice President at Odlum Brown and an accompanying corporate donation. As a small. not-for-profit organization, it is donations like this that are our lifeblood! Thank you, Charlotte!
Spring Break
Once again, Metro Vancouver Regional Parks, KEEPS and the City of Maple Ridge coming together to provide a super cool experience for youth.
Cool Cats and Canines, March 17th
St. Patrick’s Day with the canines and kitties at the Stewardship Center, on an epic 22 degree March day that saw 105 visitors.
Open House “Making History”
Many thanks to Karen and our volunteers for making this an interesting educational day.