Events
BC Rivers Day
Celebrate BC River’s Day at One Mile Lake Nature Centre!
Join us on Sunday September 28th from 1pm to 4pm for a day of fun, learning, and community spirit hosted by Stewardship Pemberton Society.
This year’s event promises something for everyone with hands-on education opportunities, fun watershed-themed activities, and information sharing with Fisheries and Ocean Canada, Speĺkúmtn Community Forest, and the local chapter of the Pacific Streamkeepers Federation.
Highlights include:
In-stream activities to learn about river health and ecosystems
Kids art & craft station
Salmon & watershed education
Information booths
Bring your family and friends for a fantastic afternoon celebrating and protecting our precious rivers.
Location: One Mile Lake Nature Centre
Date: Sunday September 28th
Time: 1pm - 4pm
We recommend walking or cycling to the Nature Centre.
If you are driving, you can park in the commuter parking lot across from the co-op gas station and take a short walk past the Pemberton Creek Community Garden, and over the bridge to the Nature Centre.
This Stewardship Pemberton event is proudly supported by the Whistler Community Foundation, Village Of Pemberton, Squamish Lillooet Regional District, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Outdoor Recreational Council of British Columbia.
Weed and Feed at the Pemberton Secondary School Farm
We're back with another Weed and Feed!
Join us on Thursday, September 25th, from 4:30-7pm for a fun evening of weeding (and other garden tasks) followed by a free community dinner made from farm-fresh vegetables!
This is a great opportunity to support and celebrate the Pemberton Secondary School Farm, get your hands in the ground, and build community.
On the menu is squash soup (vegan, GF), garden salad, and a surprise dessert - all featuring produce grown by the school farm!
Please bring your own bowls and cutlery if you can.
We hope to see you there!
**Please RSVP** by emailing Nikki at coordinator@stewardshippembertonsociety.com or click "going" on our Facebook event page.
If you have any food allergies or dietary restrictions, please let us know.
This event will take place at the Pemberton Secondary School Garden while the school is closed for the summer. Nearest washrooms are in town next to the new Visitors Centre.
Learn more about the school farm on our website: https://stewardshippembertonsociety.com/pss-garden
We want to acknowledge that this event will be hosted on the traditional and unceded lands of the Lilwat Nation. When celebrating growing food it is important to reflect on and uplift the original stewards of this land.
Earthweek Celebration 2025
The Stewardship Pemberton Society is hosting a 2025 Earth Week Celebration sponsored by The Spel'ku'mtn Community Forest. Join us for an exciting week aimed at fostering environmental awareness, hands-on learning, and creative expression for children and families in our community. Through fun and educational activities, participants will engage with nature, create eco-friendly art, and develop a deeper connection to the environment. Events are FREE, and registration is required.
OPEN HOUSE AND CLOSING CELEBRATION AT ONE MILE LAKE NATURE CENTRE SUNDAY, APRIL 27th, 5:30 PM - 7 PM
Pemberton Seedy Sunday
Join us to learn, connect, and celebrate the beginning of the growing season at this free community event!
Swap seeds and stories with local growers, meet regional food security organizations, support local garden and food vendors, and "ask an expert" your gardening and seed saving questions. There will be free activities for all ages, snacks, warm drinks (please bring a mug), live music, and more!
This year, we’ll have even more seeds to share from our seed library and seed swap thanks to donations from local seed producers West Coast Seeds, Salt Spring Seeds, Seeds of Diversity, Sunshine Farms Seeds, Rainbow Seeds, and Sweet Rock Farm Seeds.
Coast Mountain Cannabis will be offering free potting mix (bring-your-own container!), and the Pemberton Farmers Institute will be sharing used row-cover, landscape fabric, and seed starting trays.
We’re excited to offer a fun activity for kids - or anyone interested - to build seed starting trays out of recycled materials, that they can plant out with seeds from the seed library!
We will also have outreach tables from the SLRD’s Make Soil Not Waste initiative, the Pemberton Library, FarmFolk CityFolk, BC Eco-Seed Co-operative, and Sea to Sky Invasive Species Council. Local farms Two Sisters Farms and HappiLife Farm will be selling home-grown dried flowers and flower tubers.
To keep you warm, we’ll have a free hot cocoa and tea stand at the Stewardship Pemberton Society table (bring a mug!). Local bakers Blissful Bites and the British Baker will be selling snacks and treats as well.
We want to acknowledge that this event will be hosted on the traditional and unceded lands of the Lilwat Nation. When celebrating growing food and engaging in age-old practices like seed saving, it is important to reflect on and uplift the original stewards of this land.
Film Screening - "In My Backyard"
This film screening is free however, you must register.
Stream Keepers Training
Exciting Volunteer Opportunity: Become a Local Stream Keeper!
Are you passionate about our local streams and creeks? Do you want to dive into the world of salmonid spawning and hands-on stream stewardship?
We’re thrilled to partner with The Pacific Salmon Foundation and The Pacific StreamKeepers Federation to bring you an incredible StreamKeepers Training! This multi-day training will kick off on Saturday, September 28th, 2024 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Mark your calendars and get ready for a day packed with learning and action! 🗓️
Why Join Us?
Learn: Gain valuable knowledge about salmonid spawning surveying
Experience: Engage in hands-on stream stewardship
Contribute: Help protect and care for our vital water resources
We’re offering this amazing training FREE to dedicated volunteers who commit to becoming local Stream Keepers with us. Volunteers will be asked to complete this fall training day in 2024 and one additional training day in early March, 2025. Stream Keepers will then continue on with your society to periodically monitor the health of our local streams and creeks.
Spaces are limited to just 12 volunteers, so don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to make a difference!
Ready to dive in? Contact our Executive Director at stewardshippemberrton@gmail.com for more details and to secure your spot.
BC Rivers Day Celebration!
Celebrate BC River’s Day at One Mile Lake Nature Centre!
Join us on September 22nd from 1pm to 4pm for a day of fun, learning, and community spirit hosted by the Stewardship Pemberton Society.
This year’s event promises something for everyone with education opportunities, activities and information sharing with the Pemberton Wildlife Association, Fisheries and Ocean Canada, Pemberton Arts Council, and Sea To Sky Invasive Species Council, Speĺkúmtn Community Forest, and Outdoor Recreation Council of BC.
Highlights include:
-Storytime with special guest Tanina Williams (2pm).
-Kids art & craft station
-Salmon & watershed education.
-Invasive plant I.D. workshop(2:45pm).
-Information Booths.
Bring your family and friends for a fantastic afternoon celebrating and protecting our precious rivers.
Location: One Mile Lake Nature Centre
Date: September 22nd
Time: 1pm - 4pm
We recommend walking or cycling to the centre.
If you are driving you can park in the commuter parking lot across from the co-op gas station and take a short walk past the Pemberton Creek Community Garden, over the bridge to the Nature Centre.
This Stewardship Pemberton event is proudly supported by the Whistler Community Foundation, Village Of Pemberton, and Squamish Lillooet Regional District, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Outdoor Recreational Council of British Columbia.
Seed Saving Workshop
Join us Friday, September 6th, at the Pemberton Farmers Market at the community barn. for a FREE seed saving workshop!
Whether you have seeds to save from your garden or just want to see how it all works, there will be plenty of opportunities to learn about seed saving and contribute to our community seed security.
We'll have seed saving stations for all kinds of vegetables, and will have Farm Folk City Folk’s mobile seed cleaning trailer to process and clean seeds. Hope to see you there!
Check out our event page and invite your friends - https://www.facebook.com/share/UjqfQK7f7wC1caJp/
Green ideas over Drinks - Engines and Fuels: A look under the hood
We're living in a changing landscape when it comes to engines, fuels and energy management systems. Reducing energy waste and implementing energy-efficient technologies can help contain greenhouse gas emissions. New technologies in engines and power systems are replacing decades-old ways of doing things.
Come and learn more about these systems we're part of every day - but often know very little about! Dan Moody, local mechanic and fuels manager for Blackcomb Helicopters, will be sharing his experience across a variety of industries.
Green Drinks is a community conversation on local environmental topics. Come on out and bring a friend - this is a great chance to meet others and engage in meaningful conversation.
Green ideas over Drinks- Slow Fashion
How can we be conscious consumers of fashion and understand sustainable alternatives? Led by Sierra Aston, join us for a conversation around the slow fashion movement and how to do an audit of your own home closet. Sierra is a former Executive Director of Stewardship Pemberton, has a background in fashion sustainability, and is deeply connected to local businesses that provide alternative consumption options to our communities.
Green ideas over Drinks
“Grizzly bears, barometers of wilderness and the health of ecosystems” Coast to Cascades Grizzly Bear Initiative with Allen McEwan
The Coast to Cascades Grizzly Bear Initiative seeks to protect and recover threatened grizzly bears and safeguard their habitat in southwest British Columbia. Grizzly bears are barometers of wilderness and the health of ecosystems.
Green Drinks
Green Drinks is a community conversation on local environmental topics! Come on out and bring a friend, this is a great chance to meet others and engage in meaningful conversation.
For the next Green Drinks, Veronica Woodruff will be hosting the event to discuss emergency preparedness and resiliency!