SER North American Conference

Field Trips

Participating in conference field trips are a great way to explore Vancouver and its surrounding regions, while learning about remarkable restoration projects firsthand. Each of our field trips are restoration focused, offering comprehensive information into the areas participants will visit. Led by experts and organizations involved in diverse restoration projects in and around Vancouver, these trips promise immersive and detailed learning experiences.

A group of people on a field trip experience in the Mountains near Vancouver.

Discover the details of our field trips, including costs, date, and time in the table provided below. Click on the name of the field for more details. Secure your spot for these enriching experiences by registering through the conference registration portal.

Field Trip Listings

Name of Field TripDateTimeField Trip CapacityPrice
(in CAD)
Tidal marsh restoration and climate adaptation in Boundary Bay and Sturgeon BankMonday 28 October7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.20$100
NATS Nursery Tour – BC’s Largest Native Plant NurseryMonday 28 October8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.50$125
Connecting Water, Ecology and Community through Green Rainwater InfrastructureWednesday 30 October1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.20$75
Ecological restoration at Iona Beach Regional Park: improving water quality, estuary health, resilience, and relationships in the Fraser River EstuaryWednesday 30 October1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.40$50
Help to restore ecosystem health in Pacific Spirit Regional ParkWednesday 30 October1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.30$50
Restoration outside the box – using benthic barriers to control aquatic invasive speciesWednesday 30 October1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.15$75
Field tour of Burns Bog Ecological Conservancy Area: a large urban peatland undergoing restorationFriday 1 November8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.50 (25 each trip)$75
Hwmat’etsum (Mount Maxwell): An experiment in ecological approaches to forest fire risk reduction – Salt Spring IslandFriday 1 November8:00 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.20$250
Central Squamish Salmon RestorationFriday 1 November8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.50$100
Register for field trips through the conference registration portal.
SER North American Conference