Photo: Megan Macphee

Spooner Park

Program Overview

Rick Spooner Memorial Park, often referred to as Spooner Park, is a Cranbrook park located on 17 Ave N. The park had been under the care of Mainstreams since 2012 and was inherited by Wildsight Kimberley Cranbrook upon their retirement. 

At Spooner Park, we focus on mitigating the growth of invasive species and preserving the riparian area on the Joseph Creek shoreline. The park is also conveniently situated by Mount Baker Secondary School, offering students the opportunity to learn about water science including stream ecology and watersheds, water monitoring methods, and planting vegetation.

 

Program Opportunities

Care of the park is done by generous volunteers.

We plan to host weed pulls, education events, and planting events at Spooner Park in the spring and fall of 2023.

If you’d like to get involved, please contact Ali Hadikin: alih@wildsight.ca

 

Photo credit: Megan MacPhee, Stewart Wilson

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Columbia Basin Trust for funding support in 2023!

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Camp Odyssey 2023

July 3 - August 25, 2023

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Want to protect wildlife, clean water and wild spaces? Volunteer with us! Wildsight volunteers are a very special group of people who give generously of their time to stuff envelopes, attend rallies, help run events, put up posters, keep tabs on forestry practices in their communities and participate in citizen science initiatives.

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Branch Information

Contact

97 Wallinger Ave
Kimberley, BC V1A 1Y6

Office Hours: Tuesday to Thursday, 9:00 am to 2:30 pm
Phone: 250-427-2535

kimcran@wildsight.ca