First introduced in 2014 by Metro Vancouver, EcoBlitz is an annual environmental stewardship event that takes place every October in Metro Vancouver Regional Parks.
EcoBlitz events focus on stewardship activities that engage volunteers from across the region in activities such as restoration plantings, invasive species removals, habitat maintenance, and wildlife monitoring.
Metro Vancouver Regional Parks Foundation is proud to support EcoBlitz in making environmental stewardship events accessible and engaging for everyone. For example, in past events volunteers created a pollinator meadow for butterflies and bees, and established an ephemeral wetland habitat for blue herons, ducks, and amphibians. How’s that for making a difference?
Here are some impressive 2025 EcoBlitz achievements:
- 726 volunteers contributed over 1,950 hours
- 40 stewardship events were held at 15 regional parks
- 7,344 native trees and shrubs were planted and 2.526 tonnes of invasive plants were removed in forest, wetland, coastal sand dunes, and old-field habitats
What happens at an EcoBlitz event?
Well, it’s simple, really. Thousands of EcoBlitz volunteers come together to help plant native trees, shrubs and ground covers. They also remove invasive plants, garbage, and litter from our regional parks.
EcoBlitz 2025 highlights included:
- Riparian planting along Davies Creek at Crippen Regional Park
- Dune ecosystem planting and invasive plant removal at Iona Beach Regional Park
- Wetland planting at Boundary Bay Regional Park
- Native vegetation planting at Burnaby Lake Nature House
- Restoration of a hayfield into native vegetation and wildflower habitat at Campbell Valley Regional Park
- Hedgerow planting next to new Perimeter Trail extension at Campbell Valley Regional Park
- Buffer plantings at Derby Reach, Tynehead, and Aldergrove regional parks
- Invasive plant removals at Burnaby Lake and Minnekhada regional parks
- Wildlife camera monitoring at Widgeon Marsh Regional Park
How can you get involved with EcoBlitz?
October is when we pull up our bootstraps for this event! With so much ground to cover Metro Vancouver and EcoBlitz still need you – volunteers – to help restore our gorgeous regional parks. Leave your own personal legacy by planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers!
Make a Donation
Help protect our lush regional parks by buying trees and shrubs through MVRP Foundation which can be planted in a Metro Vancouver Regional Park – a gift that keeps on growing! The trees provide birds and other park critters with crucial spots to safely rest in shade and nest!
Donate a symbolic gift of:
- $20 – 1 Tree
- $50 – 3 Trees
- $75 – 5 Trees
- $100 – 8 Trees
Just remember, EcoBlitz is not just about planting trees, it’s about making like a tree and leaf-ing our regional parks better for future generations. Donate, support or join Metro Vancouver Regional Parks this EcoBlitz and help our parks flourish!
