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Many Ways of Seeing: the Gift of Caring for Creation in Community
Many Ways of Seeing: the Gift of Caring for Creation in Community By Amanda Hildebrand, Ontario Program Manager October 21, 2026 [...]

Appreciating Amazing Araneae: Learning to Appreciate the Finer Details of a Misunderstood Animal
Appreciating Amazing Araneae: Learning to Appreciate the Finer Details of a Misunderstood Animal By Tai Linklater, WildRoots Summer Worker Oct 1, 2026 [...]

Small Systems are Important for Fish Too
Small Systems are Important for Fish Too Brianne Hull, Conservation Field Technician, Northern BC team, shares her thoughts on a summer spent in the [...]

Pondering Pollinators
Pondering Pollinators What I learned about this fascinating group of animals this summer By Marisa Chambers, Children’s Education Coordinator, Northern BC Team September 28, [...]
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Latest News From A Rocha Canada
January 2016
Environmental Centre Finds a Permanent Home at “Brooksdale”
The donation of a 4.1 million dollar heritage property to A Rocha Canada, a local conservation organization, was recently completed in December of 2015. The 18 acre farm, located on 16th Avenue near 194th [...]
December 2015
Beyond the Fieldwork
A Reflection by Conservation Intern - Christel Dalhuisen I am from The Netherlands, a land mostly existing of water. A land created by dyking and poldering. Seafarers are our ancestors. It is said that everyone [...]
A Rocha Named a Community Champion
Media Contact: David Anderson - Contact the Brooksdale Office. December 20, 2015 BC Hydro recently named A Rocha Canada as a 2015 Community Champion in environmental leadership. The award was granted after a [...]
Dragonflies and damselflies at Brooksdale and environs
Stan Olson surveyed odonates (dragonflies and damselflies) in Surrey, BC at Kingfisher Farm in 2007 to 2010 and at A Rocha's Brooksdale Environmental Centre from 2007 to 2015. We report three broad findings for the period [...]


