Current Volunteer Opportunities
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Senior Crafters
Seniors are needed to help expand the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary’s Senior’s Craft Program with the main focus around volunteering to create crafts that reflect an ecological mandate. Sale of these items through the Nature House, gift shops and public events will generate revenue which will be used to support our educational and habitat restoration projects. In addition to weekly activities in the craft room and woodworking shop, seniors will guide children in creating crafts from sustainable materials on site as well as participating as leaders in community-wide events such as bird and bat house building. The activities will involve seniors with the same values and interests. Ultimately, the community will benefit from increased knowledge and practice of environmental stewardship. More information is available here.
Seniors Crafting
for Nature
Information & Brainstorm Session
Please bring your ideas for possible
projects and join us for tea and cookies
on Tuesday, January 31st,
1:00 pm-3:00pm
At Saanich Silver Threads
in the Les Passmore Seniors Activity Center
at 286 Hampton Road near Tillicum
For more information please contact
Coral at 250-479-0211
Or email naturalist2@swanlake.bc.ca
-:New Listing:-
The Board of Directors for Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary is seeking an enthusiastic new board member with fundraising experience to help guide Swan Lake through a major “Bridges To Nature” Capital Fundraising Campaign. This passionate and outgoing person has strong ties to the community and shares our passion for the Sanctuary.
Experience in the following:
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Leading or participating in major Capital Campaign and/or planned giving program
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Fundraising expertise
- motivating a capital campaign team and enhancing their fundraising capabilities
- writing grants
- hosting fundraising events
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community and public relations, media relations and social media
Interested individuals should contact Beth Allan at beth.allan@shaw.ca or for more information.
Site Restoration
Join our site restoration team every Tuesday morning at 9:00 am. Volunteers work on a variety of projects ranging from trail maintenance to invasion plant removal.
Native Plant Group
Meets every Friday afternoon from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Nature House and assists with maintenance and enhancement of our very special Native Plant Garden.
Invasive Plant Group
Join us Monday afternoons from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., or Friday afternoons from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. to assist with this very important effort to remove Scotch Broom, English Ivy, Himlayan Blackberry and a host of other invasive plants that are threatening our native plant ecosystems.
Nature House Reception/Administrative Support
We are currently looking for assistance Monday afternoons from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Duties include answering phones, taking program registrations & payments, assisting with the preparation of program materials, general secretarial support, and assisting visitors to the Nature House.
Costume Designer
We’re looking for a creative sewing wizard who can assist our program manager by designing and creating a series of costumes to be used in our nature education programs. Contact Scott Mair at 250- 479-0211
