2025 Restoration Highlights
January 2026
As we enter this new calendar year, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate what an incredible year 2025 was for ecological restoration!
Join us in looking back at the last 12 months in HAT’s Restoration Program:
JANUARY
The Matson Mattocks held their first volunteer invasive species removal session of 2025 and were greeted by winter fungi emerging at Matson Conservation Area, including turkey tail, false turkey tail, and witch’s butter.
Photos by Roger Hird
FEBRUARY
Carol Brown and the Friends of Havenwood Park celebrated their 10-year anniversary! HAT Board Director Andy MacKinnon led guided walks about the unique ecology of Havenwood Park.
MARCH
We gathered with Farheen Haq, Special Bird Service and friends for “Shukriya TEṈEW̱”: An Ivy Pull & Forest Feast on W̱SÁNEĆ homelands to celebrate Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr), Nowrouz (“New Day”, an ancient Persian festival) and Spring Equinox. The W̱S͸,ḴEM Ivy Project hosted and welcomed us on the forested land of the Jim Family.
Photos by Karissa Chandrakate
APRIL
We welcomed back the HAT Field Crew for their 2025 season!
MAY
HAT staff were invited for a day of restoration and learning on Trial Islands Ecological Reserve.
JUNE
SNEMIŦIYE Dominique James, WSÁNEĆ Land Steward and SENĆOŦEN Language Specialist, led a guided plant walk at SṈIDȻEȽ ŦIŦEȽ SṈÁNET (Oak Haven Park).
Photos by Trentön Schulz-Franco
JULY
Our stewardship team participated in a Wetland Restoration Workshop led by the BC Wildlife Federation and Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary.
AUGUST
We gathered together for Max’s last day as Habitat Restoration Supervisor and celebrated everything he contributed to the program!
SEPTEMBER
The Field Crew spent a wonderful week working at a conservation covenant property in Metchosin.
OCTOBER
The Field Crew joined the Stqeeye’ Learning Society for a day of restoration and planting at Xwaaqw’um Wetland.
NOVEMBER
We celebrated the last community event of 2025 for the SṈIDȻEȽ Resiliency Project, led by PEPAKEṈ HÁUTW̱.
DECEMBER
The Friends of Oak Haven Park held their final volunteer event of 2025, under the new leadership of Nancy Shackelford and Nicole da Silva.
Thank you so much to all of the volunteers and partners that make this program so special. We can’t wait to get back out on the land with you all in 2026!