Youth and Ecological Restoration

Helping exceptional youth build healthy community relationships with both the human and natural worlds.

Through restoring local watersheds with community members,
youth gain a sense of worth, belonging and place.

News & Events at YER

Goose Spit Park Yellow Sand-verbena Inventory 2021

Sep 15, 2021

The ecological inventory project was completed in CVRD’s Goose Spit Park during 2021. The work was done by youth participants of the Youth and Ecological Restoration (YER) Program , YER program leader (Wendy Kotilla), and a biologist.

Youth and Ecological Restoration Program Annual Report 2021

Sep 15, 2021

Youth and Ecological Restoration Program Annual Report 2021 – Visit the post to view this report.

Cumberland Forest Youth Led Public Tour August 20th AT 12:00 pm

Aug 11, 2021

Cumberland Community Forest Society (CCFS) and Youth and Ecological Restoration (YER) are excited to invite the public to a youth led tour of the Perseverance Creek corridor on Friday, August 20th at 12:00 pm. This section of forest was purchased in 2020 and is 225 acres in size.

Goose Spit Park Yellow Sand-verbena Inventory 2020

Aug 11, 2021

The ecological inventory project was completed in CVRD’s Goose Spit Park from July 20-24,2020. The work was done by youth participants of the Youth and Ecological Restoration (YER) Program (Iain Petersen and Madelynn Boschman), YER program leader (Wendy Kotilla), and
biologist (Carrina Maslovat).

YER Transitioning to New Blood

Oct 23, 2020

The Youth and Ecological Restoration Program (YER) is going through changes this fall. After sixteen years of YER being operated by one person, it is time to introduce someone else into the program leadership. This transitioning to new blood has been ongoing for a couple of years with the main goal of ensuring YER continue with its integrity intact.