Youth and Ecological Restoration

YER provides youth aged twelve to eighteen with one-on-one work experience through ecological restoration methods, ecotherapy practices and mentoring support.

BC Ministry of Children and Family Development has funded YER since 2004.

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

NEWS and Events

Ecology Transforms Youth (35 min., 2019) – full film

Ecology Transforms Youth (35 min., 2019) – full film

In 2019 Youth & Ecological Restoration (YER) produced a tribute to the decade of work that has led to more than 360 youth participants reconnecting with nature. The YER film “Ecology Transforms Youth” was shown at the World Community Film Festival on February 2nd....

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