  Join the Our Water BC forum with the Canadian Freshwater Alliance Thursday, October 5th, 2017 @ 7 – 8:30 pm in the Fraser River Presentation Theatre, Township of Langley Civic Facility Learn about the opportunities that exist for residents to engage at the local level, and discuss solutions to the limitations, challenges and barriers to guarantee the future of this invaluable resource. Presented by the Canadian Freshwater Alliance. The BC Water Sustainability Act is an important tool to ensure healthy water for people and nature. RSVP Email Nichole at Langley Environmental Partners Society
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 Source - Glen Valley Watershed Society (GVWS) GVWS & LEPS are hosting another ivy pull & FREE pizza event on Saturday April 15th, 2017 - 10am to noon @ Bradner Park (north side of Haverman Rd. just west of Bradner Rd.) Come on down to destroy some ivy... it's getting pretty steep where we are working so channel your inner goat! Free PIZZA is served @ 12! GVWS & LEPS ivy pulling events are made possible by the support of the City of Abbotsford's Neighbourhood Spirit grant.
 Source - RiverBlue By LEPS - This Sunday is BC Rivers Day! Langley is celebrating at Derek Doubleday Arboretum from 11am - 3pm. BC Rivers Day kicks off three fabulous weeks of celebrating our local creeks and there are a lot of great events to get involved with, check out the Langley Township website for details. Read more for upcoming events...
 Image - Submitted A brand new industrial Mushroom composting business named Avina Fresh Produce Ltd. and H.Q. Mushroom Farm Ltd. located at 28310 – 58th Ave in west Bradner is emitting a foul odour. Neighbouring residents say that if they leave windows open in the night, toxic fumes and unpleasant odours waft in. Because of of Bradner's unique location, wind-less nights draw in a Pacific Ocean fed 'marine layer' that forms over the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) area, and traps concentrations of any toxins or off-gasses beneath this layer at ground level.
 Photo submitted by Andrei Fejes, Lynn Valley Park, BC By Sarah Atherton
Save the date for Sunday September 27th, 2015 The BC Rivers Day Community Festival, an annual celebration of water and nature, will be held Sunday, September 27th, 2015, 11am to 3 pm, at the Derek Doubleday Arboretum. The free, family-oriented event, which enhances understanding of the environment and spotlights our water resources also marks the kick-off to WaterWeeks, a three week series of events across the Township of Langley.  Photo source - Pintrest By Heather Lemieux, Editor Growing up in Bradner I spent a lot of time in Bradner's creeks and ravines with fellow farm kids. A favourite pastime on hot sunny days was to meander down to Beaver Creek (Nathan Creek) swimming hole, where 56th Ave. met Interprovincial Hwy. (58th Ave.) Recently at the Bradner Flower Show I was introduced to the Glen Valley Water Shed Society (GVWS). I learned a lot about the importance of healthy streams working better with healthy farming practices. Environmental problems from an unhealthy stream can affect land and livestock. The following are some sensitivities I found listed in a Fisheries and Oceans Canada brochure.
So, through education and by keeping our streams healthy we can all experience the benefits for our farms, fish and wildlife. Keeping water ecosystems healthy is an important part of our special community here in Bradner and beyond. Links Glen Valley Watersheds Society Fisheries and Oceans Canada  Photo Source - Langley Explorer There is no place like Williams Park to beat the heat during the summer! On August 18th, 2015 from 5:00 - 8:00 pm the Glen Valley Watershed Society will be partnering with the Lower Fraser Aboriginal Society to offer dinner in the park, a chance to come together with our community, stewardship groups, members of LEPS and families to celebrate the beauty of the Salmon River Watershed. Members of our restoration teams will be on hand to discuss three of our major restoration projects - The North Langley Fingered Wetland Project and the Salmon River and West Creek Enhancement and Restoration Projects. Family activities include the life cycle salmon board game, salmon hats and a nature scavenger hunt! Some food will be provided but we welcome you to bring along a picnic of your choice or participate in a pot luck. Registration required for planning purposes, please contact Sarah at education@leps.bc.ca Williams Park, 68th Ave. & 238th St., Langley BC   By Heather Lemieux, Editor Nathan or Beaver Creek? A Bradner Barker contributor and reader wrote to me recently wondering, "Nathan Creek is actually called Beaver Creek, how it became Nathan is a mystery to all of us". I too have been confused about this very topic and have been curious to find answers. So with a bit of inquiring and research I was able to solve this mystery! The Glen Valley Watershed Society posted the history of the name origin on their website. Beaver Creek was known by the Bradner area's early settlers and Nathan Creek is still commonly referred to as Beaver Creek, particularly in the Bradner area of west Abbotsford BC. In 1914 a decision was made in Victoria, BC to change the name to Nathan Creek in commemoration of Henry Nathan who pre-empted land at the mouth of the creek in 1875. There doesn't appear to be any further record of Henry Nathan as a settler in the Bradner area. In 1939 the Geographic Names Board of Canada confirmed Nathan as the official name. Originally, Nathan Creek flowed several hundred metres East of the present dyke channel and joined the Fraser River through what is now known as Nathan Slough. The creek was diverted and dyked in 1911 - 1912, constructed by the Canadian Northern Railway, protecting much of the fertile natural prairie of Glen Valley from periodic flooding. While agriculture established in the lower parts of Nathan (Beaver) Creek the fine stands of timber in the uplands attracted loggers. For many years several sawmills flourished in the Bradner area. In the past, Nathan (Beaver) Creek has provided spawning areas for significant numbers of Coho, Pink, Chum and Steelhead Salmon, as well as Cutthroat and Rainbow Trout. While Chinook salmon are not known to spawn in the system, young Chinook fry from other creeks use the lower reaches to feed and rest as they venture to the ocean. Chum Salmon are no longer common in the system, and there is evidence that populations of Coho, Steelhead and Rainbow are declining.
 Eastern Kingbird By Lisa Dreves Attached is the form for this year’s Glen Valley bird count results. Very interesting compared to averages from previous years. In the future consideration should be given to schedule conflicts with the big British Columbia Field Ornithologists’ Annual Conference and the bird count should be scheduled a week early instead of later so all the birds don’t disappear like they seemed to this year. Less birders turned out this year. Heat and scheduling of the bird count one week later than usual were thought to result in the low turnout. Count Results Showed the Following Compared to the Last Few Years Averages in Brackets:
Low Numbers:
High Numbers:
The big find this year goes to the team of Phil and Glenn – 1 Eastern Kingbird – the only other time we have seen one was in 2008! The highest numbers go to the team of Joan and Anne – nice job ladies! Thank-you so much for all of your help this year – the count would never be able to happen without so many talented birders! Lisa Dreves Langley Stewardship Coordinator Langley Environmental Partners Society 604-546-0336 
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