June 12, 2010
Ugly Bug Ball 2010
DFO Community Advisors in the lower mainland of BC and the Pacific Streamkeepers Federation host a free volunteer appreciation event called the Ugly Bug Ball every two years. For the last several times, the event has been held at the A Rocha facility in South Surrey, a gorgeous old farm that's been turned into an environmental education venue.
A few photos of this year's event, with a concentration on the beautiful natural setting :-):
DFO Community Advisor Mark Johnson sets the stage
PSKF's Zo Ann Morten shows what it means to be a stakeholder :-)
Bribing volunteers with cake!
The wine/whine session where everyone gets to beef in good company!
One of the gorgeous salmon moulded at an Ugly Bug Ball several years ago.
Participants hang out in the orchard.
Looking up at the sun through the orchard trees.
The beautiful pond on the A Rocha property.
Another water feature with snails enjoying the spattering flow.
Some of the gyotaku (Japanese-style transfer images) people created.
It truly is a gorgeous property!
