Formerly the Department of National Defence Wet Bridging Area, the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve is a 130-hectare site managed by the City of Chilliwack and volunteers from the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve Society.  The undyked floodplain habitat is home to over 90 Great Blue Heron nests and a wide variety of rare wildlife and vegetation.

Location: South end of Sumas Prairie Road on the Vedder River dyke.

Reserve hours: dawn to dusk - Daily

Spring 2006 Rotary Interpretive Centre Schedule
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Rotary Interpretive Centre: 604-823-6603
Chilliwack Parks, Recreation & Culture: 604-793-2904

Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve web site:  www.chilliwackblueheron.com

How to get there: From Vancouver - take exit 109 onto Yale Road West, turn right on to Sumas Prairie Road, travel south to the end of the road.

From Hope - take exit 116, turn left on to Lickman Road traveling south, turn right on Keith Wilson Road, left on Sumas Prairie Road and follow to the end.