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DFWT promotes the preservation of farmland and associated wildlife habitat through sustainable farming and land stewardship.

10/31/2026

🎃 Happy Halloween! 🦇

If you visited our booth last weekend, you may have spotted our new bat poster! It features spectrograms from some of the most common bat species we’ve recorded on farmland across Delta over the past three years.

Of BC’s 15 bat species, 8 are currently considered at risk or threatened. Through our research, we’re working to better understand how bats use farmland and the role they play in the ecosystem.

One benefit of having bats on farmland is that they are important natural pest controllers! The Little Brown Bat, for example, can eat over 1,000 insects an hour, which can help keep insect populations in check on local farms.

10/30/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Great Pumpkin Carve last weekend and braved the rain with us! 🎃

For those who stopped by our booth and entered our newsletter contest, we’re happy to announce that two lucky winners have been selected! 🎉

Each winner will receive a DFWT cooler tote bag, two laminated birding guides, and a one-year family pass to the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary! Check your emails to see if you’re one of our winners.

A big thank you to George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary for generously donating the two family passes. We really appreciate your support!

Thanks again to everyone who stopped by to say hello. We loved seeing you there!

10/28/2026

On November 10, join the BC Living Lab Field Vegetables group for a Cover Crop Variety Trial field day hosted by Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust. The trial showcases 24 varieties of cover crops in 6.5ft by 200ft plots. Thanks to Pacific Forage and Jonmardel Farms for partnering with us on this trial.

Lunch will be provided.

This is a free event, open to all, but registration is required. Visit the link in our bio to register!

This event is supported by BC Living Lab with funding provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Agricultural Climate Solutions - Living Lab program and On-Farm Climate Action Fund. BC Living Lab is delivered by the IAF.

10/20/2026

Join DFWT and BC Living Lab on October 23, 1–3 PM at Tecarte Farms in Delta to see how 8 different winter cover crop mixes compare in local growing conditions!

📍 Kettles Road, Delta
🍴 Refreshments provided

Free to attend, but registration is required. This is a drop-in event with no set schedule, so you can arrive anytime and explore the fields at your own pace. DFWT staff will be on site to answer questions.

Visit the link in our bio to register. Please dress for the weather, as field conditions may be wet!

This event is supported by BC Living Lab with funding provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Agricultural Climate Solutions - Living Lab program and On-Farm Climate Action Fund. BC Living Lab is delivered by the IAF.

10/06/2026

Our calendars are full this October! We hope to see you at any one of these exciting local Delta events this month!

October 14th: Organic BC Gather and Grow Event Series at West Coast Seeds
October 18th: Welcoming Back the Birds at the Douglas J. Husband Discovery Centre
October 23rd: Our 3rd Cover Crop Variety Trial Field Day at Tecarte Farms in Delta
October 24th-25th: The Great Pumpkin Carve at McKitrick Park in North Delta and
Paterson Park in Ladner

🔗Visit the link in our bio to learn more and to register!

09/25/2026

It’s harvest time! 🌽

We love seeing farmers bringing in this year’s crop. And with harvest comes cover crop season too! 🌱

09/01/2026

Our Hedgerow field techs have been hard at work managing invasive weeds in our native hedgerows!

While native hedgerows provide valuable habitat for wildlife and pollinators, invasive weeds can quickly take over and compete with the plants we’re working to establish and protect.

So, how do we tackle these pesky plants? Stick around to learn more about how we identify and manage some of the common invasive weeds found in our hedgerows.

Watch until the end for a handy guide to help you identify these weeds and learn how to deal with them!

Funding for the Hedgerow Stewardship Program is provided in part by the governments of Canada and British Columbia under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

08/24/2026

🌱 The Grassland Set Aside Variety Trial Field Day is 3 days away! 🌱
Before you come out, take a look at what's growing in our variety trial plots, from pollinator-friendly floral mixes to grass mixes built for ground cover and erosion control. Come see how they're performing in person!

🗓️ August 27th 📍 3555 Kettles Road, Delta 🕐12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
No RSVP required!

08/20/2026

🌾 What is a grassland set-aside and why does it matter? 🐝
Swipe through to learn how taking land out of intensive production and letting it rest helps soil health, boosts biodiversity, all while giving pollinators and wildlife a place to thrive.
Want to learn more? Our Grassland Set Aside field day is on August 27th, check the link in bio to learn more🌱

08/14/2026

Come hear about how DFWT is using audio recorders to monitor waterfowl in farmlands!

Our recent webinar on this topic, as well as all future webinars and other videos are now up on our new YouTube channel.

Over the past four years, we have used recorders to track day and night how Snow Geese and other waterfowl use cover crop fields.

We talk about the trends we see in how geese respond to potential predators and their patterns of grazing throughout the year.

https://www.youtube.com/

Address

203/4882 Delta Street
Delta, BC
V4K2T8

Telephone

+16049403392

Website

https://deltafarmland.ca/, https://linktr.ee/deltafarmland

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