Environmental Youth Alliance

Environmental Youth Alliance Empowering equity-denied youth to become environmental stewards/Land-based education + job skills

06/04/2026

Hear it from our youth! We invited youth participants to share about the impact of EYA's programs as environmental stewards. Thank you, Medelyn, for sharing your reflections and experiences as a Nature Steward in our Earth Allies program! 🌎

If you're between the ages of 14 - 18 and interested in helping the environment, then check out our free youth programs to help grow native plants and rewild East Van while learning land-based skills rooted in habitat stewardship, ecology, and Indigenous knowledge. 🌱

Learn more through the link in our bio or visit www.eya.ca/nature-stewards/

05/29/2026

Are you a youth ages 18-25 wanting to gain environmental job skills? Apply for our paid Roots & Shoots Employment Training Program: https://eya.ca/program/roots-shoots/ (Link in bio)

05/28/2026

Are you a youth age 18-25 wanting to gain employment & environmental job skills? Apply for our Cultivate: Employment Skills Workshops through the link in our bio or https://eya.ca/program/cultivate/

🌱 Join up to 9 free employment skills workshops this summer and deepen your work and life skills. Choose from our workshop options with topics ranging from self care & support networks, job searching, interviewing with confidence, and more.

Bus tickets, snacks, and an honorarium of $20/workshop attended are provided!

05/27/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who supported our 2026 Native Plant Fundraiser! It was wonderful to see so many new and familiar faces picking up our youth-grown native plants. We’re so grateful to those who shared kind words about why they support EYA 🌱✨

We hope all the native plants settle in well and thrive in their new homes. Thank you for supporting and growing alongside us!

Our Native Plant Nursery 1 crew got busy towards the end of the season! The youth made collages about eco-anxiety and th...
05/25/2026

Our Native Plant Nursery 1 crew got busy towards the end of the season!

The youth made collages about eco-anxiety and the futures they envision, and everyone worked together to make dandelion root tea and pesto! After enjoying their tasty creations, the group got hands-on over at Rainbow's Meadow as well, removing lesser celandine and planting numerous different native plants species to support the ecosystem. 🌱

Over at Renfrew Ravine, the youth learned the story of Still Creek and harvested red elderberry flowers to make into syrups. There, our Peer Mentor Maya also facilitated a workshop on tree rings, and our guest Jaylen Bastos provided a lesson on tree identification! 🌳

We thank the youth for their hard work this season and hope they continue to grow as stewards of the land! 💚

Land Guardians closed out the season with an eventful final few weeks of program!The group was recently joined by guest ...
05/21/2026

Land Guardians closed out the season with an eventful final few weeks of program!

The group was recently joined by guest Kristen Penhall, who did a bee workshop, teaching about the incredible diversity of pollinators in BC. Everyone got to sample various types of honey, get hands-on with different specimens, and smell a segment of a bee hive! 🐝

The group also spent lots of time doing stewardship in the garden. They cleared invasive species, planted to***co seeds, harvested raspberry leaves, and went on nature walks. Plus, the youth also made sure to slow down at times by sitting and reflecting in their nature journals or making salves. 📝🌿

🎉 Last chance to apply! Accepting applications for our Nature Stewards programs🙌 Are you between the ages of 14 - 18?🌿 A...
05/20/2026

🎉 Last chance to apply! Accepting applications for our Nature Stewards programs

🙌 Are you between the ages of 14 - 18?
🌿 Are you interested in helping the environment and taking care of the land?

Then our Nature Stewards programs are for you!

Join one of our free youth programs to help grow native plants and rewild East Van while learning land-based skills rooted in habitat stewardship, ecology, and Indigenous knowledge. We have available spots for Rewilding & Plants & People, and are accepting waitlist for Earth Allies.

Bus tickets, lunch, and an honorarium of $20/day (based on attendance) are provided! Learn more and apply through the link in our bio or visit www.eya.ca/nature-stewards/

🤩 We are accepting applications for Roots & Shoots, EYA’s Paid Land-based Job Training Program until June 8th!This paid ...
05/19/2026

🤩 We are accepting applications for Roots & Shoots, EYA’s Paid Land-based Job Training Program until June 8th!

This paid 8-week job training program will support you to develop land-based job skills in horticulture, ecological restoration, and plant medicine, as well as employability skills like personal management, communication and career navigation.

Open to all youth ages 18-25 who identify as Indigenous, Black, a Person of Colour and/or living with a disability. You will be paid $19.25/hour. Bus passes are provided for the whole program and lunches are provided on workshop days.

✨ Learn more and apply through the link in our bio or https://eya.ca/program/roots-shoots/

Our Rewilding program has wrapped for the Spring! To close out the season, youth planted calendula and mullein seeds in ...
05/18/2026

Our Rewilding program has wrapped for the Spring! To close out the season, youth planted calendula and mullein seeds in the Youth Garden, learned birding skills with guest Jaylen Bastos, and did lots of stewardship over at Renfrew Ravine. 🐦

Our Peer Mentors also facilitated their own lesson plans for the Rewilding crew, leading activities like playing nature-themed hangman and drawing made-up birds inspired by real species found in the garden. 🎨

Kudos to all the youth for a season full of creativity, stewardship, and connection to the land. 💚

Over the past month, our Native Plant Nursery 2 crew were busy making the most of their final weeks of program!The youth...
05/15/2026

Over the past month, our Native Plant Nursery 2 crew were busy making the most of their final weeks of program!

The youth made their own herbaria, learned about different soil types, and tested the soils around Strathcona Community Garden. Plus, they explored their surroundings through smell and taste with an activity led by our Peer Mentors. 👃🌿

Everyone also spent time over at Renfrew Ravine, where they learned about birding with special guest Sam and planted wood fern, false Solomon's seal, and wild ginger on the riparian slopes. 🌱

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