The Engaged Buddhist Practice Group invites you to enjoy this opportunity to practice outdoor walking meditation together with Sangha connections while engaging in place-based learning on this semi-rural island located within the Metro Vancouver Region, Islands Trust jurisdiction, and Átl’ka7tsem/Howe Sound UNESCO Biosphere Region.
Meet up point: 10:00 am at the Bowen Island Library front entrance (430 Bowen Island Trunk Rd, Bowen Island - approx. 150 metres from the Bowen Island Ferry).
Transportation Information: The Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Island Ferry schedule is available HERE. The 9:20 AM sailing ought to arrive Bowen Island at 9:40 AM. We will return in time for a mid-afternoon ferry back to the city.
Please note: Walk-on ferry passengers need to purchase tickets in Horseshoe Bay at least 10 minutes before the scheduled sailing time. There are no reservations available for this route for either walk-on or automobiles.
Organizers/hosts will monitor the actual ferry departure/arrival time and adjust the walk’s starting time accordingly if the 9:20 AM ferry is running behind schedule.
Please register by the morning of Friday June 13 , so we know who is coming and how to reach you in the event of changes.
Event description: This walk with local Bowen Island resident, Sangha member, and professional ecologist, Matthew Ramsay, will explore the lower Terminal Creek/Killarney Creek watershed within Crippen Regional Park with opportunities to see streams and a lagoon that support salmon spawning and hatchery production, waterfalls, wetlands, wildlife (birds and beaver dam), mature conifer forest, and riparian/floodplain ecological restoration efforts currently underway. 2.5 km one way (with 160 m elevation gain), 4 km round trip, with a potential option to take a Translink bus back to the ferry. The one-way route option will aim to conclude at Belterra Cohousing with opportunities for tea and/or bring-your-own lunch there, tour of the cohousing community’s ecological/social design features, and discussion of social structures/processes - or options to peel-off from the group to eat at local cafes and restaurants on your own from there.
Dress for the weather and wear sturdy walking shoes for uneven forested trails.
Crippen Park Trail Map is available HERE
