The Fraser River often has a milky blue colour, especially in its upper reaches. This comes from very fine ground-up rock, called "glacial rock flour", that washes into the river from the glaciers in the mountains. #GlacialRivers #BCNature #GlacialRockFlour #ExploreBC

Join us Aug 30–Sept 1 for #SummerDiscoveryDays - The River’s in Our Hands! 🌊 . We'll discover how turbidity shapes the Fraser and why plastic poses a risk to wildlife. 🐟. Learn more here: #FraserRiver #FamilyFunBC #HandsOnLearning #NewWestEvents

I start life in the water, then breathe air as an adult. You’ll hear me sing in wetlands during spring. My skin helps me sense changes in the environment. What am I?.

We're excited to welcome Tsatsu Stalqayu (Coastal Wolf Pack) back to #RiverFest2025! . Experience Coast Salish songs, dance & stories on Sept 27. See the full lineup for RiverFest here: #TsatsuStalqayu #CoastalWolfPack #NewWestEvents #BCEvents

School’s back soon! 🍎📚. Book your class into hands-on school programs with the FRDC! Our programs are designed to spark curiosity and connect students with the Fraser. Learn more: #BCTeachers #HandsOnLearning #EnvironmentalEducation #SchoolPrograms

The Annieville Cannery, built across from New Westminster in the late 1800s, was one of the Fraser’s first salmon canneries—sending sockeye from BC to markets as far as England and Australia. #FraserRiverHistory #SalmonCanning #BCHistory #NewWestminster #FraserRiver

Ever made a bird caller before? You will at River Basin Days! Learn how to ID birds by their feathers and sounds, and start your own field journal as we explore the skies and sounds of ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park. Register here: . #Birds #NewWestEvents

Believe it or not, there's a spider called the six-spotted fishing spider that lives near the Fraser River and can actually catch and eat fish that are bigger than itself! That's one skilled spider! . Photo by (c) Thomas Shahan, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist. #SixSpottedFishingSpider

This Labour Day weekend, explore how your choices shape the Fraser River! 🌊. Enjoy hands-on activities, storytime & a water turbidity demo Aug 30–Sept 1. Details: . #FraserRiver #FamilyFunBC #EnvironmentalEducation #BCEvents #HandsOnLearning #NewWest

RiverFest is back Sept 20, 27 & 28! 🎉 Enjoy family fun, exhibitors, live performances, & more. ⭐ Free Sept 27 & 28 ⭐ . Special thanks to @PortofVancouver @globalbc @new_westminster @ledcorgroup @lorennancke @tourismnewwest @legionbcyukon @artsnewwest

Christina Morrison is painting every working tugboat on BC’s coast—over 575 in total! See her growing collection and the stories behind Fraser River tugs at the FRDC from Aug 17–Sept 27. Pictured: Shuswap – 16x20 – Acrylic on Canvas. Learn more: #Tugboat

Do you hear that? September’s #RiverBasinDays is all about tuning into the world of birds!. Learn to listen for calls, spot wing patterns, and observe your surroundings through the eyes of a birder in this outdoor program. Learn more: . #BCBirds

For centuries, Stó:lō traders carried eulachon oil along grease trails, linking communities and sustaining trade long before European contact. 📷 © zoltshmack, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist. #IndigenousHistory #GreaseTrails #Eulachon #FraserRiver

The answer to Wednesday's riddle is Steveston ✅ . Once a hub for BC’s fishing and canning industries, it holds Japanese Canadian, Indigenous, and settler histories shaped by the Fraser River. #RiverRiddle #FraserRiver

The Fraser River area is home to little brown bats, and these tiny creatures are amazing mosquito hunters! One bat can eat up to 600 mosquitoes in just an hour! . #LittleBrownBat #FraserRiver #MosquitoHunter #BCWildlife #FraserFacts

Join us for RiverFest, a family-friendly festival, on Sept 20, 27, and 28!. 🔗 Special thanks to @PortofVancouver, our RiverFest presenting sponsor! @globalbc, @new_westminster, @ledcorgroup, @lorennancke, @tourismnewwest, @legionbcyukon, @artsnewwest

Want to turn plants into art?. Join us Aug 16, 10AM–12PM for a hands-on workshop with UBC Herbarium Curator Linda PJ Lipsen! Learn ethical plant collecting, pressing, and take home a handmade press + your own creation. Register: #PlantPressing #NewWest

Once home to dozens of canneries, I was a hub for fishing, trade, and immigrant labour. Today, I’m a historic village where the river meets the sea. What am I?. #RiverRiddles.

Completed in 1885, the Canadian Pacific Railway brought trains to the Fraser River, connecting BC to the rest of Canada and altering the land and lifeways of the communities who lived along it, including many Indigenous nations. #BCHistory #FraserCanyon #IndigenousHistory

On Thursday, we asked what shapes banks, carries gravel, and flows faster when snow melts. The correct answer is River current ✅ . Currents drive salmon migration, shape the Fraser, and help regulate flooding. New riddle this week!. #Riddles #NatureTrivia #ExploreBC