Blaauw Eco Forest

The Blaauw Eco Forest

25 acres of deep forest that has been untouched for over 80 years.
McLellan forest was going to be sold to raise money for a new Aldergrove recreation centre will now be preserved as a “Municipal Natural Park.”
McLellan/Blaauw forest covers 25.75 acres of wooded land on 84 Avenue between 252 and 254 Streets, a site that includes 80 to 100-year-old conifer trees.
Watchers of Langley Forests (WOLF) is the group that wanted to help protect McLellan/Blaauw forest.
mixed and coniferous forests, ponds and even a bog
Trees are between 90 and 240 years old
Trinity Western students have been collecting research on this forest, they discovered over 115 animals on the property including species at risk (Red-legged frogs and Pacific sideband snail).
Blaauw/McLellan is part of the unceded territory of the Kwantlen First Nation. Local historical records show the Blaauw Eco Forest lands and surrounding land north and west were originally owned by Mr. William Pike in 1882.
A man named Thomas Blaauw has been a part of the Langley community since 1966.
He always said in the past it would be nice to purchase the property, but it never came up for sale.
The Forest was purchased by Mr. Blaauw’s family in his memory and will preserve the rare habitats for many generations to come for research, education and public use.
In December 2012 the Langley council offered (WOLF) two months to raise $3 million dollars to buy the property and make it a park.