Love the Land
Alice Lake
Discover the ways we can work together to maintain sustainable land-stewardship practices.
Love the Land Adventures in Land-Based Learning and Ethnoecology is a guided walking experience hosted in Squamish, on the homelands and waters of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation). This experience begins with an introduction to the local people, waterways, forests, and the enduring relationship between community and land in this region.
“Love the Land” is a teaching and a way of life, a reminder that our responsibilities to the Earth are reciprocal. In Squamish, this philosophy reflects the long-standing values of respecting the land as a living relative, not an object or resource. It is a worldview shaped by thousands of years of land-based knowledge, careful harvesting practices, and community stewardship.
At Alice Lake, guests are invited to slow their pace and reconnect with the forest through stories of ecology, history, and restoration. Together we consider how this landscape has changed over time, how climate change and biodiversity loss are affecting local ecosystems, and how Indigenous land stewardship offers pathways of care and renewal.
As a generation, we find ourselves in an important moment, a chance to learn together, to bridge Indigenous and settler perspectives, and to understand the ethnoecology of the places we call home. “Love the Land” is an invitation into that relationship: to observe, to inquire, and to walk with respect.
What to Expect
Love the Land is an invitation to reconnect with place; to walk gently, listen deeply, and remember the living relationships that sustain us.
Guided by a Talaysay Cultural Ambassador, this reflective walking tour explores the teachings of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and shíshálh (Sechelt) peoples, whose stewardship continues to shape these lands and waters. Through story, observation, and dialogue, guests learn how the land itself holds memory; teaching balance, reciprocity, and respect.
Throughout the tour, you’ll explore themes of ecological interconnection: the life cycles of salmon, the restoration of forest gardens, and the vital links between land and water that support all living beings. Each step reveals how traditional Indigenous knowledge guides contemporary understandings of food security, biodiversity, and climate resilience.
This is a slow, conversational experience, blending storytelling, cultural teaching, and quiet reflection. Guests are invited to consider their own place within these systems, and how care for the land begins with attention.
Every Love the Land tour concludes with a cup of Indigenous tea, shared in gratitude and reflection; a moment to pause, connect, and carry the teachings forward.
Where We Meet
We gather at Alice Lake Provincial Park, meeting beside the main parking lot washrooms before beginning our walk together. The trail circles through a lush coastal forest shaped by glacier-carved geography, freshwater ecosystems, and the long ecological history of this region.
This landscape is home to towering conifers, understory plants, birdsong, and the quiet interconnectedness of lake, forest, and mountain. As we move through the shaded pathways, we explore how these ecosystems support one another, how human activity has shaped the land, and how Sḵwx̱wú7mesh stewardship has long guided sustainable relationships with these places.
Alice Lake offers a peaceful, forested environment ideal for slowing the pace, observing natural patterns, and engaging with stories that root the experience in local land-based perspectives.
Accessibility: Alice Lake’s main trail system is fully wheelchair accessible. The paths are wide, well-maintained, and mostly flat, with compact surfaces suitable for mobility devices, strollers, and guests with varying levels of mobility. Accessible parking and washrooms are available at the meeting point beside the main parking area.
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Before Your Tour
What to Bring
Good walking shoes
Layered clothing - dress for the weather
A water bottle on warm days
A water resistant jacket on rainy days
Weather Information
We operate our tours and programs in the rain.
The company reserves the right to cancel when extreme weather and wind impacts safety.
Guest Protocol
Tours start promptly
Arrive 15 minutes prior to tour start
Late guests or missed tours are not reimbursed
Individual booking cancellation: 48 hours notice prior to tour is required and a 20% administration fee applies
Group booking cancellation: 10 days notice prior to tour is required and a 20% administration fee applies
Cancellations with less than the required notice are 100% non-refundable
