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| Interested and knowledgeable in birding and wish to lend a hand? | |
| A documentary series about ornithology produced in Quebec called « Fou des Oiseaux » will begin its second season of production ( http://unis.ca/fou-des-oiseaux). This time we shall focus on Western Canada. Our crew is in need of participants, enthusiastic birders, who live in British Columbia willing to share their knowledge and experience with those who wish to learn more about birding in Vancouver Island, Vancouver, Osoyoos, Revelstoke area and Colombia River Valley. Even if being able to speak french is not essential, we would like to find few good birders with some knowledge of French language. Maybe you know someone in your group ? Thanks for your help ! Valérie Lavoie Production Research co-ordinator | |
| Interesting Sites and News Tidbits | |
| Climate Antics – Youtube video Link
All About Birds – Migration Patterns Link On the Antarctic Peninsula, Scientists Witness a Penguin Revolution Link February Bird Song – John Neville Link The Great Bear Rainforest Agreement: Unfiltered Link Delta Bird & Biodiversity Strategy – |
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| About Town | |
| NatureKids (formerly YNC) – are hosting a Nature Blitz February 27, 2016 – Details can be found Here Event is free but requires pre-registration.
The Messenger – Showing March 5 – Salt Spring & Victoria – Link Here for Dates Allan Brooks Nature Centre Society – The Allan Brooks Nature Trailer is now available for school bookings through March 2016! The trailer`s current educational theme is Grassland Habitat Connectivity, which looks at how grassland animals survive and find resources in grassland ecosystems. The hands-on activities provide an interactive way for all-ages to learn about wildlife corridors, and how everyday choices and chance both influence local biodiversity, and our own water supply. Learning about Keeping Nature in Our Future extends the Biodiversity Conservation Strategy of the South Okanagan-Similkameen Conservation Program and OCCP partners. For More Information |
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| Students – Summer Job Opportunites | |
| Summer Positions with Bird Studies Canada Bird Studies Canada will soon be hiring for a number of seasonal positions across the country. Position descriptions – including location, job requirements, and application dates – will be posted on the Job Opportunities page of our website. Be sure to check back frequently in the weeks to come so as not to miss an opportunity.
Student at SFU? Look for Summer Student Opportunities with BC Nature March 2016 |
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| Nominate a BC River for the 2016 Endangered Rivers List | |
| The Outdoor Recreation Council of BC (ORC) will publish its 2016 Endangered Rivers List in March. The List will include rivers or streams on which public recreation is considered by our Endangered Rivers Committee to be the most endangered or threatened after the Committee has reviewed your nominations. Members and clubs of ORC’s member organizations and any other individuals active in outdoor recreation are invited to nominate rivers for the list. Persons or organizations making a nomination are requested to provide the information listed in the brief Endangered Rivers survey (see link below) Public recreation may include fishing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, birdwatching or just walking by the river. This year’s survey will name the endangered rivers nominated for each of the Province’s regions This link will take you to our survey form.The deadline for making nominations is Friday March 11, 2016. |
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| From the Yinka Dene Alliance | |
| An update that From the Yinka Dene Alliance: In February, the BC Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU) signed a Solidarity Accord affirming its support for the Save the Fraser Declaration, an Indigenous law signed by representatives of well over 100 First Nations banning tar sands transport through our territories. The BCGEU joins other labour unions such as Unifor and the BC Teachers’ Federation, as well as business, environmental and community groups, and people like you, that have already given their support to the Declaration. This comes at a bad time for Enbridge Northern Gateway. If the ongoing legal challenges, failure to obtain supply contracts, and a promised Pacific north coast tanker ban were not enough, just last month, the BC Supreme Court ruled that the Province did not meet its duty to consult First Nations on Northern Gateway. The addition of the 65,000 member BCGEU to a growing alliance of tar sands pipeline opponents sends an important message. Thank you BCGEU for standing in solidarity with the Yinka Dene Alliance and many others to finally put an end to the risky Enbridge Northern Gateway project. |
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