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🌿 One week left to share your feedback on the Anderton riverbank.We've heard from many residents already, and there's still time to add your voice.
Review three conceptual design options for restoring the riverbank along Anderton Avenue and tell us what you think.
📅 Survey closes August 10.
👉 Take the survey: courtenay.ca/anderton-restoration
The conceptual design phase of the project is funded by the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness through the Disaster Resilience Innovation Funding program.
🌿 One week left to share your feedback on the Anderton riverbank.We've heard from many residents already, and there's still time to add your voice.
Review three conceptual design options for restoring the riverbank along Anderton Avenue and tell us what you think.
📅 Survey closes August 10.
👉 Take the survey: courtenay.ca/anderton-restoration
The conceptual design phase of the project is funded by the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness through the Disaster Resilience Innovation Funding program.
If you've been enjoying snapping photos and uploading them to iNaturalist, you won't want to miss this webinar on getting the most out of Smartphone Photography for iNaturalist:
A new club; "The Friends of Eagle Bluffs Forest Society" has just joined BC Nature:
There are 100's of toadlets migrating across the trail systems in Cumberland Forest. Please note the trail closures, and share this post.Major trail closures. Please do not use the west side of the network, see the map. Tens of thousands of toads are dispersing in all directions west and south of Alan Lake. SoBo No Michi is closed Sykes Bridge area is teaming, Perseverance Creek is also extremely busy. The south side of Alan Lake is also covered with toads. We have closed all access via Davis lake main to Perseverance Creek, the Potholes, Sobo No Michi etc. All trails that come down the west side back to Perseverance area are closed. Please do not go into that zone for the next few days. Hopefully we will be clear to roll by the weekend.Please respect all signage at the trail access points and in the CRI car park, informing you of up-to-date information of trail closures and the migration routes.
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Bird Outing Report: Oyster Bay, Sept. 3, 2016
Saturday 15 birders went to Oyster Bay on a falling tide for shorebirds. When we arrived the birds did not seem abundant, but with patience, we found 27 species. The weather continued to improve and we had a pleasant morning … Continue reading
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BC Nature eNews, Aug. 2016
Upcoming Events Our 2016 FGM will be held in Prince George from September 22 – 25, 2016. The pricing on some FGM items has changed. Visit our website for an updated registration form and read here more information. Our 2017 … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Oyster Bay, Aug.20,2016
Today 14 birders went to Oyster Bay on a falling tide for shorebirds. We had good numbers of shorebirds and overall we saw 30 species of birds. Highlights included good looks at Sanderlings and Baird’s Sandpipers and an unforgettable tussle … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Oyster River Park, Aug. 11, 2016
Eight birders went to Oyster River Nature Park and the southern half of the Pub to Pub Trail this morning. Highlights were a Northern Shoveler in the river mouth and a Merlin chasing a gull, trying to get it to … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Oyster Bay, Aug. 4,2016
Thirteen birders went to Oyster Bay on a falling tide for shorebirds. The Bay was quite active and we saw 30 species including 10 species of shorebirds. Highlights included good looks at many Least and Western Sandpipers, Lesser Yellowlegs and … Continue reading
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Botany Outing Report: Puntledge Bog, July 11, 2016
On the last Botany Group Walk, July 11th, to the Puntledge Bog, we were treated to a number of spectacularly large examples of white bog orchid in this luxuriant wetland amid the Labrador tea, sweet gale, bog cranberry ( berries … Continue reading
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BC Nature eNews, July 2016
Upcoming Events Our 2016 FGM will be held in Prince George from September 22 – 25, 2016. The pricing on some FGM items has changed, and the early registration deadline has been extended to August 19th. Visit our website for … Continue reading
Bird Outing Report: Oyster Bay, July 21,2016
Eight birders went to Oyster Bay today on a falling tide for the shorebird lottery. We didn’t do too badly with 9 species of shorebirds and moderate numbers – with shorebirds you never know what or how many will turn … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Lazo Marsh, July 14,2016
Two birders went to Lazo Marsh and Lazo Woods this morning and found the following 20 species: Eurasian Collared-Dove Pileated Woodpecker Willow Flycatcher Hammond’s Flycatcher Pacific-slope Flycatcher Common Raven Chestnut-backed Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Marsh Wren Bewick’s Wren Swainson’s Thrush American … Continue reading
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BC Nature eNews, June/July 2016
Upcoming Events BC Nature’s 2016 FGM will be held in Prince George from September 22 – 25, 2016. You can register through the form in the Summer magazine or go online here. BC Nature’s 2017 AGM will be held in … Continue reading
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