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Check out this amazing short film about the western toad migration. It was filmed at a small lake north of Campbell River.
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Four years in the making, join my journey with the western toad in this short nature documentary. For more visit: maxwelhohn.com Follow me on Facebook...Research from Audubon on wildfire’s effect on birds. Although birds can flee a fire it it not
known how smoke from large fires impacts the bird populations.www.audubon.org
Big burns are natural, but climate change could make especially destructive fire seasons the new normal.Bat Conference - The conference is hosted by the BC Community Bat Program, South Coast Bat Conservation Society, Metro Vancouver Regional Parks, and Burke Mountain Naturalists SocietyBMN is co-hosting the Bat Matters 2020 Virtual Conference, Creating Bat-friendly Communities, September 28 to October 9.
This two-week virtual conference will feature a variety of prerecorded video presentations and online discussions presented by specialists in the field of bat research, conservation, and stewardship in BC. You will learn the latest from the experts on:
- Building Bat-friendly Communities in BC
- Examples from the Field - Peachland, Richmond, and Kelowna
- Urban Bat Conservation and Integrating Research
- Local Stewardship and Community Involvement in Bat Conservation
- Living with Bats
- Bats and Human Health
- The Goldilocks Approach: Use of Bat Boxes in a Changing Landscape and Climate
- How to Find Information on Important Bat Habitats
In addition to daily video presentations, there will be a moderated, interactive 90-minute online Webex discussion at the end of each week. Registration is $25. For details and to register, visit the conference web site www.burkemountainnaturalists.ca/bat-matters-2020/
Hosted by the Got Bats? BC Community Bat Project, South Coast Bat Conservation Society, Metro Vancouver Regional Parks, and Burke Mountain Naturalists Society.
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Recording of Canada Jay talk now available
If you missed the fascinating presentation by Dan Strickland on his research into the Canada Jay in Strathcona Park (see the announcements here and here), a recording of the webinar is now available, courtesy of the Canadian Society of Environmental … Continue reading
Slime mould photo gallery
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on September 19. Slime mould continues to fascinate…the video clips sent recently by Joy inspired me to put together a few photos of local slimes. [Click a photo to enlarge it.] … Continue reading
A few summery plants!
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on September 14. Here’s a note from John and some pics that will brighten these rather sombre smoky days: “With all this gloomy smoke around us I thought I should send … Continue reading
2020 CVN Tree of the Year winner announced!
Submitted by Fred N. on behalf of the Tree of the Year committee. When I heard one of the Tree of the Year nominees was a yellow cedar in Royston I became intrigued. Yellow cedar (Xanthocyparis nootkatensis, formerly Chaemacyparis nootkatensis) on … Continue reading