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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.
Category Archives: Wetland Restoration
Invasive plant: Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
This post is by Jocie Brooks, leader of the Botany Group, from an email to members of the group on April 27. I was out walking along the Puntledge River recently (downstream from the Condensory Bridge on the Courtenay side), … Continue reading
Restoration Project 2019 Courtenay River Airpark
This years 2019 Restoration Report for the Courtenay River Airpark has been posted on the Comox Valley Nature Website. It is under publications on the top bar of the page. Click on this and go to Wetland Restoration. I wish … Continue reading
Airpark Report 2017
A short report highlighting the work done in the Courtenay River Airpark this year(2017) is now available under Publications.
Earth Day (April 22nd 2017) planting of over 80 native shrubs at Courtenay Airpark
Earth Day (April 22nd 2017) brought in volunteers from many Comox Valley organizations to assist in the planting of over 80 native shrubs and small trees at the Courtenay Airpark. This was truly a community effort with Project Watershed leading … Continue reading