March 8: Seaside Treasures – We will go on a beach walk at Goose Spit Park to find and identify different beach items. Note: the time will be earlier than usual (11am to 1pm) to match with low tide times. More details will be sent out closer to the date.
April 19: (tentative date) Location and details to be announced.
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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Tadpoles: The Big Little Migration
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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.
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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.
