Our 2012 social media assistant intern and blogger, Rachel Schott, has recently published an article in the DFO Journal Streamtalk (April 2012, page 5). Read about the importance of our local Herring below:
Our 2012 social media assistant intern and blogger, Rachel Schott, has recently published an article in the DFO Journal Streamtalk (April 2012, page 5). Read about the importance of our local Herring below:
Connecting with people who share a passion for watershed stewardship is always an energizing experience for me. The 8th Annual BC Interior Stewardship Workshop left my brain spinning with new contacts, resources and ideas. If you're a community steward or part of a watershed organization active in BC's interior, this workshop should be high on …
We all recognize a marsh or shallow waters as saturated spaces. Some wetlands, such as the one featured in the photo of the week (above), aren't as clearly recognizable upon first glance.The Shorepine Bog is an unfamiliar landscape of seemingly dry, uniform golden greens and twisted forms. This bog was found in the Pacific Rim …
2012 will be a busy year of wetland workshops held across the province. Below are some posters for Puddle Project, Wetlandkeepers and the famed Wetlands Institute. Wetlandkeeper workshops being held in: Mission, April 13-15Courtenay, April 20-22Cortes Island, April 27-29White Lake, date TBD The Puddle Project will be held in Nelson, June 9 The Wetlands Institute will be …
A Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris, formerly known as the Long-billed Marsh Wren) sits in the drying fall rushes, silent for the moment. Difficult to spot amid low vegetation, it is their bubbly song or sharp call that gives them away. While you've likely seen this little bird straddling dry bull rush or cattail stems and sounding its …