Last week was a pretty big one for the BCWF Wetlands Education Program: the Sea-to-sky Wetlands Institute was hosted in Squamish & Pemberton as a free week long crash course designed to help educate citizens on how to successfully tackle their own restoration/conservation projects. As most of us are well aware, media plays a large …
This week, our selected BC Wetlands Photo depicts the varying vegetation around one of Pemberton's rivers. By shooting in infrared, photographer llenrap604 gives us the opportunity to distinguish the layered plant communities of a beautiful wetland. Take a close look and admire the variety: from its swampy centre, to its open waters and the shrubby …
While the Kootenay workshops are going on in Castlegar and Nelson this June, so is the local press for the Wetlands Education Program! On Thursday Neil was interviewed on Kootenay Co-op Radio by phone during the Kootenay morning show. Here he discusses the Map our Marshes course being held in Nelson, BC. This course (initially …
A warm and sunny Sunday afternoon tends to bring out the gardener in many of us. What happens when there is no access to a green yard, a farm field or a sunny patio for planters? The trend toward community garden space and urban agricultural interventions has exploded, and Vancouver seems to be peaking when …
What did you do over the May long weekend? While the sun was shining and the seawall was bustling with cyclists, families and the bright colours of late spring, I showed my dedication to wetlands by spending the afternoon under the large timbers of the Roundhouse for a conference on the issues facing Vancouver's watershed. …
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