We had a whirlwind of wetland activity in Cumberland at the beginning of May, where BCWF hosted four events over two weekends. In the first weekend of May, 14 keen Comox Valley residences participated in the Cumberland Wetlandkeepers Workshop, taught by senior Biologist Michele Jones of Mimulus Biological Consultants. Similar to past Wetlandkeepers, this workshop …
Continue reading Weekends of Wetlands! Cumberland Wetlandkeepers and Conference
Our second Wetlandkeepers course of 2017 - the first of the year attended by our entire Wetlands Education Program (WEP) team - was a hot and sweaty success! 18 participants from the Lower Mainland, Bowen Island, and Victoria commuted to Cheam Lake Wetlands Park for a weekend filled with sun, knowledge sharing, and lots of …
Continue reading A Case of the Invasives: Wetlandkeepers at Cheam Lake
The first Wetlandkeepers workshop of 2016 was held in Parksville from April 22-24. This workshop, taught by Wetlandkeepers Trainer Michele Jones of Mimulus Biological Consultants, had 19 participants attend to learn about wetlands and how they can help protect them in their communities. A special thank you goes to Faye with the Mid Vancouver Island Habitat …
A Wetlandkeepers course was held in Smithers on June 12-14 with our indoor classroom provided generously by the Bulkley Valley Rod and Gun Club. Fourteen participants had the opportunity to listen to guest speaker Jim Pojar, co-author of many of our province's reference books and respected botanist, deliver a lecture on plant species found in …
Continue reading Star status biologists and stunning wetlands gather in Smithers, BC
The Quesnel Wetlandkeepers is the third such workshop we have held this year (Kelowna and Windermere being the other two so far), and it proved to be a huge success. Participants consisted of foresters, naturalists, environmental non-profits, government representatives, teachers, and those who were just very keen to learn. This resulted in one of the …
Continue reading Bogs, Fens, and Marshes, oh my! Quesnel Wetlandkeepers Had it All.
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