A wetland can be many things through the lens of a camera. Here it is an 'all-over-composition' reminiscent of a Jackson Pollock painting. The artful "Count the Frogs" impressed many of our judges with it's unusual view of a wetland and the unfolding surprise of its subject matter. The photographer, Ralph Palmer, is a retired …
Western toad tadpoles (Anaxyrus boreas) swim in Vancouver Island’s San Juan River in our Photo of the Week, submitted by clarke.kris, taken on July 31, 2011 with a Panasonic DMC-GH2. These tadpoles started life as eggs which were laid sometime in the early spring. Up to 17,000 eggs may be laid at a time and …
Last spring, Dawn Green, a freelance environmental writer, came to our Wetlandkeepers workshop in Squamish with a goal of writing an article for the local newspaper. Soon after the course she published a great article in the Squamish Chief. However...this was not the end to our print coverage by Dawn! She received a commission to …
Continue reading Dawn Green: How to Save a Wetland, One Frog at a Time
Slowly creeping along the shore of the swamp, I take delicate silent steps as I carefully scan the vegetation. Heart racing and muscles tense, I’m looking for any sign of movement that will give away its location. An almost imperceptible flash of green to my right and I know I have to make my move …
Continue reading Swamped with Joy: Wetlandkeepers in Mission
What the heck is a herpetologist? Probably not what you think. When Elke Wind tells people that she’s a herpetologist she often gets suspicious looks until she explains that she studies reptiles and amphibians. She’s been in the field for more than 15 years and completed her Masters in the 1990s at the University of …
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