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Feeling Covid pressure on your relationship? The divorce rate is up – It’s okay, even some seagulls end up needing a divorce. Naturalist William Jordan wrote a small, lovely book called Divorce Among the Gulls, in which he explained that...
Read MoreThe Great Blue Heron – The Winged Dinosaur The great blue heron is the largest wading bird in North America, standing over 1 metre in height with a wingspan of up to 2 metres. Scientists believe that birds evolved from...
Read MoreHornworm, a Sphinx Moth caterpillar, trying to cross the path on Legacy Trail and endanger of being run over by bikes. Moved to safety in the forest at the side of the path it can then morph into a Hummingbird...
Read MoreDuring a hike in the Columbia Wetlands Hilda Jensen saw this Bald Eagle fishing. She managed a series of shots as the eagle was pulled under by the very fish it was catching. Once Bald Eagles insert their talons in...
Read MoreThe inability to see plants leads to the undervaluing of plants and their importance to life on earth. Alleviating plant blindness through the re-establishment of peoples’ knowledge of, and relationships with, plants is vital to both human and ecological communities. In...
Read MoreJoin us for our 2019 AGM on Thursday November 28th, 7 pm @ Pynelogs Cultural Centre Everyone Welcome Stay a little longer after the AGM to see “Tracing the Columbia” film. This multi award winning documentary chronicles the 2011 David Thompson Columbia Brigade...
Read MoreOur 2019 Festival was a HUGE success! There were many highlights of the Festival this year. The common theme were the smiles and cheers from the participants. Everyone had a great time! And the sun made several appearances! Our Keynote, Laval...
Read MoreJohn Zhender reports that he saw a short-eared owl on a fence post on May 6th on the Zhender farm! He has not seen one for a number of years and is pleased to see the owl return. Short-eared owls...
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