Here, kitty, kitty, kitty. Thanks to Pembertonian Lisa Fernandez whose trigger finger was quick enough to catch a photo of this bobcat (Lynx rufus) sighted on the Hurley this weekend.
Category: Seasonal Observations
Free the beavers.
Recent news from the One Mile Lake Nature Centre: A new inlet channel and fish rearing habitat is being built. The goal is to allow the beavers to continue to build dams but ensure a dedicated flow into the lake. This is an extension of the outflow channel built in 2009. While the work is … Continue reading Free the beavers.
More on the Calypso Orchid
The life and death of the Calypso Bulbosa orchid (mountain slipper.) An amazing timelapse...
Recipe of the Week: Chives
5 amazing things about chives: they're the smallest species of edible onions (allium schoenoprasum) they're the only species of onion native to Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas in the garden, they repel insects and serve as good pest control bees love them they're rich in vitamins A and C, and are beneficial to the … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Chives
Sighted: Sharp Tail Snake
A hatchling Sharp-Tail Snake, spotted by Leslie Anthony, May 13. A slug-eating snake that is endangered, and found only at a handful of sites in coastal BC.
Sighted: Lamprey at One Mile Creek
This is a lamprey, a jawless fish whose name means "stone licker." Photo by Veronica Woodruff, One Mile Lake Nature Centre, May 6 2012.
The Wellness Almanac 