This weekend, celebrate BC Rivers Day, and the return of the salmon, with these 2 updates on the Birkenhead River, one from September 18 2014, from Lil'wat Fisheries Manager Maxine Joseph-Bruce, and the second, the video, from 1978. September 18, 2014 Salmon Update Ama sqit Nsneknukwa7, We estimate 20,212 sockeye past the Birkenhead DIDSON up … Continue reading The Birkenhead River, then and now
The latest from John Tschopp, a first time sighting of the rare red-necked grebe: Finally I can report a bird, that took a rest in Pemberton, feeding in a pond on private property. It is on the Pemberton list, but it is the first time I have seen it. The Red-necked Grebe is a rather … Continue reading BirdWatch: the Red-Necked Grebe
This May, at the Women’s Institute Plant Sale, I picked up one of Anna Helmer’s marigold starts. I have managed to keep it alive, despite the toddler’s attempts to eat it, deluge-water it, and dig it up. And it is now a monster of blooms and vigour – nothing like the tragic little marigolds one … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: a monster Marigold with seeds worth saving
The Whistler BioBlitz is a 24 hour race against the clock to count as many species as possible.And this year, it's coming to Pemberton!Join Stewardship Pemberton Society, the SLRD and guest biologists to discover the unique biodiversity of the new local conservation area at the Fulton Property. Meet at the bottom of Happy Trail. Email … Continue reading Stewardship Pemberton brings BioBlitz to Pemberton, August 24, 2pm
Tomorrow is the Slow Food Cycle which, for 10 years, has celebrated Pemberton's agricultural story and its producers, the families living on the land, as stewards and growers.It was founded with a desire to help bridge the gap between town folk and country folk, growers and consumers, people and the land, and bring us all into … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: Wind Drying Salmon at the Bridge River
Enjoy the following update from John Tschopp:These hot weeks are not very conducive for birding. Today I took a walk and was surprised by the variety of birds still active. Common Ravens are not known as a social bird, they are solitary or a pair. When the grasshoppers and crickets are thriving, the word spreads … Continue reading BirdWatch with John Tschopp
Summer means berries - from the first wild salmonberries, to strawberries in late June, raspberries after that, thimbleberries, saskatoonberries and cherries, to the blueberries and huckleberries that bring up the tail end of the season. The saskatoonberries (tsáqwmaoz̓) (Amelanchier alnifolia) are out now. Here's a bit of trivia: the city of Saskatoon was named after the berry … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: Saskatoonberries
On Thursday, last, our birding correspondent John Tschopp shared an update on the very successful Breeding Bird Survey conducted on Saturday 7 June 2014. "We had good participation by birders and birds. Heather Baines provided the attached list. We thank the property owners who opened their gates to us. Do you remember the Prairie Falcon … Continue reading Put a Bird On it, Pemberton
Polek Rybczynski is going strong with his daily photo practice. Take a peek at the ongoing project at He chose this image to share as the Photo of the Week. It is from a few days ago and I love it. I got lucky and got a flock of high migrating birds flying in formation. … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Polek Rybczynski
The Pemberton Breeding Bird Survey takes place this Saturday. It's a great way for new birders to meet up with old birders... Participants team up with expert birders from outside the valley, too, as the BC Ornithologists send a delegation to assist. Bring water, sunhat, binoculars and sharp eyes. Extra binoculars will be available. Meet at 8am … Continue reading Breeding Bird Survey, Sat June 7, 8:00am – noon
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