Last summer, I was working on an article about Colour. I started seeing colour everywhere, and wondering, what purpose does it serve? One day, after pedalling my bike up Reid Road and noticing all the Western Trumpet Honeysuckle blossoms, popping orange-bursts amongst the screen of green, I thought: Why do flowers have their amazing bright … Continue reading The Western Trumpet Honeysuckle – Nectar for Hummingbirds
We are so thrilled to dedicate the month of April at the Wellness Almanac to showcase Stewardship Pemberton's native plant garden interpretive sign project. Check out Dawn Johnson's post, to find out where it all began. And stand by, every day, as we share a native plant. It's a chance to test your local knowledge, … Continue reading Native Plant Love: Tigerlily
One of my favourite childhood memories was being kicked out of the house by my young mother to search for food. Here was the deal: we had to fill up the ice cream bucket. Then we could come home and help her make saskatoon pie, choke cherry jelly, wild strawberry shortcake, whatever we ended up finding … Continue reading 30 Days of Native Plant Love, a special month-long Stewardship adventure
Earth Hour’s 10 year old initiative to go dark for the planet takes place at 8:30pm tonight. It all began in Australia in 2005 when the World Wildlife Federation dreamed up a way to raise awareness about the impact of climate change. It has since become the largest voluntary action for the environment, with people … Continue reading Earth Love, beyond Earth Hour
Current State of Frenzy The realization came to me the other day as I was really givin’ er up Happy Trail on a beautiful spri-nter day. I was having a little bit of a panic attack. I realized that in my current energetic state I may have once again taken on too much - work, … Continue reading The Cardinal Directions and the Medicine Wheel
On Saturday, during the rain, I took a walk with my 2 year old. We didn't cover much ground. But over the 500 metres we covered, we saw almost 30 earthworms. (I stopped counting at 20.) We were singing a made-up song about going on an earth worm hunt, "not to catch them, we just want … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: Earthworm Meet-Up
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An amazing collaboration of the Whistler Naturalists and Stewardship Pemberton took place during Bioblitz last year, that saw over 50 scientists specialized in their fields travel to Pemberton to observe, record, report and compile amazing information about the biodiversity that exists in our back yards. Stewardship Pemberton's Dawn Johnson, a self-taught naturalist, wrote a beautiful post about how … Continue reading BioBlitz results reveal Pemberton’s amazingness
Based on a video submission, the inspiring crew at Stewardship Pemberton has been short-listed to received $10,000 from BC Hydro Community Champions project. The funding would be applied to the Nature Centre's ongoing education programs that include After School Club, Pro-N Days, Christmas Crafting sessions, and so much more. If you're happy that your kids … Continue reading Help Stewardship Pemberton win a $10,000 BC Hydro grant
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
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