Are You Prepared? Here's a great offer to get you started - 15% discount off the purchase of a home emergency kit! Check out the flyer for promotional code and link to order: Pemberton Resident Offer To touch , feel and inspect a home emergency kit - stop by the Emergency Preparedness Week-Open House … Continue reading
Seasonal Observations: Golden-Crowned Sparrows
Our Man on the Binoculars, John Tschopp, reports that the recent warm weather has brought hordes of summer breeders to the valley: Swallows, Warblers, Kingbirds, Hummingbirds, Vireo, Wood Ducks, and all sorts of Sparrows. The Sparrows still come to the feeder, before they disperse to their nesting spots. This gives us a chance to take … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: Golden-Crowned Sparrows
Seasonal Observations: Long-billed Curlew
Spotted by local bird expert, John Tschopp, dropping by for a visit last week, for a good feed of Upper Meadows worms, on its way north: the long-billed curlew. The long-billed curlew is the largest nesting or regularly occurring sandpiper in North America, also sometimes called the sicklebird or candelstick bird. Back in 2005, Whistler … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: Long-billed Curlew
Shout-Out: PEMSAR and the Mosquito Lake Runners
Loved this shout-out from Pemberton Search and Rescue in the Pique last week. Next up, the Canada Day Spud Run. (And a chance to battle another extreme of Pemberton weather...)
Emergency Preparedness Week – Open House! Are you prepared?
Photo of the Week: David McIntosh
Congratulations to David McIntosh for this stunning shot of the Pemberton Airport being drenched in the late afternoon sun, please come back again soon David. Don't forget to #hashtag your images If you want to see your picture in our Photo of the Week feature don't forget to #hashtag your images as #pembertonbc or #wellnessalmanac.
Instagram Gallery Update
After such an amazing day in Pemberton and such an awesome weekend enjoying it, for this weeks pics we have a few simple black and white shots from an evening walk now that the blistering heat has finally started to subside. Follow us To see our latest Instagram images follow us at @wellnessalmanac or if … Continue reading Instagram Gallery Update
Seasonal Observation: Valley Gartersnake
Ran into this little fella (but not over him) riding on the trails around Mosquito Lake on Saturday. Snake expert, Leslie Anthony, identified him for us as a Valley Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis fitchii), a subspecies of the Common Gartersnake. The lowly Garter Snake plays an important role in energy transfer from aquatic to terrestrial ecosystems. Hence, anyone … Continue reading Seasonal Observation: Valley Gartersnake
Nutrition: Celebrate Nettle Season by Discovering Nettle’s Many Great Uses
For gardeners, farmers and especially unwary children, nettles are sometimes a nuisance. Although they sting and are invasive, nettles are valuable plants in the garden: they attract butterflies and caterpillars feed on them greedily. Nettles (Urtica dioica) grow around the world, especially in rich and moist soils. The genus name comes from the Latin "uro" … Continue reading Nutrition: Celebrate Nettle Season by Discovering Nettle’s Many Great Uses
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