Some great programming coming up from Stewardship Pemberton. Earth Day Garden Jam - April 22, Tuesday, 4pm-7pm, Pemberton Creek Community Garden. Plant the fenceline, move soil, renew your garden plot, and learn about lasagne gardening. Go Play Outside After School Club - April 23-June 25, Mondays and Wednesdays, 3pm-5pm, Grades K-5, $18 per session. Speaker Series … Continue reading Earth Day and other news from Stewardship Pemberton
Snake-watcher, Dr Leslie Anthony, has been sighting lots of snakes in Pemberton this month. We repost this "heads-up" from his Instagram account (which is pretty cool.) The elusive, completely harmless but preternaturally beautiful rubber boa is emerging from winter dens. These ancient creatures live 50+ years but only have a few babies—much like turtles—so killing … Continue reading Snakewatch: Swerve for Rubber Boas!
I am not a columnist. I prefer asking questions to offering opinions (unless I'm at a dinner party and a little sauced.) And my skin isn't thick enough to put my unfootnoted thinking all naked out into the world on a regular basis. And I'm not funny (like my favourite columnists are - to wit: … Continue reading The Wellness Almanac In Print: This Week in the Question
I've got to tell you, it's pretty hard for me to look at a photo of the long-toed salamander and resist breaking out in a "Crikey, would you look at that little fella" spiel... Which is why I'm so glad that Stewardship Pemberton's Veronica Woodruff has agreed to take on a regular Species Watch column … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: Long toed Salamander
For the last three years, Stewardship Pemberton, along with herpetologist and doctor of zoology, Leslie Anthony, have been tracking snakes in Pemberton and he's been doing his darnedest to avoid breaking into a bad Australian accent: Crikey. This week, get the chance to hear the results of all that snake-stalking and bush-walking, and discover what … Continue reading Event: Snake Talk, Nov 7
A Big Giant Thank You to Delores Franz-Los for her very kind and generous donation of an educational live bee display for the One Mile Lake Nature Centre!Earlier this month, Delores helped settle a portion of her personal bees into their new home inside of the Nature Centre. They will undoubtedly be the centre of … Continue reading Shout Out: Delorez Franz-Los, bee-keeper and sharer
3 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day: 1. Plant something. 2. Get dirty. 3. Pick up some trash (or dog poo.) Do it on your own, with friends, or with Stewardship Pemberton and the Pemberton Creek Community Garden crew.
Have you heard or seen the Pacific Chorus Frog? Stewardship Pemberton did... and led us to learn these fun facts: The Pacific Chorus Frog is a very appealing little frog, and quite common in B.C. They are small frogs, up to 5 centimetres long, and may be any colour from pale grey or tan to … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: Pacific Chorus Frogs
Stewardship Pemberton shared that Northern Saw-whet Owls have been calling in Pemberton over the past week. It may surprise you what they sound like! A small owl of all types of woodlands, the Northern Saw-whet Owl can be found roosting in winter in small, dense conifer trees, sometimes even in parks and gardens. Its defense … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: Northern Saw-whet Owl
A few updates from Stewardship Pemberton Society: Spring break camps at the One Mile Lake Nature Centre are gearing up for next week. However, we are still looking for a few more kids to register for Grow With Nature Camp on Monday, March 18th and Thursday, March 28th. The themes for spring camp are Coming … Continue reading News from Stewardship Pemberton: March 27 + 28
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