Tag: stewardship pemberton
Happy Year of the Snake
2013 is the year of the black Snake - it begins on February 10th shortly after the New moon in Aquarius, the most humanitarian sign of the zodiac. The Snake is the sixth sign of the Chinese Zodiac, which consists of 12 Animal Signs. It is the enigmatic, intuitive, introspective, refined and collected of the … Continue reading Happy Year of the Snake
Cold Frame Love: How to Garden even in the Winter
Guest post by Dawn Johnson, from the Stewardship Pemberton Society. Well, that didn’t take long! I am ALREADY scheming out next year's crops. With the end of the garden season I always feel sort of a sense of relief that I can stop obsessing over my plants, and start obsessing over inside stuff. However, now … Continue reading Cold Frame Love: How to Garden even in the Winter
Local Ride Share Program in the works
by guest blogger, Dawn Johnson, Stewardship Pemberton Society Looking for a way to save on gas AND help take action against Climate Change? Great news! Stewardship Pemberton Society is in the midst of researching and starting a car-pooling network. But, in the meantime, check out these already existing carpool networks for Pemberton found on the … Continue reading Local Ride Share Program in the works
Event: BC Rivers Day Celebration, Sunday 30 September, 10am – 5pm
On Sunday September 30, rain or shine, Stewardship Pemberton celebrates our rivers. Be part of the habitat restoration working bee that will be planting trees and shrubs along Pemberton Creek at One Mile Lake Park. Visit the Nature Center for kids crafts including fish prints, beaver lodge and osprey nest construction, and native seed ball … Continue reading Event: BC Rivers Day Celebration, Sunday 30 September, 10am – 5pm
Recipe of the Week: I Can Because I Can Because I Can… (And You Can Too!)
Our friends over at Stewardship Pemberton watch the seasons come and go as closely as we do. We are stoked to share their regular blog posts here, but you can also visit them at their new website, which is their virtual home now that the One Mile Lake Nature Centre is closed for the season. … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: I Can Because I Can Because I Can… (And You Can Too!)
Sighted: Cottonwood Trees
by Dawn Johnson Black cottonwood trees (Populus balsamifera ssp.) release their seeds during times when the rivers and waterways are at their highest. This is to ensure that the water surrounding them will carry their seeds into the far reaches of the riparian areas that sustain so much life. The banks are so ripe for … Continue reading Sighted: Cottonwood Trees
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.