Looking for top-notch naturalists, typically undergrads or recent grads, to document biodiversity in BC Parks. The iNat project www.inaturalist.org/projects/bc-... has 1.3 million obsns by 17,000 people, including the 24 early career biologists who have been trained through the program so far.

The things we see! On recent bird surveys at ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park, we’ve watched this coyote pounce and catch small mammals, possibly voles, in the grass. We’ve seen her 3 pups too, wrestling and playing in an inaccessible (to humans) part of the field. Photo by Jerry Janzen.

Vi er ikke nok, der holder øje med naturen eller kigger efter, hvad der EGENTLIG lever der. På jorden, mellem buske, blade og bunker af sand på stranden... Se denne TED-talk, om iNaturalist! Om de historier et lille billede kan medføre! Jeg har været med siden 2018 og elsker hobbyen.

Our June outdoor meeting last night was great in so many ways. We learned about salmon at the Hyde Ck Hatchery, had a walk in the forest and learned about the removal of cottonwood trees, and capped it off by seeing two barred owlets and their parents. It doesn’t get any better than that!

BMN member Chris Thomson caught sight of Barn Swallows at ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park (Colony Farm) gathering mud and grasses for their nests.

Many of the key players in creating Pinecone Burke Provincial Park in 1995 celebrated the 30th anniversary at our special club meeting on Tuesday evening.

Pinecone Burke Provincial Park was created 30 years ago. And we celebrated!!

Want to get excited about experiencing nearby nature? Hear Roy Jantzen speak about his new guidebook this Tues (April 8th) 7:30-9:00pm at BMN’s April mtg. Held at Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St, Coquitlam. Roy’s book will be available for sale ($45, no gst). Free event! All are welcome!

A beautiful Day. The people you meet as you walk in the Park are some of the most friendly, generous, and interesting people. The Park just seems to bring out the 'best people' or the 'best in people'. Thank-you for being apart of my walk. And the Mountain Bluebirds are back in town.

Western Bluebirds are passing through Colony Farm Regional Park!

All Candidates Town Hall on Climate & Environment Sat Apr 5, 1:30pm – 3:30pm (doors at 1:00pm) Hear TriCities candidates in the upcoming Federal election share their views on climate change and environmental protection. Free. Held at St Clare of Assisi Parish Hall, 2888 Delahaye Dr Coquitlam.

There is Unity in our Community! 🙏 Burke Mountain Naturalists and Tri cities urban Forest Working Group for another excellent workshop. It was an honour to speak and talk about my work in Ottawa on the environment, protecting our tree canopy, and my motion on protecting the Fraser River Estuary

BMN member Jeff Rudd’s photo of a Western Toad appears in the Tri-Cities Dispatch today.

The Burke Mountain Naturalists cleaned out more of our swallow nest boxes today - at Minnekhada Regional Park and DeBoville Sough. Saw some Flying Squirrels and a rare(ish) California Tortoiseshell butterfly!

BMN met today with local MLAs Jennifer Blatherwick and Jodie Wickens to express our concern about underfunding of BC Parks, especially Pinecone Burke Provincial Park. This June will be the 30th anniversary of the creation of Pinecone Burke.

Yet another sign of spring! Thanks to Cathy Nichols for this photo of the heron nests taking over the trees at Old Orchard Park. To have your photos featured here, simply email the photo with your name to [email protected], or tag your posts with #TriCitiesDispatch. #Photography

BMN volunteers were out last wkend cleaning our bird nestboxes installed in ƛ̓éxətəm/Colony Farm Regional Park. (We receive special permission from MetroVancouver Regional Parks to do this annual job). A great crew of people, and always fun!

BMN member J. Rudd spotted these Earthstar fungi (Geastrum saccatum) along the Coquitlam River. This photo appeared in today’s TriCity Dispatch.

Save the Riverview Hospital Lands rhcs.org The Riverview Horticultural Centre Society is excited to announce the schedule of upcoming free walking tours of the magnificent trees that make up Western Canada’s oldest arboretum.

The Minnekhada Park Association is looking for a Volunteer Coordinator (extended deadline for application) www.minnekhada.ca/2025/01/12/v...

Loved this final slide in yesterday’s iNaturalist webinar on phenology! Don’t give up!!

BMN’s hike on Burnaby Mtn on Saturday drew 10 hardy hikers. They did 12 km with 400+ metres elevation gain on frosty trails.

New Guidebook “Wildlife Weekends in Southern British Columbia” by BMN member Roy Janzen. Book launch will take place at the Capilano University Lonsdale (Shipyards) Campus from 2:30 – 4:00 pm on Sunday January 26th in room SH219. Free. More info here: www.eventbrite.com/e/wildlife-w...

Buntzen was steamin’ this morning! Photos by BMN member J. Delgrande

A Rufous hummingbird and other bird species were recently seen across the Tri-Cities. Here's why local naturalists took the time to spot them.

A nice article on our local Christmas Bird Count!

A serious day-after-Christmas present in New York, where great activism means the Empire State will be sending the bill for climate damages off to Big Oil. The Climate Superfund Bill has been signed!! open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

We have a lot of listeners that are new to birding and wanted an explanation of what the Christmas Bird Count is all about. Here you go! #christmasbirdcount #birds #birding #science #podcast

An immigrant from Spain started the Tree Legacy Society last year in Coquitlam, a group that aims to combat climate change in B.C.

Chicka-SQUEE from any angle #birds