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NATURE VANCOUVER’S POSITION ON THE PROPOSED 60-YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR MOUNT SEYMOUR RESORT

NATURE VANCOUVER’S POSITION ON THE PROPOSED 60-YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR MOUNT SEYMOUR RESORT

Mount Seymour Provincial Park is located on the North Shore of Metro Vancouver. Approximately 35 hectares in size, it extends from the urban area of the District of North Vancouver upwards and northwards into mountainous terrain, offering views overlooking the City of Vancouver, Mount Baker, and east over Indian Arm. As the BC Parks website reports, there are opportunities for bird and wildlife viewing and nature walks. There are several lakes in the park. Elsay Lake is the largest. Its waters and…

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OBSERVED SPECIES OF SPECIAL CONCERN, RE: TRIP REPORT JULY 4, 2026, GOLDIE AND FLOWER LAKES

OBSERVED SPECIES OF SPECIAL CONCERN, RE: TRIP REPORT JULY 4, 2026, GOLDIE AND FLOWER LAKES

Trip Report by Vicky Earle Plants and an Insect listed as Rare, Endangered, Special Concern, or Uncommon All observed on trails around Goldie and Flower Lakes, Mount Seymour Provincial Park, during the Nature Vancouver walk July 4th, 2026. The original trip report is posted at Mount Seymour Provincial Park: Goldie and Flower Lakes Nature Walk / bioblitz July 4, 2026 – Nature Vancouver. Nootka Cypress / Yellow Cypress / Yellow Cedar: (Callitropsis nootkatensis) is currently under review for listing as threatened…

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MOUNT SEYMOUR PROVINCIAL PARK: GOLDIE AND FLOWER LAKES NATURE WALK / BIOBLITZ JULY 4, 2026

MOUNT SEYMOUR PROVINCIAL PARK: GOLDIE AND FLOWER LAKES NATURE WALK / BIOBLITZ JULY 4, 2026

Trip report by Bev Ramey Our nature walk around Goldie and Flower Lakes was a rich experience with beautiful, close-up observations of plants, mosses, lichens, birds and generally the nature of this wetland habitat within old growth forest. Also wonderful was the sharing of knowledge amongst the participants. Our walk was slated for three hours, but we took four hours as there were many observation stops along the three km of trails. We’d even had plans to stop for sketching,…

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MOUNT SEYMOUR’S FUTURE: PUBLIC INPUT NEEDED BY JULY 24

MOUNT SEYMOUR’S FUTURE: PUBLIC INPUT NEEDED BY JULY 24

Co-authored by Bev Ramey and Joanna Chin Mount Seymour Resort has released a proposed 60-year Ski Resort Development Plan that is currently open for public comment. The proposal includes a wide range of new recreational infrastructure and activities, including infrastructure for summer use such as: expanded trails, mountain biking facilities, an aerial adventure park, ziplines, a skywalk, disc golf, cabins, glamping accommodations, and potential ski lift and transportation expansions. According to the proposal, the Controlled Recreation Area associated with the…

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QUEEN ELIZABETH PARK BIRD SURVEYS

QUEEN ELIZABETH PARK BIRD SURVEYS

Submitted by Rémi Torrenta After the attractions projects that got approved earlier this Spring at Queen Elizabeth Park, Birds Canada has launched a volunteer survey project that will assess the impacts of development on the avifauna of the park (by comparing birds before, during and after development). The standardized survey protocol consists of 5-min stationary surveys at 9 locations within the park.   The instructions to participate are available from THIS LINK. Data is collected on the NatureCounts app (it’s pretty simple and…

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BEAR SAFETY TRAINING 2026-03-30

BEAR SAFETY TRAINING 2026-03-30

DRAFT 2026-03-31 by Denis – more coming later. A spring bear safety workshop, including bear spray practice, was offered by the North Shore Black Bear Society (NSBBS) for Nature Vancouver (NV) members on Monday, March 30, 2026. The training involved a thorough indoor presentation covering basic black bear biology and behaviour (approx. 1 hr) followed by outdoor training using ‘mock’ pepper spray canisters (approx. 1 hr). Their mascot “Ursus Reversis” is mounted on a remote-controlled motorized skateboard. See it in…

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NEW BRIGHTON: WHY THE NEXT FEW WORK PARTIES REALLY MATTER

NEW BRIGHTON: WHY THE NEXT FEW WORK PARTIES REALLY MATTER

Submitted by Nigel Peck After our last New Brighton work party posting someone asked “why the rush to clip Himalayan Blackberry right now”? There is a very concrete and time sensitive answer. The reason is because from March 12th until mid-August, removal of tree and shrub removal requires a qualified professional survey to make sure there are no active bird nests. We don’t have the resourses to do that – so our absolute last blackberry thicket removal work party has…

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FIELD NOTES FROM THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN

FIELD NOTES FROM THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN

Nature Vancouver scholarship recipient Agraj Rathi shared a piece he published on Medium about his summer field rotation in the Northwest Territories:Field Notes from the Land of the Midnight Sun It’s a candid account of working as a Migratory Bird Technician in the Arctic, including the failures, the learning curve, and what actually prepared him for remote fieldwork. At the end, Agraj includes practical pathways for people wanting to break into conservation work, and calls out Nature Vancouver as one…

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TREE SWALLOWS & BALD EAGLES NEWS

TREE SWALLOWS & BALD EAGLES NEWS

In this first week of June 2025, Peter Ward would like to draw Members attention to: 1. Tree Swallows. Having been around their nest boxes since April, the swallows are in high gear this week, and will be here up to late June/early July. The adult swallows have recently hatched families, which may number up to 6 young, and are busy catching thousands of insects per day. Both parents feed the young. They have less than 3 weeks to develop,…

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BC BATS SHOW NO SIGN OF INFECTION FROM WHITE-NOSE SYNDROME – PUBLIC ASKED TO REPORT BAT SIGHTINGS

BC BATS SHOW NO SIGN OF INFECTION FROM WHITE-NOSE SYNDROME – PUBLIC ASKED TO REPORT BAT SIGHTINGS

Press Release from BC Community Bat Program – February 3, 2025  The BC Community Bat Programs, in collaboration with the Province of BC, are asking the public for help in the effort to detect and prevent the spread of white-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats. Residents are urged to report any bat activity observed in winter and any sick or dead bats found before May 31st. There have not been any bats with WNS found to date in BC, but PseudogymnoascusDestructans (Pd),…

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