April 4, 2022 – Update President, Nigel Peck sent an email message to the Prime Minister and other ministers. Read the text of the message from THIS LINK. February 27, 2022 – Update – Submitted by Bev Ramey As a result of public demand, the deadline to submit comments to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) has been extended to March 15, 2022. Excellent responses from scientists on impacts from RBT2 have recently been submitted to the IAAC. If you…
Submitted by Bev Ramey Please contact your MP to express concern about RBT2 – Personal Letters to your MP really do carry weight. Find their address at parliament website OurCommons.ca Comments can be submitted to Impact Assessment Agency of Canada from the following link: https://www.iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations/proj/80054?culture=en-CA. On that website, you will need to log-in to submit your comments. You can register to create a log-in. The deadline to submit comments is March 15, 2022. You can read comments already posted from:…
A call for ideas for nature projects was sent out in February of 2021 (See https://naturevancouver.ca/ideas-for-nature-projects). However with the ongoing challenges due to COVID-19, it was not pursued. There were several interesting and exciting ideas including evaluating pollinator plant species suitable for container-gardens for apartment and condo dwellers, promoting pollinator pathways, the value of picking up garbage, and the promotion of urban park spaces among others. We would like to schedule a meeting in February for those interested to talk and…
Research Paper by Otto Langer Nature Vancouver members will be interested to read this research paper by renowned fisheries biologist and Nature Vancouver member, Otto Langer: Why Alaska’s Bristol Bay Rivers Produce More Sockeye Salmon that the Fraser River. The subtitle of Langer’s 15-page research paper is: An inconvenient truth – human activity and climate change has much to do with the demise of sockeye in the Fraser River. Note that his paper was written March 2021, so before the summer Heat Dome and…
Proposed by Dr. Rob Butler Pacific Wildlife Foundation, PO Box 1-12, 850 Barnet Highway, Port Moody, B.C. V3H 1V6 The proposed changes to Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant offer a unique opportunity to create a bird sanctuary on Iona island of world class proportions. The Fraser River Delta has long been recognized as a premier bird habitat in Canada. Among the many designations of the delta are the premier Important Bird Area in the 700 sites recognized in Canada, a Hemisphere Reserve in…
A wildlife permit was issued to Mountainside Quarries, which own rights to mine rock and gravel at “Quadling Quarry”, located at 40251 Quadling Road, Abbotsford. The permit will allow the company to remove a peregrine falcon nest on the property. The permit is being appealed. The appeal has the support of various nature clubs and organizations. Nature Vancouver has now signed on as an NGO in support of the appeal. Individuals can also support the appeal by emailing Environmental Appeal…
By Nigel Peck Nature Vancouver (Vancouver Natural History Society) has always been involved in projects to protect and enhance natural areas in Vancouver and surrounding municipalities. Specific endeavours arising from our members’ efforts include the protection of Jericho Park, Pacific Spirit Regional Park including Camosun Bog and its restoration, protection of the UBC Farm, support for the establishment of the Stanley Park Nature House, the Sanctuary at Hastings Park, Burns Bog Ecological Conservancy Area, Everett Crowley Park, Surrey Bend, Wildlife Management Areas at Boundary Bay and Roberts Bank, Cypress Provincial…
For many years now there has been an ongoing problem of birds of prey being harassed by unethical photographers in the Metro Vancouver region, particularly in the salt marshes of Boundary Bay and Brunswick Point. Recently the problem has been especially serious in the Brunswick Point area. For example just in the past week photos have been taken by ethical birders witnessing violators off-trail, out in the marsh, getting as close as possible to perched Short-eared Owls. The violators show…
BC SPCA has published a bird-friendly rodent-proofing guide and checklist. It is available to download from the link below: Also see more information by Sofi Hindmarch (barnowlsbc.ca) from the link below:
Submitted by Adam Murphy, Nature Network Organizer This campaign is about the nature community coming together to do everything we can to ensure that the federal government moves forward with major commitments to protect nature – both within the context of facing the immediate challenges imposed by COVID, and in broader recovery initiatives. We all agree that protecting nature is critical when it comes to reversing biodiversity loss and addressing climate change – but it has also been so important…