Text and Photos submitted by Ian and Laurence Towson

Our visit on 2 April 2020, to Minnekhada Regional Park was sparked by Nature Vancouver’s monthly evening program on 27 February, 2020, by Brian Titaro, on use of automated trail cameras in Metro Parks to learn how wildlife use these landscapes and how they can be better managed to reduce human-wildlife conflict and habituation.

It was so beautiful. There was hardly anyone there so we were able to keep well away from others. Lots of waterfowl on the lake and the spring growth just starting…. but the highlights were the loud singing of the toads and watching a beaver for ages as it traversed every part of the large lake at great speed, occasionally climbing on to dry land. All this in beautiful sunshine – Magical!