Friends of Lillooet Riversheds - Upcoming Events
LILLOOET NATURALIST SOCIETY and CAYOOSE CREEK BAND invite you to join us for exciting and hands-on events.
Open to everyone - adults, families and youth. Free Events.
Check out posters around town ...... Hope to see you there!
2011 Funding through Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program, Agriculture Investment Program, Fraser Salmon & Watershed Program, Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, YWCA Vancouver, Province of BC.
The song "This Mighty River" was written especially for the Salmon in the Canyon Festival 2011 by Erdman Tuemp and sung by Halyna Smolarczuk.
Using Fungal Inoculation to Enhance Wildlife Tree Habitat Presentation by Todd Manning
When: Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 7:30 PM. Doors open at 7 PM.
Where: Lillooet Friendship Centre
Presentation by Todd Manning on his Lillooet area work in 2011. Hosted by the Lillooet Naturalist Society. Todd is a professional biologist, professional forester and arborist who specializes in wildlife-forestry interactions, best management practices for species and habitats at risk, and habitat enhancement and ecosystem restoration techniques. He has been using fungal inoculation as an innovative means of enhancing habitat for wildlife tree dependent species in British Columbia.
Everyone welcome. Admission by donation to the Food Bank. Poster.
BC Nature's Periodical "E" News
Upcoming Events
May 10-13, 2012 - AGM - Kelowna - Hosted by Central Okanagan Naturalists. Conferences and General Meeting Details.
August 14 to 18, 2012 - North American Ornithological Conference 2012 in Vancouver, BC - There will be society council and conservation group meetings, as well as workshops, held prior to the main scientific program at the same venue. One and three-day field trips to some of Vancouver and BC’s most spectacular locations will be offered before and after the scientific program.
September 27-30, 2012 - Conference and FGM - Vancouver Island - Co-hosted by Nanoose Naturalists and Arrowsmith Naturalists. More information available in the Spring Magazine. Conferences and General Meeting Details.
Club Deadlines
Club Grants from the Foundation - due into office by Jan 31, 2012
Deadline for resolutions for the AGM February 28, 2012
BC Nature Awards - nominations accepted up until February 28, 2012 - for both AGM & FGM
Rene Savenye Scholarship - Please apply by April 4, 2012
Camps & Bird Blitz's
Skagit Bird Blitz - May 4-6, 2012
Saltspring Camp - June 4-8, 2012
Mt. Robson Bird Blitz - June 9-10, 2012
Manning Bird Blitz - June 15-17, 2012
Lillooet Camp - October 1-6, 2012 Details available in BC Nature Spring Magazine
Annual Salmon in the Canyon Festival
When: Late August during the Salmon Run
Celebrates the greatest salmon spawning river in the world...the Fraser River. A family event with games and activities, artist demonstrations, information booths, and music.
Sponsored by the Cayoose Creek St'at'imc and Lillooet Naturalist Society.