The Bridge River Fisher Habitat and Inventory Project
The Bridge River Fisher Habitat and Inventory Project will be surveying for fisher tracks and potential den trees in the Yalakom, Tyaughton, and Gun Creek watersheds in the winter of 2010-11. Fishers are
rare in most
of British
Columbia,
but they do
occur in the
Bridge River
watershed. See the brochure for more information on the project.
An education session in January 2011 is being planned.
Salmon in the Canyon Festival on Vimeo.
The 4th annual Salmon in the Canyon Festival hosted by Cayoose Creek St'at'imc and Lillooet Naturalist Society was held Saturday, August 21st. There were games, art, great music and a feast. This short video features a few of the volunteers speaking about some of the various displays at the event.
Quarterly Report to BC Nature - July 2010
Natures Voice - BC Natures' Periodical "E" News July 2010
Bat Education Evening
A well attended BAT education evening with a field trip was held in Lillooet, Sunday evening, June 27th. Research on bats in the Bridge and Seton watersheds is being funded by BC Hydro's BCRP program this year, and experts Mike Sarrell RPBio and MOE biologists Jared Hobbs RPBio/MScand Francis Iredale RPBio are currently working on this project in our area. Full Article.
This research session is the first of two that will be help over the summer. Updates and a final report will be available on the website www.lillooetnaturalistsociety.org
For people wishing to learn more about the project, the next bat education session will be held in conjunction with the Salmon in the Canyon Festival August 21st, Lillooet BC
Photo by Jared Hobbs
Pre-Design Study for Nature Centre
The Lillooet Naturalist Society appointed Alfred Waugh Architect (AWA) to produce a Pre-Design Study for the new Lillooet Nature Centre...This new facility will fulfil the design objectives of the Society, which is comprised of community members for the town of Lillooet, and the Cayoose Creek Nation.
Please forward comments to Kim North (contact information on Page 5). View 15 MB File or Original 22 MB File
Powerhouse Foreshore Restoration Project 2009
FINAL REPORT Phase Two - 2009.
The Lillooet Naturalist Society has successfully implemented Phase Two of the Restoration Plan for the Powerhouse Foreshore Restoration site. The Society initiated a Feasibility Study in 2006, carried out research to develop a long-term restoration plan during 2007, and have now completed two years of on-the-ground work (2008 and 2009).
A copy of the Powerhouse Foreshore Restoration Plan is available at the Lillooet Library.
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Friends of Salmon Resolution
Fill in the resolution opposing the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Project and supporting the ban on crude oil tankers in BC's Northern Coastal Waters. Send to the address in the attached document.
Quarterly Report to BC Nature - April 2010
Bluebird Trail Update
On April 16th and 18th, Chris Galliazzo and a few helpers (Lucy Jones and Alfie, Jane Galliazzo, and Gayle from Logan Lake) completed the spring cleaning of all the boxes on all the trails. They fixed quite a few doors on the boxes, and loaded them with sawdust, and filled the new boxes mounted by the ladies from 100 Mile House.
There were many male and female bluebirds already scouting out nest sites on the OK Ranch, and only a few on the Diamond S Ranch. A trip is being planned to count the bluebird eggs and babies at the end of May - details to follow. Photo on the Diamond S. Ranch: Jane Galliazzo. Larger Image.
Bridge Coastal Bat Fauna Assessment and Management Project - 2010
The Ministry of Environment in partnership with the Lillooet Naturalist Society, the Lillooet Tribal Council and the Bridge River band have successfully obtained funding through the BC Hydro Bridge Coastal Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program (BCRP) to implement a bat fauna assessment and management project. British Columbia boasts the highest bat species diversity of all of the Canadian provinces and represents the northern range limit for many bat species, yet little is known with respect to the provincial distribution and habitat use. Pallid Bat Photo by Jared Hobbs, Ministry of the Environment. Full Report (prepared by prepared by Francis J. Iredale, RPBio Wildlife Biologist Environmental Stewardship Division).
News Release: BC Expands Parks and Conservancies April 27, 2010
VICTORIA – The B.C. government introduced legislation that will establish seven new “Class A” provincial parks and one new conservancy, as well as make land additions to 12 existing provincial parks, Environment Minister Barry Penner announced today. The Provisions include establishing six new “Class A” parks and making additions to two existing “Class A” parks in the Lillooet region as a result of the Lillooet Land and Resource Management Plan. PDF Copy.
Quarterly Report to BC Nature - April 2010
Open Net Fish Farms on Salmon Migration Routes British Columbia
Letter to the Honourable Gail Shea, Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans and Fin Donnelly, Member of Parliament regarding Open Net Fish Farms on Salmon Migration Routes in BC.
Quarterly Report to BC Nature - February 2010
Annual General Meeting Minutes - January 9, 2010
Declaration Calling for the Removal of Open Net Cage Salmon Farms from the Wild Salmon Narrows
Castanet.net News - Off-road vehicles must be registered
by Contributed - Story: 50728 Nov 10, 2009. Rules for off-road vehicle registration and licensing, helmet use, youth safety and environmental measures will be implemented over the next two years under a new off-road vehicle (ORV) management framework, announced Tourism, Culture and the Arts Minister Kevin Krueger today...
Quarterly Report to BC Nature - November 2009
President's Report to BC Nature Fall General Meeting - August 2009
Letter in Support of BC Library Funding
The Lillooet Naturalist Society sent a letter to Honourable Margaret Macdiarmid, Minister of Education and Minister responsible for Early Learning and Literacy, in support of our library and to protest the proposed financial cutbacks. (PDF copy of the letter). There is also an online petition for individuals at www.stopbclibrarycuts.ca
Quarterly Report to BC Nature - August 2009
LNS Update - June 2009
BC Nature Annual General Meeting - Resolution on Fish Farms
A resolution on Fish Farms from the Lillooet Naturalist Society to the BC NATURE (Federation of BC Naturalists) Annual General Meeting on May 2, 2009 passed. (PDF copy of the resolution). For more information regarding this, Ruby Berry will be at the Salmon in the Canyon festival this Saturday, August 22nd. Ruby will have an information booth - she's with the Georgia Strait Alliance and this is her area of expertise.
Powerhouse Foreshore Restoration Project News
Are you building, renovating, making a road or expanding your gardens this spring? If you think you have some native plants, grasses or small shrubs that may be impacted, the Lillooet Naturalist Society will come and dig them up to use on local restoration projects. See Poster for contact details.
Hiking Guide
Our hiking guide, Canyon to Alpine, features 25 local walks and hikes plus information about natural history.
Only a few more are available for sale locally!
The Fate of the Fraser
Exploring BC's future by journeying the length of its mightiest river. First in a series. By Colleen Kimmett. Published in The Tyee.
Fin Donnelly and Sustainable Living Leadership Program (SLLP) participants arriving in Lillooet. Photo by Ian Routley. Larger photo.
Save Our Boreal Birds!
Billions of birds need Canada’s Boreal Forest to breed and raise their young. But unchecked industrial development is carving up the Boreal. The birds can’t speak for themselves -- it’s up to us. Save our Boreal Birds - Sign the Petition Today!
Letter to the Adventure Tourism Manager
The Lillooet Naturalist Society sent a letter to the Adventure Tourism Manager (Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts) registering concerns and objection to the application for heli-skiing, heli-hiking and heli-fishing by Coast Range Heliskiing Ltd. (PDF copy of the letter)
Position Statement Review
You can sign the CASSE (Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy) position statement on economic growth at http://www.steadystate.org/PositiononEG.html
Prosperity without Growth?
NEW - A major report published 30 March by the UK government’s sustainable development adviser argues that the pursuit of economic growth is one of the root causes of the current financial crisis, as well contributing to a growing environmental crisis and undermining well-being in developed countries.
Proposal to Nature Canada
This article is written as an information preamble to a proposal that Nature Canada adopt a position statement on the fundamental conflict between economic growth and biodiversity conservation following those of a number of ecological and economic societies around the world.
Catalog Project
The Lillooet Naturalist Society has undertaken a project to catalog all species of animals, plants and insects in this area.
As part of this process, we are pleased to include a list of butterflies that are found in this region.
We would be happy to receive other lists of plants, plants or insects, which we could add to the catalog.