Upcoming and Recent Events
Christmas Bird Count (25th Annual)
Held: Thursday, December 26, 2024 Lillooet.
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Wildlife Use of Trails and Tracks in the South Chilcotin Mountains
Dr. Robin Naidoo, Lead Scientist, World Wildlife Fund, Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia
Held: Friday, April 5th, 7-8:30 PM, Lillooet REC Centre
Updated from his 2019 presentation. More stunning photographs, taken from ~ 70 trail cameras operating throughout the year from 2018 - present. Learn about the ongoing project, the impacts of Covid, wildfires and humans on wildlife in the upper Bridge River Valley.
Entrance by donation. Everyone welcome! Poster
White Nose Syndrome
Key messages from the BC Community Bat Project regarding recent detection of Pd in BC.
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Annual General Meeting 2025
Held: Sunday February 23, 4-5:30 pm
Where: Lillooet Brewing Co.
Promoting the enjoyment and understanding of nature for naturalists and the public.
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Hiking Guide
Canyon to Alpine
Lillooet Hiking Guide Second Edition
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The Lillooet Hiking Guide Second Edition is now available for purchase. It covers 32 day hikes that take you from the arid interior drylands of the Fraser Canyon to the high alpine. The revised and expanded second edition includes:
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trail and access information with 12 new hikes
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route maps and topographical information
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over 100 new colour photos showcasing each hike
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expanded natural history section
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Out of town orders: lillooetns@gmail.com
Osprey Web Cam
View the activity on the Osprey Nest at the 'Old Bridge' in Lillooet.
Background: Bridge River-Lillooet News Articles:
Recent Events
​Lillooet and Area BioBlitz
Held June 3-5, 2022
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BioBlitz Summary (PDF)
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A BioBlitz is a citizen-science initiative, where people look to identify as many species as possible within a set time frame and over a given area.
BioBlitz’s are a fun way for people, whether they are naturalists, scientists or curious members of the public, to connect to their environment while generating useful data for science and conservation.
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Visit our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/LillooetBioblitz
See Photos in the Photo Album
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Bluebird Trail Outing
On May 14th a group of 9 Lillooet Naturalists took a spring outing to Diamond S Ranch to check the bluebird nest boxes.
The elevation gain took us back in time to early blossoming of Saskatoon bushes and balsam root. We split up into 3 groups and checked the contents of the nest boxes, working from each end of the ranch. Early nest building is underway by mountain bluebirds but few have laid eggs yet.
We walked to the ponds on the Milk Ranch road and added cinnamon teal, killdeer, shoveler, yellow rump warbler, meadow lark, Wilson’s snipe, Northern harrier, tree swallows and more, for a total of 36 bird species observed during the day.
The plant Spring Beauty, of cultural importance to Indigenous peoples, was in bloom, covering the ground like snow in some areas.
View images in the Photo Album
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A link to the bluebird video made by Lillooet Wild.
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Letters and Reports
Christmas Bird Count 2021
Held: Sunday, December 26th, 2021 AM/PM. Sharp-shinned hawk image courtesy of Ian Routley.
March 4, 2021 Letter to Jackie.Tegart.MLA and Letter to George Heyman, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Strategy RE: Managing Increased Camping and Backcountry Use Through Increased Funding for Rec Sites and Park
Annual General Meeting Minutes
LILLOOET NATURALIST SOCIETY REPORT: 15 SEPTEMBER 2020 - Outreach Trailer Upgrades 2020
BC Nature AGM and conference at Lillooet, BC
‘Canyon to Alpine’
May 4 – 6, 2017
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REPORT to BC Nature and funders (PDF)
Summary of Evaluations including comments (PDF)
Read the monthly articles from the Lillooet Regional Invasive Species Society.
Salmon in the Canyon - FraserFEST
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Held: August/September
Where: Cayoosh Creek Campground
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Come celebrate the greatest salmon spawning river in the world.
Games & activities, information booths, Farmers Market, local artist booths, locally grown and harvested food prepared in Lillooet, music by local performers and featureing Rachelle van Zanten from the Cariboo. Bring your own plate, cutlery and cup for supper.
Sponsored by Cayoose Creek St'at'imc and Lillooet Naturalist Society.
​Bat Condominium
A bat condominium went up on January 26, 2018 at the Lower Spawning Channel, Lillooet BC. Now we wait for the spring and the bats!
Doug Grossler – pole and platform
Sheldon Andrew – concrete and placing pole
Scott Bodaly – master carpenter
John Redan – crew
Kim North – Splitrock site supervisor and rock crew
Vivian BJ – mad conductor and rock crew
Professional consultation and design – Dr. Cori Lausen
Cost of basic condo material paid by ‘Got Bats?’, other materials and time donated
Mascot dog – ‘Mylu’
 Pole in Concrete |
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 Condo Core |
 Rocks and Sand into Core |
 Connecting Chambers |
 Condo Roof |
 Condo Roofing |
 Condo Crew |
 Finale with cupola |
Friends of Lillooet Riversheds - Upcoming Events
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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!
Funding through Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program, Agriculture Investment Program, Fraser Salmon & Watershed Program, Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, YWCA Vancouver, Province of BC.
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The song "This Mighty River" was written especially for the Salmon in the Canyon Festival 2011 by Erdman Tuemp and sung by Halyna Smolarczuk.
