BMN Event Calendar

Birding with Larry at DeBoville Slough

Sat, 11 Sep 2010 09:00:00 -0700

Join members of Nature Vancouver for a half day birding trip with Larry Cowan to look for fall migrants. Meet in the parking area at Victoria & Cedar Drives in Port Coquitlam at 9:00 a.m. Several vehicles will be positioned in the Minnekhada gravel parking lot off Quarry Road for the return trip. 9:00 am - 12:30 pm For more info, contact Larry at lawrencecowanATshawDOTca or 604-465-1402.

Annual Treefest Celebration on the Riverview Lands

Sun, 12 Sep 2010 11:00:00 -0700

The 17th annual Treefest takes place from 11 am to 4 pm on the Riverview Hospital grounds located at 2601 Lougheed Highway in Coquitlam. The theme this year is “Heritage” and highlights will include an interactive session with a panel of people who grew up or worked on the hospital grounds. The panel will be led by Heritage Architect Don Luxton who will also lead his popular walking tour of the heritage buildings. Guided walking tours around the arboretum will be available on the hour, every hour. Other activities include community displays, live entertainment, the delicious Blackberry Tea held in Finnie's Garden, children’s activities, workshops by GardenWorks, music and exhibits from the local arts community. Food and beverage services will be provided on site as well as a Pocket Farmer’s Market. BMN will be there with our displays and children's puzzles. For more information see the website of the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society. 11 am - 4 pm

CLUB MONTHLY MEETING: Identifying our Local Raptors

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:30:00 -0700

At our September 14th meeting, Larry Cowan and David Schutz (two local birders and BMN members) will present some straightforward tips on how to identify raptors commonly seen in the Tricities area. At Como Lake United Church, corner of Marmont and King Albert in Coquitlam. For more info, please click "here":/meetings.

BMN HIKE: Burke Mountain Traverse

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

For a number of years we’ve offered a summer trip to Burke Mountain’s heights. This year we are proposing to do a traverse. If trail work is completed and we can work out the logistics, we may attempt a traverse utilizing the Munro Lake Trail and the Widgeon Slough Forestry Camp as entry/exit points. Perhaps likelier, is a more southerly crossover with the Munro Lake Trail and Harper Road as entry/exit points. Either traverse has stunning views, beautiful forest, and gorgeous lakes. The former traverse covers approximately 16 km (10 mi) with a cumulative elevation gain of 1360 m (4460 ft). The latter traverse covers about 15 km (9.3 mi) with an elevation gain of 1000 m (3280 ft). Please contact Ian (imcart at telus dot net) for more info.

BC Nature's Fall Conference and General Meeting

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

BC Nature's Fall Conference and General Meeting will be hosted by the Langley Field Naturalists at the Langley Golf and Banquet Centre September 30 to October 3. The theme this year is _Nature on the Urban Edge_. For a schedule of events and registration information, please click "here":http://www.bcnature.ca/pages/conferences/documents/2010%20FGM%20pages.pdf. For full details, see the Langley Field Naturalists' "website":http://www.langleyfieldnaturalists.org/whatsnew.html.

Birding with Larry at Colony Farm

Sat, 09 Oct 2010 09:00:00 -0700

Join members of Nature Vancouver on a half-day birding trip to Colony Farm with Larry Cowan. There should be a good variety of late migrants and returning over-wintering species. We have had a few notables over the years on this outing; Anna’s Hummingbird, Northern Mockingbird and Short-eared Owl. Meet in the parking area at the end of Colony Farm Rd. adjacent to the Community Gardens at 9:00 a.m. 9:00 am - 12:30 pm For more information, contact Larry at lawrencecowanATshawDOTca or 604-465-1402.

BMN HIKE: Lower Seymour Mountain

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

This moderate hike on the lower slopes of Mt. Seymour will feature historical and lesser known trails and likely take us to Goldie and Flower lakes. Please contact Ian (imcart at telus dot net) for more info.

Birding with Larry at DeBoville Slough & Minnekhada Park

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 09:00:00 -0700

Join members of Nature Vancouver and Larry Cowan on this half-day birding trip. DeBoville Slough is a hotspot at this time of year for over wintering waterfowl in the ponds and raptors over the fields. Meet at Cedar & Victoria Drs. in NE Coquitlam at 9:00 a.m. We will position a vehicle or two in the parking area off Quarry Road in Minnekhada Park for the return trip to our vehicles. 9:00 am - 12:30 pm For more info, please contact Larry at lawrencecowanATshawDOTca or 604-465-1402.