Sunday, February 5, 2023

 Bowen Nature Club Annual General Meeting

Are you getting the midwinter blues? 

Are you hankering for the warm longer days and shorter nights of spring and summer?

Then the Bowen Nature Club has something for you.

We invite you to an evening of nature discovery via Zoom, Wednesday February 8, 7:00–8:30 PM.



The evening will feature a talk and slide show by Bowen naturalist and author,  Louise Loik. Louise will take us through her voyage of discovery writing her very popular book about reptiles and amphibians, Beasts of Bowen. This fascinating, beautifully illustrated book went on sale in December 2022, and is already in its second printing.

In addition to Louise’s intriguing presentation, the Nature Club will feature the shortest and most interesting annual general meeting ever.

To register email us at bowennatureclub@gmail.com. We will send you an email invitation to our Zoom meeting.


 Mushroom Photo Submissions

In our fall newsletter we asked Nature Club members to send in their fall mushroom photos. This fall was a challenging year for mushrooms. Most of BC was locked into an unusually warm dry autumn. In these conditions, there were fewer mushrooms to be found. However, Bowen naturalists are an intrepid lot. Here are some of the photos that we received. 


Fluted Black Helvella Saddle Mushroom

Photo: Russ Neys


Coral mushroom

Photo: Russ Neys


Fly agaric

Photo:  Julie Rogers


Unidentified

Photo: Russ Neys


Shaggy scalycap mushroom

Photo: Russ Neys


Lichen agaric

Photo: Russ Neys: 


Fly agaric

Photo: Diane Sutherland


Chicken of the woods

Photo: Hugh Freeman


Deadman’s hand mushroom

Photo: Alan Whitehead

Bleeding tooth fungus

Photo: Raf Izdebski


Coral mushroom

Photo: Raf Izdebski


Chicken of the woods

Photo: Raf Izdebski


Chicken of the woods

Photo: Raf Izdebski







 Bowen Nature Club Annual General Meeting

Are you getting the midwinter blues? 

Are you hankering for the warm longer days and shorter nights of spring and summer?

Then the Bowen Nature Club has something for you.

We invite you to an evening of nature discovery via Zoom, Wednesday February 8, 7:00–8:30 PM.



The evening will feature a talk and slide show by Bowen naturalist and author,  Louise Loik. Louise will take us through her voyage of discovery writing her very popular book about reptiles and amphibians, Beasts of Bowen. This fascinating, beautifully illustrated book went on sale in December 2022, and is already in its second printing.

In addition to Louise’s intriguing presentation, the Nature Club will feature the shortest and most interesting annual general meeting ever.

To register email us at bowennatureclub@gmail.com. We will send you an email invitation to our Zoom meeting.





Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Mud Lake Hike, Sunday, November 21, 2022 

Thank you to those nature enthusiasts who were available to join us for the Mud Lake hike this past Sunday.

While there were no mushrooms to speak of in the forest, the event was special and included a successful off-trail traverse. The group also had the pleasure of being accompanied in song by one of the young hikers while perched on her dad’s shoulders.

We look forward to seeing you for our next event.



Thursday, November 25, 2021

 


You are Invited to the Bowen Nature Club AGM (via Zoom)

Wednesday December 1, 2021, 7:15 - 8:45 PM

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84378085462?pwd=bHB0SlpxSDVLUXp4Q0cwUzhrT1lqdz09


Introducing the Átl’ka7tsem/Howe Sound Biosphere Region

In 2021, UNESCO (United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) designated Átl’ka7tsem/Howe Sound, an area renowned for its rich Indigenous culture, biodiversity and distinct geography, as Canada’s 19th UNESCO Biosphere Region. This international honour recognizes the ecological and cultural importance of this living, working landscape. It is the result of many years of hard work by a dedicated team of people from many communities around Howe Sound.


Guest Speaker: Ruth Symons

Ruth is the Lead of the Howe Sound Biosphere Region Initiative Society (https://www.howesoundbri.org). She will speak about what a UNESCO Biosphere Region is, what this designation means, why it is important, the steps required to acquire this designation, and what happens next.

Everyone welcome!