tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89614625747706617082024-03-05T16:16:43.244-08:00Bowen Nature ClubBowen Island Nature Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842592687497877437noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961462574770661708.post-74461553413429797392023-02-05T14:42:00.001-08:002023-02-05T14:42:33.191-08:00<p> <b style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 36px; text-align: center;">Bowen Nature Club Annual General Meeting</b></p><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 8px; text-align: center;"><b>Are you getting the midwinter blues? </b></p><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 8px; text-align: center;"><b>Are you hankering for the warm longer days and shorter nights of spring and summer?</b></p><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 8px; text-align: center;"><b>Then the Bowen Nature Club has something for you.</b></p><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 8px;">We invite you to an evening of nature discovery via Zoom, Wednesday February 8, 7:00–8:30 PM.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFO3okBehwr_NULs89HakwvUEHHtH8TAgDGN23M9AvYc9dDSP4K2DVvwqvE7jQtb6r13B2VtCDPA_W82aFgyKKCEmAILXmhcQpuYvk4zQkJJY-5PvPSz0m_c0bg-jV-U8euWTCPt7LP-bF330tV79Ivk6ePruAgkk3Uwqo8-CWMnTvt6OGPb9DqkH/s3000/Red-legged%20Frog%200089.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1969" data-original-width="3000" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFO3okBehwr_NULs89HakwvUEHHtH8TAgDGN23M9AvYc9dDSP4K2DVvwqvE7jQtb6r13B2VtCDPA_W82aFgyKKCEmAILXmhcQpuYvk4zQkJJY-5PvPSz0m_c0bg-jV-U8euWTCPt7LP-bF330tV79Ivk6ePruAgkk3Uwqo8-CWMnTvt6OGPb9DqkH/s320/Red-legged%20Frog%200089.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 8px; min-height: 18px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 8px;">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.</p><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 8px;">In addition to Louise’s intriguing presentation, the Nature Club will feature the shortest and most interesting annual general meeting ever.</p><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 8px;"><b>To register email us at bowennatureclub@gmail.com. We will send you an email invitation to our Zoom meeting.</b></p><div><b><br /></b></div>Bowen Island Nature Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842592687497877437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961462574770661708.post-38616492064566898452023-02-05T14:32:00.000-08:002023-02-05T14:32:42.214-08:00<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <span style="font-size: 30px;">Mushroom Photo Submissions</span></span></p><p style="color: #080a0a; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 1px 0px 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">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. </span></p><p style="color: #080a0a; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 1px 0px 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7915UxfdLr5hbygkwBnkGimWp-ro7mIA5b0miscjOmax_jEW-BEF3MYC30SWGNGCaygp_PGwOWneXkKg8tdgPE05aHDxyBgDQ6jCdaXzwCT90inujv5o09iVSmkJ0p5cZzsKhTiWmZaxGeEvbMg5znY6ZLu6cOOTzR3bK7wxMUjFMgKrEXwLR1o0U/s960/Mushroom1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7915UxfdLr5hbygkwBnkGimWp-ro7mIA5b0miscjOmax_jEW-BEF3MYC30SWGNGCaygp_PGwOWneXkKg8tdgPE05aHDxyBgDQ6jCdaXzwCT90inujv5o09iVSmkJ0p5cZzsKhTiWmZaxGeEvbMg5znY6ZLu6cOOTzR3bK7wxMUjFMgKrEXwLR1o0U/s320/Mushroom1.png" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Fluted Black Helvella Saddle Mushroom</p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Photo: Russ Neys</p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODK1TGCY-5Te98YQwAUsKiq-8VFcMwHHacbYenEaqktHl53oK7caoz4fHnq3zBJPXewRWI6sNH-h7pcQpCBUrtC4SnMVwViZ8nFC0d6x3aMN41svhLPdKSOkTwDycCGy1cynt58Ln48LHkgITapy0ZcEvMwfFC4ti6RTKoSWMit0isJsTojcwqXHb/s960/Mushroom2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODK1TGCY-5Te98YQwAUsKiq-8VFcMwHHacbYenEaqktHl53oK7caoz4fHnq3zBJPXewRWI6sNH-h7pcQpCBUrtC4SnMVwViZ8nFC0d6x3aMN41svhLPdKSOkTwDycCGy1cynt58Ln48LHkgITapy0ZcEvMwfFC4ti6RTKoSWMit0isJsTojcwqXHb/s320/Mushroom2.png" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Coral mushroom</p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Photo: Russ Neys</p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5HTTmBhruugPeQfb1jeNINgP0_nwYm7OJghTbxDA_3LNJWq5W2fmBnzQ8yagC1XBuimI_fHSxoxEZCgXyvgo181bledPWQxZ3Jq6kbF7AHVy69LFGbsSQbdfjOTeEsEPDmfNSnF9K21yPAS8tpxislzKtMAu2MiWugmg74rEvefSntIpBl6GD_KD/s2048/Mushroom3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5HTTmBhruugPeQfb1jeNINgP0_nwYm7OJghTbxDA_3LNJWq5W2fmBnzQ8yagC1XBuimI_fHSxoxEZCgXyvgo181bledPWQxZ3Jq6kbF7AHVy69LFGbsSQbdfjOTeEsEPDmfNSnF9K21yPAS8tpxislzKtMAu2MiWugmg74rEvefSntIpBl6GD_KD/s320/Mushroom3.png" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Fly agaric</p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Photo: Julie Rogers</p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6et_hBf4CaNUdFnVBd74wM8LwEA_9efAKPErdLTw0fwgZr_Bg8Om4E8wqkFmZis2NkqWFgtiC6mAYVsC2jr_hk35ZS1Oq87hmr6dtGI02Ddu803Le2AicOQH0ej3X7RB6VQdCp9y3Ey3MT3HE67_XRpmQFStoI5oOxV-Z3FYa7ScPc3uFjWsqOsT/s2048/Mushroom4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6et_hBf4CaNUdFnVBd74wM8LwEA_9efAKPErdLTw0fwgZr_Bg8Om4E8wqkFmZis2NkqWFgtiC6mAYVsC2jr_hk35ZS1Oq87hmr6dtGI02Ddu803Le2AicOQH0ej3X7RB6VQdCp9y3Ey3MT3HE67_XRpmQFStoI5oOxV-Z3FYa7ScPc3uFjWsqOsT/s320/Mushroom4.png" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Unidentified</p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Photo: Russ Neys</p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQy64qZraAY0xCN7iOEwQDsvVjFenDkkkDqr3SWVC3nUp6E-WC6LMFx1gRyzvZiDr-veRrZ7uLNahHL0RUMe62fcs5CwbSPIztLG16MO2iZls7Mi68g6JawoUZJtNnrYlQh3AwouxYxIyPx8cHaZ4NwAn-JX955njXoEWmX_rvy777pkgizgN1CByb/s2048/Mushroom5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQy64qZraAY0xCN7iOEwQDsvVjFenDkkkDqr3SWVC3nUp6E-WC6LMFx1gRyzvZiDr-veRrZ7uLNahHL0RUMe62fcs5CwbSPIztLG16MO2iZls7Mi68g6JawoUZJtNnrYlQh3AwouxYxIyPx8cHaZ4NwAn-JX955njXoEWmX_rvy777pkgizgN1CByb/s320/Mushroom5.png" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Shaggy scalycap mushroom</p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Photo: Russ Neys</p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs89P4iwPu-BCGaWQby4FmcLsEktiE0oxoIymR6KRF2HA9by1KNP6WMTRCVk6WBXKp_0fjUQUbKdMHDI606u1m3kYJngHsuUbMwqhP6z1l-UvSx3kq4D2KiK0bb4vx8bpRnPiuWeKQAKXotZLEhVW-BBS1KxdxEZr2xxRmv64crBl-niAxUajNPDc3/s2048/Mushroom7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs89P4iwPu-BCGaWQby4FmcLsEktiE0oxoIymR6KRF2HA9by1KNP6WMTRCVk6WBXKp_0fjUQUbKdMHDI606u1m3kYJngHsuUbMwqhP6z1l-UvSx3kq4D2KiK0bb4vx8bpRnPiuWeKQAKXotZLEhVW-BBS1KxdxEZr2xxRmv64crBl-niAxUajNPDc3/s320/Mushroom7.png" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Lichen agaric</p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Photo: Russ Neys: </p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OBtB0aN0V8a0hRrOG-95w3ulBoHEnFEUkk6ZFxDq0XtUNbZA4qOUBqza9QuV7cZjHQLMoRxNfaeJYUKOOSCNN-SS7szVPRX3Iul1fbrp9pKW3pdKSVKEyxFqqFxAKwyk9nOnHQq5G206LPo_5i9fVuyIOnCIN3u12eV2TvsXmmrhPbhziXNESOXU/s640/Mushroom8.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OBtB0aN0V8a0hRrOG-95w3ulBoHEnFEUkk6ZFxDq0XtUNbZA4qOUBqza9QuV7cZjHQLMoRxNfaeJYUKOOSCNN-SS7szVPRX3Iul1fbrp9pKW3pdKSVKEyxFqqFxAKwyk9nOnHQq5G206LPo_5i9fVuyIOnCIN3u12eV2TvsXmmrhPbhziXNESOXU/s320/Mushroom8.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Fly agaric</p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Photo: Diane Sutherland</p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufaOuCfOIyAine6Clx5CDJSth5myNc81Fjr1mHtlAFygtMcDCITw7VzhroDBsgqsqRXNEdJ-dlHeNmgHeCdzOcC_xGpuMA2VaX_RHX16AhVVDR-Omnqt5PkbiMAXB4yZ_MitR_p5wvRJ3nX4ujKZawmymsr12cBbfup5NZcgH7ixrlVjjjCf9sewn/s960/Mushroom9.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufaOuCfOIyAine6Clx5CDJSth5myNc81Fjr1mHtlAFygtMcDCITw7VzhroDBsgqsqRXNEdJ-dlHeNmgHeCdzOcC_xGpuMA2VaX_RHX16AhVVDR-Omnqt5PkbiMAXB4yZ_MitR_p5wvRJ3nX4ujKZawmymsr12cBbfup5NZcgH7ixrlVjjjCf9sewn/s320/Mushroom9.png" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Chicken of the woods</p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Photo: Hugh Freeman</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxllbGZQ2v9SUZlr3OA2Q18MFYaMGVL3UCDpgMX70VRxEDqRcEqIEDrBOkLsyhUZjy0FZLjbygLIOX6YE8R2vaL-Enz6ZHDqYDEJUOvHUKW3nD8KjxMbrtxpJU8zUIKH_VZAbQ20TP9xIQyi1iAbylbbKK7vbVN0cJllNsWyaDEU3V_WnJdvZ__jmK/s3264/Deadman's%20Hand%20mushroom%2020131117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxllbGZQ2v9SUZlr3OA2Q18MFYaMGVL3UCDpgMX70VRxEDqRcEqIEDrBOkLsyhUZjy0FZLjbygLIOX6YE8R2vaL-Enz6ZHDqYDEJUOvHUKW3nD8KjxMbrtxpJU8zUIKH_VZAbQ20TP9xIQyi1iAbylbbKK7vbVN0cJllNsWyaDEU3V_WnJdvZ__jmK/s320/Deadman's%20Hand%20mushroom%2020131117.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Deadman’s hand mushroom</p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Photo: Alan Whitehead</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4mu3MHxRlb_amHD-6UDcrMhE0v_WZOjrU1ZKrBKAl3YUKfprMofRM2q-lk8_j1ygA2wHZoPtPVFM4QOXoLdRvs5dkyp5MWzc6nx78y_PAYVXqjQLXXPFd97HY1l5FFy9I4L1hzMAHjIZ-n6EzlZb-GLJ52P6i6q41Wn4IvPoxTdS2Zl11NXYlQbv/s960/326191284_2518431598296713_5681184431755626327_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4mu3MHxRlb_amHD-6UDcrMhE0v_WZOjrU1ZKrBKAl3YUKfprMofRM2q-lk8_j1ygA2wHZoPtPVFM4QOXoLdRvs5dkyp5MWzc6nx78y_PAYVXqjQLXXPFd97HY1l5FFy9I4L1hzMAHjIZ-n6EzlZb-GLJ52P6i6q41Wn4IvPoxTdS2Zl11NXYlQbv/s320/326191284_2518431598296713_5681184431755626327_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Bleeding tooth fungus</p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Photo: Raf Izdebski</p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvLJ6xjMwSQwUMF9L5F84f2l03DcnVipUuX8xyZhpxh_nx2xDXD3hUdbi8uxSasmJWpUIo2JW2Ges7MtHVmHeBo1S7OzVHFD3kEO5oJsL3-n6sCXjR0QTFH9MVfIe8VkDc5kfavMqdJl4Rk8FOrfd_0RLp9ZiBjFjsBuNcTOuLCJ5Zk-28PNMAtrW/s960/326255929_509283564679556_3834236461879878187_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvLJ6xjMwSQwUMF9L5F84f2l03DcnVipUuX8xyZhpxh_nx2xDXD3hUdbi8uxSasmJWpUIo2JW2Ges7MtHVmHeBo1S7OzVHFD3kEO5oJsL3-n6sCXjR0QTFH9MVfIe8VkDc5kfavMqdJl4Rk8FOrfd_0RLp9ZiBjFjsBuNcTOuLCJ5Zk-28PNMAtrW/s320/326255929_509283564679556_3834236461879878187_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Coral mushroom</p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Photo: Raf Izdebski</p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTngDp7YLX4MPUOw9n0_X3IY9OZ1s7S-uAB7FpfyXCULvcBn2yK8KxG6QtHMLdxKHoUEQ7eVx2EjS3QWtj_HOmupiewHv8BXVYkdC0yzsy_GuqkHfcg-deQwnZO6e49CEwflew_DUIncNXRV3QL7De4HqEwH7ULjFOrRIOUXHbjxDTwD8N7RTTk3AM/s960/326304081_751618183062010_4239038964859240932_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTngDp7YLX4MPUOw9n0_X3IY9OZ1s7S-uAB7FpfyXCULvcBn2yK8KxG6QtHMLdxKHoUEQ7eVx2EjS3QWtj_HOmupiewHv8BXVYkdC0yzsy_GuqkHfcg-deQwnZO6e49CEwflew_DUIncNXRV3QL7De4HqEwH7ULjFOrRIOUXHbjxDTwD8N7RTTk3AM/s320/326304081_751618183062010_4239038964859240932_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Chicken of the woods</p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Photo: Raf Izdebski</p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7Y8MNqf-3j4HDKbbwe42YisxI-y00HH_mmTMGdbC8sEmEX1MJqiQ46k5RfTqmXTWVzMF4M9ddt_-owbUtBxJPZY4xt0NUS54kqp0s8ME4RwaybMz2EIW6b4MsaaX4eBS9hPKHCiXpMoEGkVsb0guPN7v9CMSrRU6O9Gu-josorrZuDMC9dioIPx8/s960/326405353_501293235483288_1281883583265967426_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7Y8MNqf-3j4HDKbbwe42YisxI-y00HH_mmTMGdbC8sEmEX1MJqiQ46k5RfTqmXTWVzMF4M9ddt_-owbUtBxJPZY4xt0NUS54kqp0s8ME4RwaybMz2EIW6b4MsaaX4eBS9hPKHCiXpMoEGkVsb0guPN7v9CMSrRU6O9Gu-josorrZuDMC9dioIPx8/s320/326405353_501293235483288_1281883583265967426_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Chicken of the woods</p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Photo: Raf Izdebski</p></div><br /><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></div><br /><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></div><br /><p style="color: #080a0a; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 1px 0px 0px;"><br /></p>Bowen Island Nature Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842592687497877437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961462574770661708.post-56636943753004950862023-02-05T14:15:00.002-08:002023-02-05T14:38:22.125-08:00<p> <b style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 36px; text-align: center;">Bowen Nature Club Annual General Meeting</b></p><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 8px; text-align: center;"><b>Are you getting the midwinter blues? </b></p><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 8px; text-align: center;"><b>Are you hankering for the warm longer days and shorter nights of spring and summer?</b></p><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 8px; text-align: center;"><b>Then the Bowen Nature Club has something for you.</b></p><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 8px;">We invite you to an evening of nature discovery via Zoom, Wednesday February 8, 7:00–8:30 PM.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFO3okBehwr_NULs89HakwvUEHHtH8TAgDGN23M9AvYc9dDSP4K2DVvwqvE7jQtb6r13B2VtCDPA_W82aFgyKKCEmAILXmhcQpuYvk4zQkJJY-5PvPSz0m_c0bg-jV-U8euWTCPt7LP-bF330tV79Ivk6ePruAgkk3Uwqo8-CWMnTvt6OGPb9DqkH/s3000/Red-legged%20Frog%200089.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1969" data-original-width="3000" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFO3okBehwr_NULs89HakwvUEHHtH8TAgDGN23M9AvYc9dDSP4K2DVvwqvE7jQtb6r13B2VtCDPA_W82aFgyKKCEmAILXmhcQpuYvk4zQkJJY-5PvPSz0m_c0bg-jV-U8euWTCPt7LP-bF330tV79Ivk6ePruAgkk3Uwqo8-CWMnTvt6OGPb9DqkH/s320/Red-legged%20Frog%200089.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 8px; min-height: 18px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 8px;">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.</p><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 8px;">In addition to Louise’s intriguing presentation, the Nature Club will feature the shortest and most interesting annual general meeting ever.</p><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 8px;"><b>To register email us at bowennatureclub@gmail.com. We will send you an email invitation to our Zoom meeting.</b></p><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 8px;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 8px; min-height: 18px;"><br /></p>Bowen Island Nature Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842592687497877437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961462574770661708.post-57628446100910492602022-11-22T14:07:00.002-08:002022-11-22T14:07:30.944-08:00<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mud Lake Hike, Sunday, November 21, 2022 </span></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you to those nature enthusiasts who were available to join us for the Mud Lake hike this past Sunday. </span></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;">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. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We look forward to seeing you for our next event.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfNE0gDeHLkej8NiDWcoMKpFz6W3I2D1rkDrxI7_MlrRYA6AbNruZ9kB1UVv--pqtz7_EQN4NW_EVqV7Qlg3OiVfbJXvZx_-ckIBlnq7qWvzembJ_C-VMNDqRGCwflA4FOXagFq-HSG-sXMkCGcjk41GbnOr1r9A_tKQc5mwBkj3HPQLmNTnMG769/s4032/2022-11-20%2012.06.15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfNE0gDeHLkej8NiDWcoMKpFz6W3I2D1rkDrxI7_MlrRYA6AbNruZ9kB1UVv--pqtz7_EQN4NW_EVqV7Qlg3OiVfbJXvZx_-ckIBlnq7qWvzembJ_C-VMNDqRGCwflA4FOXagFq-HSG-sXMkCGcjk41GbnOr1r9A_tKQc5mwBkj3HPQLmNTnMG769/w480-h640/2022-11-20%2012.06.15.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;"><br /></span><p style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif;"><br /></p></div>Bowen Island Nature Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842592687497877437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961462574770661708.post-83347972028094285462022-08-11T13:01:00.004-07:002022-08-11T13:01:30.916-07:00Self-Guided Beach Activities<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iwTNz4mFcDXmFatbaW1ACyHkMkR-_1ZU/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a> to download the PDF guide.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iwTNz4mFcDXmFatbaW1ACyHkMkR-_1ZU/view?usp=sharing" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1573" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfzXww1k0vuCWwV4CglxTjELnbnKRK_TR0nvU7F4i1EExXbaa7-5kjt1yFLc1sSLIP_dAuosJ_5bWlnl7Lsowz5BJtG9WSFf-eGHQ_01cGJv-oy9_vRnk7ZUUvhHrpbynOkr3orIijrK-T3itIJvvskDQ8pMR-fuT1wVyKvuvnsU_FNEXu-1UIHxE/w640-h494/BowenNatureClub_BeachActivities_Page_01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Bowen Island Nature Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842592687497877437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961462574770661708.post-4095896282626585312022-08-11T12:57:00.004-07:002022-08-11T12:57:30.364-07:002022 Events<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk20rIrIhP-_K4R2zwwHY9H6ke3AbN75mABPWCWhngS-1B-WckYJ6EWpQ6eVc6xE5x5ZVE1ih6-SCOF35BLallYwX3kO0aogY7--JnRNzxg4zuayLf4pvRSnOCkiYNrsw0I3_kxIQ9eD5gVFB6NAqAMXLEiqsWy76U1ou0Nkjqu9Goy6f2Cp-q8rG7/s1650/BowenNatureClub_2022Events_Page_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk20rIrIhP-_K4R2zwwHY9H6ke3AbN75mABPWCWhngS-1B-WckYJ6EWpQ6eVc6xE5x5ZVE1ih6-SCOF35BLallYwX3kO0aogY7--JnRNzxg4zuayLf4pvRSnOCkiYNrsw0I3_kxIQ9eD5gVFB6NAqAMXLEiqsWy76U1ou0Nkjqu9Goy6f2Cp-q8rG7/w494-h640/BowenNatureClub_2022Events_Page_2.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Bowen Island Nature Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842592687497877437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961462574770661708.post-3875696786024376392021-11-25T10:53:00.004-08:002021-11-25T10:53:26.951-08:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Jq0fsmbI7CxzWeVEOvfTXKBmP0mmhZjMr_ZaM_T_s85OPjbyRIRBCOgnqTcEngYbX4eLL8SPEobMkFQpqEdrBAdIYn8y2OKFjO8gNK7phAxDlmBbY8KQ06LTczfWxyDDuRfaWQBE_Ms/s1960/Nature+Club+AGM+Announcement+Photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="1960" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Jq0fsmbI7CxzWeVEOvfTXKBmP0mmhZjMr_ZaM_T_s85OPjbyRIRBCOgnqTcEngYbX4eLL8SPEobMkFQpqEdrBAdIYn8y2OKFjO8gNK7phAxDlmBbY8KQ06LTczfWxyDDuRfaWQBE_Ms/w400-h219/Nature+Club+AGM+Announcement+Photo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>You are Invited to the Bowen Nature Club AGM (via Zoom)</b></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Wednesday December 1, 2021, 7:15 - 8:45 PM</b></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84378085462?pwd=bHB0SlpxSDVLUXp4Q0cwUzhrT1lqdz09</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 2px;"><b>Introducing the Átl’ka7tsem/Howe Sound Biosphere Region</b></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">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.</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 2px;"><b>Guest Speaker: Ruth Symons</b></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Ruth is the Lead of the Howe Sound Biosphere Region Initiative Society (<a href="https://www.howesoundbri.org"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">https://www.howesoundbri.org</span></a>). 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.</p><p>
</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Everyone welcome!</i></b></p>Bowen Island Nature Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842592687497877437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961462574770661708.post-30174562003021434052021-04-28T14:44:00.013-07:002021-04-29T08:56:24.969-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWfshl3h9F5ZqVndqWZjEmsvzCyh448cxs8iSK-jLoE6jfPkoGqLj0Ezw6-3yLJ0lkbodYDJwvYtmIqFD0hFr0FAW7J3Ba7NOQp5QJGkLcA0QkcMEAdzVphOSMnWUqMEx02Uca5sylc8/s2048/BNC+Discovering+Life+on+Bowen+Beaches+2021+COVER.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1Deypp6I9ohPQ1dV9lUGw1LYiE4z8RbSlI4HKaK0U_megP4hkGod1ud06zPDWal1k0guRaDp-_Y7Jl2dkSsvkTp4rZwgYxbmVXQYqqQZ6CgN4Gs-UL8gt5hzgBfrFyMVmOsmC4bQ9UE/s2048/BNC+Discovering+Life+on+Bowen+Beaches+2021+COVER.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2048" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1Deypp6I9ohPQ1dV9lUGw1LYiE4z8RbSlI4HKaK0U_megP4hkGod1ud06zPDWal1k0guRaDp-_Y7Jl2dkSsvkTp4rZwgYxbmVXQYqqQZ6CgN4Gs-UL8gt5hzgBfrFyMVmOsmC4bQ9UE/w640-h494/BNC+Discovering+Life+on+Bowen+Beaches+2021+COVER.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><p style="color: #454545; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beaches on Bowen are rare and valued by most islanders as places to access and enjoy the natural, wild beauty of Howe Sound / Átl’ka7tsem. It is here that we are most likely to encounter the water’s teeming wildlife, enjoy the salty aroma of the clean ocean waters, and savour the refreshing coolness of a swim on a hot summer’s day.</span></p>
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<p style="color: #454545; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Bowen Nature Club has created an activity guide designed to help you and your friends and family discover the many intriguing life forms that make Bowen’s beaches their home.</span></p>
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At the recent AGM, Nature Club members, old and new, enjoyed a delicious potluck followed by Adam Taylor’s amazing footage from his dives around Bowen Island. From heavily armoured Puget Sound king crabs, adorable candy stripe shrimp to curious giant Pacific octopi, Adam revealed the amazing underwater ecosystems all around us. His familiarity with the animals and their behaviour gave us tremendous insight into this hidden world that’s all around us and a new appreciation of its complexity and beauty. Many thanks to Adam for sharing.</div>
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The Bowen Nature Club is delighted to be a part of this year’s Festival of Trees. Decorated by Jen Lundin Ritchie and Holly Cleator, the theme emphasizes using natural materials that are environmentally-friendly including “edible” decorations such as bird seed ornaments, and peanut and cranberry garlands.<br />
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A warm thank you is extended to the Bowen Island Family Place and the Bowen Island Golf Course for donating the tree and lights so that we could participate in this wonderful event and share our club with the community.</div>
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Bowen Island Nature Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842592687497877437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961462574770661708.post-68352031159174587982019-10-29T11:00:00.001-07:002019-10-29T11:00:42.386-07:00Mushroom Walk on October 20, 2019<div class="" style="font-family: helvetica; word-wrap: break-word;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The </span>Bowen Nature Club was pleased to join with the <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Bowen Island Garden Club to welcome John Field, who led a mushroom foraging walk on October 20, followed by a presentation on “Foraging for Forest Mushrooms” the next day.</span></div>
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About two dozen brave souls braved the pounding rain to follow John <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">through the forest in search of tasty and treacherous treats. The hike started at Thompson Rd with a brief presentation of mushrooms commonly found in Howe Sound, then quickly proceeded down the trail towards Fairy Fen. Along the way, participants scoured the forest floor and John identified the discovered treasures. I</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">t was wonderful to learn how many edible mushrooms are growing on Bowen.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Remember, never eat wild foraged mushrooms unless you are 110% sure what they are!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">John is a retired science instructor at Capilano University in Sechelt, a Warden for Ambrose Lake Ecological Reserve, a founding member and former director of the Iris Griffith Interpretive Centre near Ruby Lake, and a naturalist “by inclination.” He has hosted many field trips, especially mushroom forays. </span></div>
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Despite a day of drizzle, fog, and rain, eight stalwart troopers joined Warden Alan Whitehead on a hike to visit the Bowen Island Ecological Reserve. They wandered among the large firs arriving at the secluded Optimist Fen for lunch. </div>
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This year Bowen Nature Club once again had a booth at Bowfest! We featured multisensory games such as “Can you identify this tree?” and “Whose paw is this anyway?” as well as a full-colour marine animal quiz. The public was invited to examine a number of local animal skulls and encouraged to bring their own artifacts for identification. The table was manned by club members, including naturalists like Bowen’s Ecoreserve Warden Alan Whitehead and entomologist Will Husby, who were challenged to answer all manner of nature-related questions from the public. </div>
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<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Bowen Island Nature Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842592687497877437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961462574770661708.post-22528000676310470432019-08-19T10:42:00.000-07:002019-10-29T10:55:04.858-07:00Bowen Nature Club Camping Trip July 2019<div style="color: #454545; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
Tucked away in the Kane Valley near Merritt, BC, secluded Shea Lake provides recreational opportunities for family camping and nature exploring. This past July 6 & 7, Bowen Nature Club members Jonah, Ezra, DG, Bruce, Lyn, Everhard, Melissa and James spent time discovering the local flora and fauna of the area. All photos by Bruce Steele.</div>
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Bowen Island Nature Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842592687497877437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961462574770661708.post-85669416234997946542019-06-17T15:09:00.001-07:002019-10-29T10:55:14.263-07:00Low Tide Beach Survey at Seymour Bay, June 16th, 2019<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;">48 Bowen Islanders brought their curiosity, sunhats, and pails and explored the low tide beach at Seymour Bay. Our thanks to trip leaders Alan, DG and Sue Ellen and all the people who joined us for a fun and beautiful morning of discovery.</span><br />
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Bowen Island Nature Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842592687497877437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961462574770661708.post-39808193029057475572019-03-26T16:17:00.002-07:002019-06-17T15:10:20.151-07:00Red-legged Frog Chorus...This Afternoon at a Wetland Near YouThe red-legged frogs are croaking or calling out at
Grafton Lake and probably Killarney Lake and other deeper marshes
elsewhere on Bowen… They were heard yesterday (March 25<sup>th</sup>) at
about 3:30 pm. The croaking of the red-legged frog is very different
from the distinctive “ribbit” of the tree frog: although also made by
many individuals at one time, it is much quieter (you really have to
listen for it), lower in pitch, and sounds muffled because it can be
entirely underwater. Also, the red-legged frogs are normally heard only
during the breeding season, whereas individual tree frogs can be heard
almost year round.<br />
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Bowen Island Nature Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842592687497877437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961462574770661708.post-52337468838068747462019-03-22T11:08:00.000-07:002019-06-17T15:10:59.860-07:00Following a period of dormancy, Bowen Nature Club rises again! <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We are looking forward to leading events and activities that connect Bowen Islanders with the nature all around us. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Soon we
will be hosting our potluck AGM, details to be finalized, which will be
a great opportunity to meet other members and renew your membership. We will also be electing our board and we welcome new board members. Roles include: memberships, communications, leading activities or simply being enthusiastic. Don't hesitate to get in touch if you are interested. We will be sharing this year's activity calendar at the meeting. If you would like to join the Nature Club or would like more information, contact us at <a href="mailto:bowennatureclub@gmail.com">bowennatureclub(at)gmail(dot)com</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In addition we will be submitting a monthly column to the Undercurrent, written by local experts, that highlight nature you may see out and about. This months column about amphibian spawning was written by Alan Whitehead. He explains how to spot spawn and how to tell which Bowen amphibian it belongs to. Read about it <a href="https://www.bowenislandundercurrent.com/community/can-you-spot-the-differences-in-amphibians-spawn-1.23769301" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here are some amphibian photos of ours that didn't make it to press, all taken on Bowen Island by Will Husby.</span><br />
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Bowen Island Nature Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842592687497877437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961462574770661708.post-44662080593490091672016-06-03T08:10:00.001-07:002016-06-03T08:10:54.572-07:00June Outing: Beaches of Bowen<span style="font-family: monospace;">Hi All:</span><br />
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Our June outing is next Saturday, June 11. An exclusive trip to Bowen beaches with D.G. Blair. See info below.<br />
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Brenda<br /><br style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">"Lesser" Known Beaches of Bowen</span><br style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">June 11, 2016</span><br style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">1-4 pm</span><br style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">Meet at the BICS parking lot to carpool</span><br style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">Here is a chance to sample some of Bowen's small municipal beaches. Join</span><br style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">Bowen Nature Club and members from the Bowen Parks, Trails, and Greenways</span><br style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">Committee to carpool to some "off the beaten track" public access beaches.</span><br style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">Dress for the weather, wear sturdy walking shoes and bring a snack and a</span><br style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">beach bucket! We will be visiting three beaches over the course of the</span><br style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">afternoon. Everyone welcome! </span><br style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">Please contact DG Blair (947-0134) if you need any further information. </span><br style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">DG Blair</span><br style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">T: 604-947-0134</span><br style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">M: 604-230-9734</span>Bowen Island Nature Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842592687497877437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961462574770661708.post-45507326232415700342016-03-01T13:04:00.000-08:002016-03-01T13:04:33.577-08:002016 Nature Club OutingsBowen Island Nature Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842592687497877437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961462574770661708.post-79180437110879672992016-02-14T08:56:00.003-08:002016-02-14T08:56:46.674-08:002015 Christmas Bird Count ReportHistory of the Christmas Bird Count<br />
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Prior to the turn of the 20th century, hunters engaged in a holiday tradition known as the Christmas "Side Hunt." They would choose sides and go afield with their guns—whoever brought in the biggest pile of feathered (and furred) quarry won.<br />
Conservation was in its beginning stages in that era, and many observers and scientists were becoming concerned about declining bird populations. Beginning on Christmas Day 1900, ornithologist Frank M. Chapman, an early officer in the then-nascent Audubon Society, proposed a new holiday tradition—a "Christmas Bird Census" that would count birds during the holidays rather than hunt them. So began the Christmas Bird Count.<br />
Count Day<br />
2nd January 2016<br />
It was the perfect winter day: sunny, crisp and calm. Forty three Bowen Islanders set out at the crack of dawn or settled in front of their feeders for a day’s birding with the intention of counting each bird seen throughout the day. This activity forms part of the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC), now in its 116th year, and conducted all over North America by citizen scientists like our own Bowen Islanders. The data collected over the past century allow Audubon researchers, conservation biologists, wildlife agencies and other interested individuals to study the long-term health and status of bird populations across North America.<br />
Collectively, we spent 93 hours in the field and tramped an impressive 98 km, recording a total of 3595 individual birds from 61 different species. A fantastic total that just goes to show what a rich and ecologically significant place this island and surrounding waters is that we call home. The most abundant bird was the Surf Scoter. The Surf Scoter is a sea duck that breeds on the lakes and ponds of the Arctic during the summer, but spends most of its time on the sea. The Pacific Northwest is a particularly important area for the Scoter, where it feeds on the clams and mussels of our coastline before following the herring spawn back north in the spring.<br />
Nine-year-old Natalia Denis-Lay counting Surf Scoter with Ben Keen<br />
116th Audubon Christmas Bird Count<br />
Bowen Island<br />
1/2/2016<br />
Facts: 43 Birders<br />
93 hours<br />
98 km walked<br />
3595 Individuals<br />
61 Species<br />
I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in my heart I bore, Long after it was heard no more.<br />
William Wordsworth<br />
Canada Goose 1<br />
Mute Swan 1<br />
American Wigeon 2<br />
Mallard 33<br />
Ring-necked Duck 6<br />
Harlequin Duck 2<br />
Surf Scoter 939<br />
Bufflehead 87<br />
Common Goldeneye 12<br />
Barrow’s Goldeneye 390<br />
Hooded Merganser 12<br />
Common Merganser 32<br />
Red-breasted Merganser 3<br />
Duck spp. 9<br />
Common Loon 4<br />
Loon spp. 4<br />
Horned Grebe 10<br />
Red-necked Grebe 5<br />
Eared Grebe 1<br />
Western Grebe 1<br />
Brandt’s Cormorant 7<br />
Double-crested Corm’t 23<br />
Pelagic Cormorant 14<br />
Cormorant spp. 1<br />
Great Blue Heron 6<br />
Bald Eagle 52<br />
Immature Bald Eagle 53<br />
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1<br />
Falcon spp. 1<br />
Surfbird 4<br />
Mew Gull 16<br />
Thayer's Gull 6<br />
Glaucous-winged Gull 163<br />
Gull spp. 103<br />
Hybrid Gull 2<br />
Common Murre 4<br />
Marbled Murrelet 25<br />
Anna's Hummingbird 32<br />
Belted Kingfisher 3<br />
Red-breasted Sapsucker 15<br />
Hairy Woodpecker 6<br />
Northern Flicker 43<br />
Pileated Woodpecker 23<br />
Woodpecker spp. 12<br />
Steller’s Jay 58<br />
Northwestern Crow 131<br />
Common Raven 75<br />
Black-capped Chickadee 187<br />
Chestnut-backedd Chic’e 149<br />
Chickadee spp 12<br />
Red-breasted Nuthatch 24<br />
Brown Creeper 7<br />
Pacific Wren 84<br />
American Dipper 1<br />
Golden-crowned Kinglet 95<br />
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4<br />
Kinglet spp. 7<br />
Hermit Thrush 4<br />
American Robin 30<br />
Varied Thrush 90<br />
European Starling 22<br />
Spotted Towhee 106<br />
Fox Sparrow 13<br />
Song Sparrow 38<br />
Golden–crowned Sparrow 2<br />
Sparrow spp. 15<br />
Dark-eyed Junco 139<br />
House Finch 14<br />
Red Crossbill 54<br />
Pine Siskin 64<br />
House Sparrow 1<br />
Total Species 61<br />
Total Individuals 3595<br />
Richard Wing<br />
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Results<br />
Many great birds were recorded, no rarities but an excellent diversity of species nonetheless. Very good sea bird numbers were seen around the southwest side of the island, including four Grebe species (Horned, Western, Red-necked and Eared) and many Marbled Murrelets.<br />
A healthy flock of Red Crossbills were recorded at Cape Roger Curtis and four Surfbirds were observed in the Tunstall Bay/Sealy Park area.<br />
There were a fantastic number of Bald Eagles recorded with 52 adults and 53 immatures in all. It is highly likely many of these were duplicate sightings; however I witnessed a constant stream coming in from the North West throughout the day.<br />
One surprise for me was the number of Pileated Woodpeckers, 23 in total – who knew there were so many on Bowen!<br />
The densest area for birds was the southwest, due predominantly to the good numbers of sea birds. The species count was more evenly spread across the island with all areas having good numbers, the exception being Grafton Lake which yielded only 6 species, although one was a beautiful “Sooty” Fox Sparrow.<br />
I’d like to thank everyone who participated in what was a wonderful day!Bowen Island Nature Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842592687497877437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961462574770661708.post-46862089960694000522015-11-17T22:41:00.003-08:002015-11-17T22:41:39.128-08:00The Bowen Nature Club is looking for new directors!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're freshly out from our recent Apodaca Park adventure, and into the very wet and dark November (F)unschool outings. It's been a lovely year of outings with the Bowen Nature Club, and we're quickly approaching our January AGM. This year we'll have a big changeover among the directors, and have openings we hope to fill before our one annual planning meeting in early January. Would you be willing and able to volunteer?<br /><br />The Bowen Nature Club is not a society under the societies act, so the two director meetings we have each year are quite informal, as are the volunteer director positions. We are a non-political group dedicated to furthering our community's enjoyment and preservation of natural diversity. All directors attend both of our two annual meetings: A planning meeting in early January where we arrange the outings of the year, and the AGM in later January where we briefly read over the events of the past year, the finances, and the planned outings for the coming year, and then we usually have a speaker.<br /><br />Please let us know if you're interested in joining us. We think we're a friendly bunch and find our involvement with the Nature Club to be not onerous, and very rewarding. Please contact us at bowennatureclub at gmail.com for more information. Bowen Island Nature Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842592687497877437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961462574770661708.post-80990777337223192792015-04-29T17:56:00.000-07:002015-04-29T17:56:33.898-07:00(F)unschool adventure at Killarney Lake<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Bowen Island Nature Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842592687497877437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961462574770661708.post-79656220783222265722015-03-31T10:07:00.001-07:002015-04-03T10:03:37.089-07:00Small Parks of Bowen Island TourSue Ellen Fast led a wonderful tour of some of the small and lesser-known parks of Bowen Island, and Will Husby has contributed these photos from the day.<br />
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