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Glenn Dreger Had A Grizzly Bear Encounter

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Gary HuntNovember 19, 2018

This story is featured in the latest club newsletter and was submitted by Glenn Dreger These Grizzly photos were taken on the Atnarko River on Sept 26th, 2018. I have made several drifts on the Atnarko River with Kynoch Adventures over the past two years, and have seen bears on every one. This was extraordinary in that we were on a narrow stretch of the river when we saw the bears. Our guide pulled the boat into the opposite side of the river and anchored. The guides are extremely professional, … Continue reading →

Ghost Beads

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Gary HuntNovember 15, 2018

On November 10 this year, I was taking photographs at Tranquille and decided to examine the corral fencing for opportunities. My first photo depicts the fence lines. All well and good so then I examined one of the rails that was rotting pretty well. In the decaying depression, I noticed these curious, roundish seeds with a hole in one end. I had no idea what they were or how they got there or what may have bored the hole in one end. Obviously, something went in to feed on the … Continue reading →

Winter Birds at Kamloops Landfill

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Gary HuntNovember 12, 2018

I prepared this short report for the City of Kamloops in consideration of their cooperation in allowing us to access the landfill and sewage lagoons during our annual Christmas Bird Count. I thought I would share it with the club and other readers. I don’t know if the long horizontal table will ultimately fit or website format but here is an attempt. Photo of juvenile Glaucous Gull with Herring Gulls at landfill. Executive Summary Surveys at the Kamloops municipal landfill during the mid-December period over a span of 25 years … Continue reading →

Fungi Forever

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Gary HuntOctober 15, 2018

We have been having a bonus year for mushrooms and fungi in our area. I will add some photos from two recent trips that I have taken. The first will be from October 8 when I visited McConnell Lake in the rain and the second will be from The KNC field trip on October 14 led by Gary Hunt to the Scuitto Lake Forest Service Road south of Barnhartvale. For many species, I won’t have names or if I do, they need to be verified by an expert, so it … Continue reading →

People! I took Hank to Buse Lake, and it got seriously weird . . . set the Quality to “High” in Youtube (1080p) for this freaky video! And volume up!

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Adams River Field Trip

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Gary HuntSeptember 24, 2018

Report submitted by Margaret Graham and photos by Adele Stapleton

On Saturday, five brave souls ignored the forecast for rain showers and headed out to Roderick Haig-Brown Park to view the salmon in the Adams River. We chose the September 22nd date to avoid the crowds of people who will be converging on the park during the Salute to the Sockeye Festival Sept. 28 to Oct. 21. Unfortunately, we didn’t see any fish in the park, although we enjoyed the stroll along the wooded path and read the signage about the salmon and the Secwepemc people.