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Cleanup Mother Nature on Mother’s Day

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See also the notice under Events. The Kamloops Naturalist Club will be holding its annual cleanup of the Dewdrop Flats area on Sunday, May 12.  We will be meeting on the Dewdrop flats, 3.5 km in on the Frederick Road.  To get there, take Tranquille Road past Cinnamon Ridge and turn right onto the Tranquille-Criss Creek Road.  Cross the tracks and stay on the road for 4.3 km and turn left onto the Frederick Road at the hairpin turn.  Continue straight along the road for another 3.5 km and you … Continue reading →

Field Trip To Gamble Pond

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Posted by Gary Hunt A group of 17 enthusiastic naturalists gathered at Gamble Pond to check out the beautiful birds. They started at Gamble Pond where about 25 bird species were recorded. Then on to Separation Lake to look for cranes. The main goal of the trip  was to have a good look at the Sandhill Cranes and  a group of 40 made a welcome appearance. These photos were taken by Lynne Borle.  

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The Alien Bur Buttercup Is Blooming

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This is a re-post of my article from about one year ago. Look around on road sides or bare disturbed ground and you are likely to see the small yellow flowers of Bur Buttercup (Ranunculus testiculatus). It is also known as Hornseed Buttercup or Horned-Head Buttercup. It is native to southeastern Europe (Balkan Peninsula). It was first recorded in North America from Utah in 1932. The first record for British Columbia, in southern regions, was in 1966 and it has spread widely since then. It is an annual that flowers … Continue reading →

Good News for Trumps in Ontario

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Restoration efforts in Ontario, Canada, have helped a once-vanquished population to flourish. And they have been sighted in new habitats in the United States, too. There are more than 1,000 trumpeters in Ontario that headed north last month, many to raise their next brood. Restoration projects have also been successful in the United States, in the upper Midwest states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Ohio and Michigan, returning swans to at least some of the areas they inhabited before Europeans arrived in North America. The natural population in Alaska, which became … Continue reading →

Help Us Find Our Lost Bugs, Grubs, and Green Things!

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Enjoy this guest article by Mae Frank, undergrad student in Biology at Thompson Rivers University and maker of fun art projects! Have you ever wandered the streets, meadows, or forests and spotted a woodland caribou? I bet you would remember if you did. You could brag to your friends and colleagues about how time stood still as you watched this creature of elegance and grace pass through your line of sight. Everyone would ‘oooh’ and ‘awe’ as you retold your tale. But what about if you saw a Blue-grey Taildropper … Continue reading →

Snow Goose Walkabout

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Many of you will be aware that we have had 2 immature Snow Geese consorting with Canada Geese at Riverside Park this past winter. Like their larger, darker compatriots, the Snowies like to graze on grasses which have been available until recent snow bouts have covered up much of the potential grazing habitat. Today (Feb. 25, 2019) I was at the rail crossing at 2nd and Lansdowne streets in Kamloops when these young Snow Geese came wandering up from the park in search of something to snack on. They seemed … Continue reading →