October General Meeting
Heritage House Riverside Park, CanadaOctober 17 Emily Studd. Adventures in using technology to study boreal mammals As any naturalists is aware, wildlife is hard to find, let alone observe for long periods of time. This presents challenges in studying behaviour of animals in the wild which limits what research can and cannot be done. The current technological revolution is quickly changing this by providing ecologists with a range of new technologies that can record detailed behavioural data continuously over large temporal periods. In this talk, I will share some of the adventures that I … Continue reading →
Grasslands Community Day
Lac du BoisThis event will be held on Saturday, October 19th from 10 am - 2 pm at the 9.5 km trailhead along Lac du Bois Road. This will be a celebration of the new elementary-level grassland curriculum and an unveiling of the updated kiosk signage and the ArcGIS Story Map that relates directly to lessons from the curriculum. At this event, we will have nearly 300 grass and forb plugs to plant and some native seed to apply. Gloves and trowels for planting the plugs will be provided. We will have a table to … Continue reading →
November General Meeting
Heritage House Riverside Park, CanadaOur annual presentations by Masters Degree students in science at Thompson Rivers University. They will present short summaries of their research projects. Sean Seal Forest Fires and Fish Food: Stream ecological responses to post-wildfire restoration in the Deadman watershed. Mae Frank Of Mice and Weasels: What are fishers preying on in the interior of BC? Larisa Murdoch Sisterhood of the Traveling Ewes: Assessing habitat selection in Bighorn Sheep Selena Carl Where are the Fish: … Continue reading →