We took the Skytrain to Columbia station, walked as far east as we could until blocked by construction, then west to the market.
It’s Scary Dry Out There
On the upside I just finished my first Byrne Creek ravine circumrambulation in SE Burnaby, BC, since I hurt my foot a few weeks ago, and it feels fine.
On the downside it was scary to see so many cedars drying out in the forest, and not even the middle of June.
Cougar Canyon Tour in North Delta, BC
Cougar Canyon hike in North Delta today. Great to check out Cougar Creek with canyon expert David Smith. I enjoy seeing other creeks and what other streamkeepers and stewards are up to. Thanks!
Also thanks to Deborah Jones of the Cougar Creek Streamkeepers for organizing!
North Delta is a leader in rain gardens in the lower mainland of BC.
Byrne Creek Invasive English Ivy Pull
As part of the City of Burnaby’s Environment Week activities, the City, Byrne Creek Streamkeepers, and the Lower Mainland Green Team collaborated on pulling invasive English Ivy from the ravine. Thanks to all the volunteers!
Streamkeeper volunteers setting up our information booth
Thanks to the Lower Mainland Green Team for providing lots of gear and supervision!
Our 3D maps of the lower mainland, and of the Byrne Creek watershed, were great hits. Made by hand by streamkeeper volunteers!
I love hands-on outdoor events!
Volunteers heading down into the ravine near the playground at Ron McLean Park in SE Burnaby, BC
The pile of ivy grows. . .
Thanking the volunteers
Yumi found this ancient stubbie that was still capped and had liquid in it, but we were afraid to open it 😉
SEP 2019 Streamkeeper Workshop in Nanaimo, BC
Here’s my Flickr photo album from the SEP 2019 BC-wide streamkeeper workshop in Nanaimo last weekend.
Busy Bee Visits Native Plant Garden
A native plant garden was put in as part of a Stream of Dreams Murals Society watershed education and art program at a school in Coquitlam recently. We were happy to see this bee carrying a nice load when we checked out how the garden was coming along.
1930 Sail Training Ship Nippon Maru
The 1930-built sail training ship Nippon Maru permanently docked at Yokohama, Japan. Wow, can’t believe that a couple of months after our last Japan trip, I’m still catching up on photos to post! Also can’t believe how much this area has been built up and transformed since I first visited decades ago. . .
Catching Up After Streamkeeper Workshop in Nanaimo
Last weekend I attended the 2019 SEP Workshop in Nanaimo, BC. It’s held every two years, and offers a cornucopia of sessions ranging from fish biology to public advocacy. Thanks to all the volunteers, Pacific Streamkeepers Federation and DFO Salmonid Enhancement Program who made it a huge success!
I stayed at Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park and enjoyed early and late walks on the beach.
Here’s a sunrise teaser from a few days ago with more to come as I get caught up on real life : – ).
UPDATE June 5: OK, here’s a whack more photos from Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park:
BC Ferry From Vancouver to Nanaimo and Back
Had a couple of lovely ferry rides on my way to, and from, the SEP2019 streamkeeper workshop in Nanaimo, BC over the weekend.
My, How Photo Backups Have Grown. . .
As a slowly healing injured foot still has me sticking close to home, a bit of office cleaning has turned up some boxes with old computer backups.
In 2002, all of my digital photos could be backed up onto 5 CDs (there were 2 more in addition to the “1 of 3” shown below only for streamkeeper activities).
Heh. My current store of photos takes up over 3.4 TB of space, and I back up to HDs in an external USB3 “toaster” that can hot-swap SATA drives, plus another external 6TB drive.
It’s also about time I swapped a backup with the one in the safety deposit box — you also need offsite backup, eh?
