I cut short a photo ramble down to White Rock, BC, as the smoke was giving me a sore throat and headache. I can’t imagine what it’s like for people on the US coast.
Monthly Archives: September 2020
Going Back to School with Some Trepidation
Schools are reopening in British Columbia, and I know many parents, teachers, and staff are nervous, even with various new protocols in place.
My PT job teaching a watershed-based environmental education program shut down in March. We’re starting back up again toward the end of September with stringent sanitization protocols and revised methods of program delivery.
I have to admit that I’ve had concerns, but the Stream of Dreams Murals Society team has thought things through carefully, so I’ve agreed to work a few days and see how it goes.
It’s going to be a new ball game. . .
Byrne Creek Streamkeepers Storage Vandalized in SE Burnaby
Unfortunately our Byrne Creek Streamkeepers Society storage container in the spawning habitat in Burnaby, BC, was broken into recently.
Aside from a gas-powered pump there was little of resalable value in the container. Just gear that volunteers use for public events, and to count aquatic bugs, trap and ID juvenile fish, and educational materials. We’re making a list of what was taken.
The gate to the habitat was also bashed in, lock still in place but gate broken.
Sigh. I reported to the RCMP and City of #Burnaby. A very nice officer was there within half an hour of my call and we went over the site together. And a City crew installed heavy chains across the entrance gate that had been rammed open.
Now we have to figure out what needs to be replaced so that volunteers can continue their streamkeeping and educational activities.
It’s dispiriting that vandals would do this when maybe they’ll get ten cents on a dollar, or a few hundred bucks, for their break and enter.
Yet our group is likely looking at well over a thousand dollars to replace what was taken. A thousand dollars is our total annual budget, eh?
Yes, we rely 90% on sweat equity in our volunteer work.
I don’t know what’s wrong with some people.
Camping, Canoeing at Lightning Lake, Manning Park, BC
We had the canoe out to Lightning Lake in Manning Park in southern BC. First time we’d taken the canoe out there in a few years and it was gorgeous. We had an afternoon/evening paddle, and a morning paddle. Lots of fish jumping and wildlife.
Koji-marinated chicken skewers, yaki udon, and coals-baked potatoes and corn on the cob. Yum!
Common Loons
Yumi spotted three grouse on the shore and we drifted right up to them in the canoe
Great Blue Heron
Spotted Sandpiper
This dragonfly kept following us in our canoe. It seemed to have a crush on Yumi 🙂
Camping at Nairn Falls Provincial Park
We had a lovely overnight camping trip to Nairn Falls Provincial Park near Pemberton, BC.
A Leaf’s Final Journey
A wee creek off the Paradise Valley Road near Squamish, BC, today.
Kestrel, Deer, Snake on Pemberton Meadows Road
After camping at Nairn Falls we drove the Pemberton Valley Road as far as the bridge to Lillooet Forest Road. Saw some deer, three kestrels, and a dead garter snake.
Swallow Feeding Frenzy at Porteau Cove
Swallow feeding frenzy at Porteau Cove, BC, today.
Thanks to Yumi for noticing the action, and letting me know when a parent was approaching while I stayed focused on the kids!
