by Andrew Bryant, 20 Apr 2023. After cancellation of another speaker, Andrew stepped up, rummaged through his slide collection yet again, and came to speak to us about hibernating bats. Way back in the dark ages (1988), it turns out that he was hired to look for bats…within abandoned gold mines.  To say this was … Continue reading Andrew Bryant – “Looking for hibernating bats in the South Okanagan”

by Andrew Bryant, 16 Feb 2023. Jenn Blancard  came and spoke to us about the Pender Harbour Coastal Waters Monitoring Program.  This is truly a massive “citizen-science” effort, involving dozens of volunteers, boat captains, divers, birders and more. The idea is simple.  What else lives here?  What trends can we learn from monitoring their population … Continue reading Jenn Blancard – “Pender Harbour Coastal Waters Monitoring Program”

by Andrew Bryant, 16 Feb 2023. Paul and Cheryl Miniato spent a couple of weeks cruising around the Galápagos Islands in October of 2022 – and fortunately for us they took lots of photos! Although neither of them are biologists or professional photographers, they are observant naturalists, had knowledgeable guides and made the most of … Continue reading Paul & Cheryl Miniato – “The Galapagos”

by David Bedry, 19 Jan 2023. Our January speaker Michael Robinson, an Order of Canada recipient, spoke about his work with indigenous peoples and Metis of Fort MacKay affected by the mining and refining of the Fort McMurray tar sands. To recognize the importance of the land to the people living off it Micheal worked … Continue reading Michael Robinson – “My life in applied anthropology”

by Andrew Bryant, 15 Sep 2022. We had a treat for our first meeting of the 2022-23 Invited Speakers season.  Neil Hughes teamed up with Pierre Geoffray to revisit their recent birding adventures in Belize – and what adventures they had! Belize is a small country (about 73% of the size of Vancouver Island) but … Continue reading Neil Hughes & Pierre Geoffray – “Birding Belize”