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| Soft cover 6" x 9". 224 pp. 170 colour photographs, Price $24.95 Can./$20.95US ISBN 978-0 - 9780088-0-4 Published 2006 |
| Boundary Bay Nature News and Events July 2008 update Butterflies and Beavers Summer is here! Hot, sunny weather encourages us all to be outside in nature. July is a good month for seeing butterflies and dragonflies. Look for Western Tiger Swallowtails near poplars and willows, and for Anise Swallowtails along the dyke at Boundary Bay. Pine Whites can be distinguished from non-native Cabbage Whites by their gentle fluttery flight and lightly veined wings, with black tips. Beautiful Mourning Cloaks have yellow edges to their dark wings and live the longest of all butterflies in our area: up to 10 months. To attract butterflies to your garden plant asters, astilbe, buddleia, cotoneaster, cow parsnip, goldenrod, Labrador tea, lilac, mock orange, nettles, phlox, yarrow and zinnia Beavers are still relatively common in some parts of the watershed, but they should not be killed. This is a native wildlife species and was once a key animal in the Boundary Bay watershed ecosystem. Prior to modern development, beavers were common in the Nicomekl, Serpentine and Little Campbell river valleys, and created much important wetland habitat by their activities. By slowing and ponding the river waters, they provided places for ducks and other waterfowl to nest and the fluctuating water levels along the banks supported thick riparian vegetation, home to many other species of wildlife. In later years, dyking and draining the land and killing off the beavers encouraged homes to be built on floodplain areas - places which are inappropriate for urban development. Inevitably now the cry goes up for beavers to be removed and even killed, as their ponds threaten houses built near the rivers. Wise planning would restrict the construction of homes on floodplains and leave room for the wildlife that enrich the ecosystem we all share. LILY POINT PARK Celebration A large group of Lily Point fans gathered on Wednesday 4 June to witness the lowest tide of the year and the establishment of the Lily Point park and conservation easement. Thanks to all the donors and to the Whatcom Land Trust, Whatcom County Parks, the Lummi Tribe, the State of Washington and The Land Conservancy of BC for this valuable initiative. The event was a happy one, with folks from both sides of the border participating and the Lummi singing in celebration and relief for the protection of this sacred and historic site. Boundary Bay clean up The Nature Trust organized their annual clean up along Boundary Bay dyke and foreshore on Saturday June 7. Volunteers found lots of debris from the fishing industry as well as tires, plastic buckets and spades, water bottles and beer cans, shell cases and plastic bags. It was not as bad as previous years though and the regular chore has removed much of the garbage buried in the marsh. Coming Events: Talks and book sales will take place in the Fall. Watch for announcements on this site. Birds on the Bay - year round program around Boundary Bay - Walks, talks and fun family activities. BC Breeding Bird Atlas online: get atlassing today! more info>>> Check out the comprehensive plant species lists for Boundary Bay nature destinations,compiled by noted botanist and birder, Wayne Weber. See more >>> Go to the Nature Guide to Boundary Bay Annex Site for species lists of Bird, Mammal, Plant, Reptile, Amphibian, Fish, insects, fungi... found in the Boundary Bay area. Click here for links to local nature Organizations |
| ONLINE ANNOTATED LIST: BIRD LIST FOR BOUNDARY BAY - OVER 330 SPECIES |
| Small Print Run Order Now >> The Atlas covers the whole Boundary Bay watershed and looks in detail at ecology, habitats, wildlife and other natural features. Maps supplied by Community Mapping Network |
| see photos from both books David Blevins Photography |
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| Fully illustrated in colour Soft cover 17" x 11" spiral bound, 89 pages; Price $75 ISBN 978-0-9780088-1-9 Published by Nature Guides BC on behalf of Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society and Community Mapping Network Published May 2007 |
by Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society & Community Mapping Network |
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| NEW THIS MONTH! The story of a landscape and the people that transformed it.... Tracing Our Past ~ A Heritage Guide to Boundary Bay by Anne Murray, photographs by David Blevins IN BOOKSTORES NOW or CALL TO ORDER 604 943 0273 |
| Soft cover 6" x 9", 240 pp. Fully illustrated: 90 colour photographs, 47 sepia photographs/drawings, 8 maps. Price Can./US $27.95 ISBN 978-0-9780088-2-6 Published 2008 |
| Popular local wildlife guide: A Nature Guide to Boundary Bay Anne Murray photographs by David Blevins |
| Georgia Basin Habitat Atlas: Boundary Bay |
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| Tracing Our Past ~ A Heritage Guide to Boundary Bay An ecological history of the landscape around Boundary Bay, south of the Fraser River, in SW British Columbia and Northern Washington State. Listen to the author in interview with Mark Forsythe on CBC Radio Almanac (see Openline Archive 12/05/08) More information: Media Release Info sheet Reviews |
| "Well-researched, well written, and intelligently presented, a beautifully illustrated local history not to be missed by anyone with an interest in how this area got to be the way it is" - Historian Derek Hayes |
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