Most of the rambles will be around 3 hours & within a short drive. Some will have car shuttles so we don’t have to double back. These trips are a combination of wildflowers, geology, history & the great outdoors and the greatest of companions! And of course birds! 2017 LEADERS: Alex Bodden — a.bodden@shaw.ca Wendy Stewart — wendyastewart@shaw.ca Charmaine Foster …
May & June: SONC 2017 Trip Schedule
May & June 2017 Most of the rambles will be around 3 hours & within a short drive. Some will have car shuttles so we don’t have to double back. These trips are a combination of wildflowers, geology, history & the great outdoors and the greatest of companions! And of course birds! 2017 LEADERS: Alex Bodden — a.bodden@shaw.ca Wendy Stewart …
July & August: Schedule for SONC 2017 trips
Most of the rambles will be around 3 hours & within a short drive. Some will have car shuttles so we don’t have to double back. These trips are a combination of wildflowers, geology, history & the great outdoors and the greatest of companions! And of course birds! 2017 LEADERS: Alex Bodden — a.bodden@shaw.ca Wendy Stewart — wendyastewart@shaw.ca Charmaine Foster …
September & October: Schedule for SONC 2017 trips
Most of the rambles will be around 3 Ihours & within a short drive. Some will have car shuttles so we don’t have to double back. These trips are a combination of wildflowers, geology, history & the great outdoors and the greatest of companions! And of course birds! 2017 LEADERS: Alex Bodden — a.bodden@shaw.ca Wendy Stewart — wendyastewart@shaw.ca Charmaine Foster …
Upcoming meeting April 26, 7:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Candice Gartner Topic: Regional District Heritage Register, ways SONC might contribute
Upcoming meeting April 26/18, 7:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Alan Burger Topic: Antarctic Wildlife – Life in a Changing Environment
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Speaker: Paul Preston – Mysterious Nightjars of the South Okanagan
May 25/17 Join Paul Preston, the WildResearch Regional Coordinator of BC Nightjar Survey as he gives a presentation about the mysterious nightjars of the South Okanagan and the conservation efforts aimed at helping them. Paul will talk about the biology of the Common Poorwill and Common Nighthawk and their populations in the South Okanagan. In addition, he will tell us …
Speaker: Ken Tapping – The Sun, Earth and Us
APRIL 27 2017 Ken Tapping is an astronomer with the National Research Council’s Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory at White Lake. When the Solar System was formed some 4.5 billion years ago, the Sun was a lot fainter than it is now. At the time life appeared, at least 3.5 billion years ago, the Sun was about 30% fainter than it …
Speaker: Burrowing Owls in BC and Around the World.
March 23/17 Lauren Meads, Field Director and South Okanagan Operations Manager of the Burrowing Owl Conservation Society of BC., will speak about the progress the Society and its partners is making in burrowing owl recovery. Lauren says “we are increasingly working with partners in reversing the decline of burrowing owls in the Americas. These partners are in the US, the …
Speaker: Elvia Dumas
Feb 23/17 Impressions from my safari in East Africa. Elvia Dumas will provide a look at the people, animals and birds of Kenya and Tanzania, where she spent two exciting weeks last February.
Members’ Night Slide Shows
Jan 26/17 Our January meeting will be members’ night slide shows and pizza night
No December Meetings
Dec 2017 Christmas bird counts (more info under Birding/Christmas Bird Counts)
Speaker: Dr. Brian Horejsi
Nov 24/16 Club member Dr. Brian Horejsi is a wildlife scientist and forester. Grizzly bears; the biology of conservation. Why is it that the conservation of viable grizzly bear populations presents such a difficult problem for humans? I discuss the biology and behavior of bears as it relates to the conflict between humans and bears over space and resources.
Speaker: Jay Kehne – Working for Wildlife
Oct 27/16 AGM, details to follow Maintaining Okanogan’s working lands and wildlife heritage Jay Kehne, Okanagan Outreach Associate with Conservation Northwest, will speak about Working for Wildlife, an initiative of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The initiative aims to sustain the traditional agricultural uses and values that families have maintained for generations to ensure that we still have working …
Hummingbird Banding and Hummingbird Facts
Sept 22/16 Sue Elwell will describe the process used to trap and band hummingbirds, the information gathered for the Canadian Wildlife Service and the US Bird Banding Lab, facts about the species in our area, plus interesting anatomical facts. How did Sue become a bander? Cam Finley, who started the Hummingbird Project of BC in 1997, was looking to start …
Picnic 2016
July 24/16 Join us for a Picnic at Summerland Research Station – 3-7, dinner at 5
Nature Wise December 2017
Christmas Bird counts; increase in bald eagles in the south Okanagan; Christmas gifts – books about the south Okanagan by Okanagan authors; Dick Cannings, Don Gayton, Melody Hessing; South Okanagan Rehabilitation Centre for Owls; Wilderness Committee
Nature Wise November 2017
A modest proposal: old recreational vehicles – what do we do with them? Difficult to recycle – too much fiberglass and a large mix of materials; some places -Portland OR – running out of room to store abandoned RV’s; why not an environmental disposal fee as with many other common goods?
Nature Wise October 2017
The Novelty of Nature: wildflowers in Death Valley; connecting with nature and mother earth; the health benefits of “getting dirty”.
Nature Wise August 2017 (published in Sept; no column in Aug)
Missing Birds of Summer: decrease in abundance of Common Nighthawks; Lewis’ woodpeckers; hummingbirds. Is this a trend or a one-off blip?
Nature Wise July 2017
A Tale of Two Mines: tailings pond failures in Alberta and BC; totally different outcomes – one resulting in big fines (Alberta) and one resulting in no fines at all.
Nature Wise June 2017
Feeding Hummingbirds: Calliope; rufous, anna’s and black-chinned; how to mix the food; sugar and water mix; no red dye.
Nature Wise May 2017
Fun Stuff in the South Okanagan: In celebration of Canada’s 150th Anniversary, BioBlitz Canada 150 is bringing together the Canadianpublic with scientists and naturalists to explore the richness of Canada’s biodiversity and celebrate ournatural heritage. Participants will explore dozens of ecologically important areas across Canada. It’sCanada’s “nature selfie,” and you’re invited!Nine different events.
Nature Wise April 2017
Some Provincial election issues: proposed national park; protecting geographic and cultural values and First Nations heritage; Parks Canada; no endangered species legislation; invasive mussels; grizzly bear trophy hunting.
Nature Wise march 2017
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November 2017 – The Honker
Christmas Bird Count dates; Nature Trust of BC property purchases; Henk Saaltink; Conservation report; book review – The Tide; Olaf Henny; tiger salamander research; heavens -Mars, Jupiter, Summer triangle; National Park reserve progress; Invasive squirrels -eastern fox; eastern grey.
October 2017 – The Honker
Jean Brosseok memorial; The heavens – Andromeda galaxy; Conservation Report – proposed South Okanagan Similkameen NP; letter from the Penticton & Area Cycling Association
July 2017 – The Honker
SONC fee increase; Margot Henny Memorial; the Heavens – solar eclipse; the naive naturalist; a flycatcher saga; Orville Dyer receives BC Nature Recognition Award; letter – mountain bikes not compatible.
March 2017 – The Honker
the Heavens – Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, constellations – Orion Leo, Gemini; Laurie Rockwell Memorial; 2017 Club field trips; World wildlife day; great horned owls; Nature Trust Skaha lake project
January 2017 – The Honker
In this issue: President’s Report, Coming Events, Take Back the Wild, Conservation Report, SOS National Park, A Poem, Orville Dyer Reres , The Heavens, Our Curious Relationship with Nature, Penticton Oxbows, Penticton CBC, Vaseux CBC, Oliver-Osoyoos CBC
November 2016 – The Honker
the heavens
September 2016 – The Honker
the heavens
Nature Wise January 2013
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