Our activities include Hiking, Nature Walks, Birding, Bat Monitoring, Botanizing, Education and Outreach, Conservation and Monthly Meetings featuring informative guest speakers.
Non-members are welcome to participate in these activities as a way to preview our club and meet our friendly members prior to joining our group.
Visit our calendar of events for a list of scheduled activities.
Burke Mountain Naturalists (BMN) was formed in 1989 by local residents interested in enjoying nature, encouraging nature awareness, and conserving local green spaces.
We are a club based in Coquitlam, BC, with a focus on the enjoyment and awareness of nature through activities and education.
Whether you are starting your exploration of nature in the Tri-Cities area (Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam) or are an experienced naturalist, we invite you to join us. Meet people who share your interests such as hiking, walking, birding, nature appreciation, and conservation.
Come as a guest and drop in to one of our monthly meetings, or participate in an scheduled activity,to learn more about us.
This is a juried selection of short slideshows by talented photographers, set to music. Not to be missed!
There are two shows to choose from:
1. A Matinee from 2:00 to 4:30 P.M. and
2. An Evening show from 7:00 to 9:30 P.M.
Parksfest is a day of learning with inspiring presentations and practical workshops hosted by Metro Vancouver Regional Parks for anyone who has volunteered in a regional park in the past year. This is a free event, but registration is necessary. The REGISTRATION DEADLINE is Friday, November 9. (Register by Monday, October 1 and your name will be entered into an early bird draw).
NEW FOR 2018
This year, Parksfest has been extended to 3-days!
In addition to Saturday’s day of learning:
Thursday, November 15, 7 – 9 pm
· Keynote: Wade Davis, ethnographer, writer, photographer and filmmaker
Friday, November 16, 6 – 9 pm
· Youth Film Night (For ages 30 & under)
Info and Registration: www.parksfest.com
This event is a wonderful opportunity for participants to come together, make important connections and share experiences.
PLEASE REGISTER AS A GREEN TEAM VOLUNTEER by clicking:
http://goo.gl/WRx6jr
You only ever have to register as a volunteer ONCE
We volunteer rain or shine
NO EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY
WHERE WE WILL MEET:
The Port Moody Recreation Complex and walk to the site (viewing platform/foot bridge area (see map) north side of the trail
For an interactive google map click: http://goo.gl/KVNAL7
GETTING THERE:
Please reduce your ecological footprint by using:
• Transit. To find out the best route from where you are click: http://www.translink.bc.ca
• Your bicycle. For a bicycle map click HERE (http://www.translink.ca/en/Getting-Around/Cycling/Cycling-Maps.aspx)
• Carpool. Leave a message at the bottom of this page if you need a ride. Don’t forget to chip in for gas ($5 for every hour of drive is about right)
BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING
• Learn about environmental issues facing local parks
• Meet new people
• Get exercise and fresh air in a beautiful green space
• Restore a local park space and increase biodiversity
• Get volunteer hours
• Enjoy the satisfaction of making a tangible difference
• Find out about another local organization doing ongoing amazing work
• Feel a sense of community
• Develop team building and leadership skills
• Have FUN! 😀
YOUR DUTIES
• Safely and effectively remove invasive plants that threaten our native plants and trees manually (we’ll show you!)
• Carry tools and supplies to the site to and from the meeting spot
• Use hand tools safely and responsibly, and return them
FLOW OF ACTIVITY
• Meet at 9.45am (please don’t be late)
• Sign in on your phone or our tablet
• Walk to Site (follow arrows if you’re late)
• Remove English Ivy and blackberry
• Take a break (yummy refreshments time!)
• Volunteer until 1 pm
• Sign out on your phone or our tablet
REGISTER AS A GREEN TEAM VOLUNTEER AHEAD OF TIME ONLINE
• If you haven’t yet, register online: http://goo.gl/WRx6jr
WHAT TO BRING
• Refillable water bottle
• Rain jacket in case it rains
• If it’s sunny bring a hat and sunscreen
• Your own gardening gloves if you prefer them (we provide them otherwise)
• Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty
• Long sleeves and long pants to protect you from thorny plants and ticks
• Sturdy, comfortable closed toe shoes/boots. Gum boots work too!
WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU:
• Training will be provided on the day
• Gardening gloves
• Tools
• Refreshments (often juices, fruits, veggies, energy bars and cookies)
• A small thank you gift at the end, often donated by a business
This is the 19th year of celebrating of the returning salmon to Hyde Creek. BMN will be there with our displays and children’s puzzles at this very popular (indoor) event. Hosted by the Hyde Creek Watershed Society and held at the Hyde Creek Recreation Centre. This is the last local community event of the season and provides excellent views of spawning salmon in nearby Hyde Creek and it’s free!
For more info, click here.
This is part of a series of family-oriented events hosted by Metro Vancouver Parks. Join members of Precious Frog and the Fraser Valley Conservancy for Frogger, which is no game for our native amphibians who face life and death when they migrate across roads.
Hear about real Frogger-challenges from Biologist Aleesha Switzer. View a short segment from the Wilderness Committee’s documentary Toad People then venture outside to search for amphibians.
AGES 8+
FREE, but registration required. Use bar-code 7461.
PLEASE REGISTER AS A GREEN TEAM VOLUNTEER by clicking:
http://goo.gl/WRx6jr
No experience necessary.
We volunteer rain or shine.
MEETING SPOT
We are meeting at the Coquitlam River Park parking lot just north of Lincoln Ave and Shaughnessy Street
GETTING THERE:
Please reduce your ecological footprint by using:
• Transit. To find out the best route click: http://www.translink.bc.ca
• Your bicycle. For a bicycle map: http://www.translink.ca/en/Getting-Around/Cycling/Cycling-Maps.aspx)
• Carpool. Leave a message at the bottom of this page if you need a ride. Please chip in for gas ($5 for every hour of drive)
• Walk if you live nearby
BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING
• Learn about environmental issues facing Coquitlam River Park
• Meet new people
• Get exercise and fresh air in a beautiful green space
• Enhance a local park space and increase biodiversity
• Get volunteer hours
• Find out about other local organizations
• Feel a sense of community
• Have FUN! 😀
YOUR DUTIES
• Remove English Ivy (it’s an invasive specie that out competes with native plants)
• Carry tools and supplies to the site to and from the meeting spot
• Use hand tools safely and responsibly, and return them
FLOW OF ACTIVITY
• Meet at 9.45am (please don’t be late)
• Sign in on your phone or our tablet
• Walk to Site (follow arrows if you’re late)
• Receive instruction and demo on how to pull English Ivy effectively
• Pull English Ivy, especially from trees
• Take a break (yummy refreshments time!) around 11.30am
• Volunteer until 1 pm
• Sign out on your phone or our tablet
REGISTER AS A GREEN TEAM VOLUNTEER AHEAD OF TIME ONLINE
• If you haven’t yet, register online: http://goo.gl/WRx6jr
WHAT TO BRING
• Refillable water bottle
• Rain jacket in case it rains
• If it’s sunny bring a hat and sunscreen
• Your own gardening gloves and pruners if you prefer them (we provide them otherwise)
• Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty
• Long sleeves and long pants to protect you from thorny plants and ticks
• Sturdy, comfortable closed toe shoes/boots, or gum boots
WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU:
• Training will be provided on the day (no experience necessary!)
• Gardening gloves
• Tools (e.g. pruners and loppers)
• Refreshments (often juices, fruits, veggies, energy bars and cookies)
• A small thank you gift at the end, often donated by a business
Join Larry Cowan and members of Nature Vancouver on this half-day outing to find American Dippers in the Pitt Meadows/Maple Ridge area. Birders have been successful since 2006 finding this quarry. After locating a Dipper or two, they will spend the balance of the morning birding the Pitt Meadows/Maple Ridge area in search of raptors, waterfowl, other winter migrants. Meet at 09:00 in the McDonald’s parking lot on the SW corner of Lougheed Hwy & Harris Rd. in Pitt Meadows for car pooling.
Visit O.W.L. (Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society) on December 1st, from 10am-3pm.
O.W.L. is a non-profit organization located in Delta dedicated to public education and the rehabilitation and release of injured and orphaned raptors, such as hawks, eagles, and of course, owls.
Get your picture taken with Santa and his owl helper and take a tour around our Wildlife Museum and visit raptors up close. Enjoy hot beverages and treats and find amazing and unique Holiday gifts.
$10 per digital photo. Entry by donation. All proceeds go to the care of injured and orphaned raptors.
Wheelchair accessible. Sorry, No Pets allowed.
Learn basic birding skills. Use binoculars and a field guide to identify and report findings during this winter bird count. Enjoy the Open House afterwards. Must be accompanied by adult. Please dress for the weather – you’ll be outside after a short classroom session. Bring your own binoculars and guidebooks if you have them. Space is limited to 22 kids. FREE, but registration required: call or
Click here to register Christmas Bird Count at Burnaby Lake. Use Barcode 7477.
Drop into the Nature House for Burnaby Lake Park Association’s Annual Holiday Open House.
Learn bird identification skills, and about the history of the Lake and BLPA activities from our volunteers. Join us for a guided winter walk along forested trails to discover wildlife in the park. Try some crafts, decorating a wood duck cookie and enjoy a hot drink.
This event is free and everyone, of any age, is welcome! Please dress appropriately for the weather.
Schedule of activities will be posted closer to the date.
NOTE: The December meeting with be on the first Thursday of the month due to a scheduling conflict with the church.
The BMN Annual General Meeting will be a very short session in which officers for the coming year will be elected. The main event at this meeting is the annual BMN Silent Auction. Available at the silent auction will be items and gift certificates donated by local businesses plus items and baked goods donated by BMN members. Calendars from the Wilderness Committee will be offered for sale. There will be musical entertainment and festive beverages and goodies to enjoy. This year, the bulk of funds raised will be used fund BMN’s education and outreach programs, and BMN’s 30th year celebrations in 2019. Auction items come in a range of prices, and are ideal as gifts for people on your list or for yourself. Back this year is a 50/50 draw.
Everyone is welcome
NOTE: Doors open early at 7:00 pm for viewing and bidding.
This meeting will be held at
King of Life Lutheran Church
1198 Falcon Dr (SW corner of Falcon and Guildford)
Coquitlam BC
There is parking in the church parking lot, off the Falcon Drive entrance.
BMN has been participating in the Tri-Cities portion of the Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC) for the past 24 years, and we’ll be out again this year, rain or shine, by foot, car and possibly by boat. You will be assigned to a team that is sent to one of 14 Areas (e.g., Colony Farm, Como Lake, Inlet Park, Lafarge Lake, along the Coquitlam River). You can also participate by watching your feeders that day if your yard is located within the count circle. The event begins at 8:00 am. Depending on the assigned area, groups may be out for two to eight hours.
To sign up for CBC-2018, please contact us by email, or phone Victoria at 604.937.5379.
CBC 2017 – Wood Duck Trio (P. Steeves)
A summary of our local Christmas Bird Count (held on Jan 5th 2019), with highlights of what was seen and how many of them, will be presented. There’s friendly competition between teams of birders, and the wrap-up evening is always fun. Back by popular demand is presenter John Reynolds. Also at this meeting will be the judging and awarding of prizes for the photography contest that accompanies the Christmas Bird Count.
The evening will kickoff with a brief presentation by Graham Sorenson, BC Projects Coordinator with Bird Studies Canada, on participating in Coastal Waterbird Surveys.
King of Life Lutheran Church
1198 Falcon Dr (SW corner of Falcon and Guildford)
Coquitlam BC
