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.
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.
Photomotion is a festival of short slideshows set to music by members of the Pacific Digital Photography
Club. In pre-covid times, Photomotion was screened at the Inlet Theatre in Port Moody, but it is now
offered online.
If you’ve never attended a Photomotion show, here’s an effortless opportunity to see
what you’ve been missing. Play it on the largest screen you have access to, turn up the volume, and
enjoy this marvellous nature photography show!
For details, visit pdpc.ca/. The show runs for free until Feb 28. Donations will be accepted.
This meeting will be a presentation summarizing the TriCities’ portion of the Audubon Christmas Bird Count (held on Jan 1st, 2022). We’ll hear the highlights of this year’s Count – what birds were seen and how many of them.
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 of the photography contest that accompanies the Christmas
Bird Count.
All BMN members who have provided their email address will receive their Zoom invitation a few days prior to the presentation. If you do not receive it, if you have questions or need help with Zoom, or if you are a non-member who is interested in attending this presentation, please send an email to BurkeMtnNats@gmail.com.
Here’s a way to help bird populations: it’s a Community Science project to count local birds. We
can do it either from our homes or our favourite birding location. Or both!
The Great Backyard Bird Count is a 4-day annual event that provides a snapshot of where birds
are around the world, and which species are in trouble. Last year, 6,436 bird species were identified,
190 countries participated and 379,726 checklists were submitted.
Participants are asked to count birds for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count and enter
their sightings at BirdCount.org. The information gathered by tens of thousands of volunteers helps
track changes in bird populations on a massive scale. The Great Backyard Bird Count is a partnership
between Birds Canada, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and the Audubon Society.
