Join members of the Burke Mountain Naturalists’ ‘Bat-Team’ to learn about local bat habitat and watch for bats in the Shoreline Park of Port Moody. If the tide is low, you can watch the bats fly under the zig-zag boardwalk as you walk across!  Family friendly.

This hike has been cancelled due to lack of participants.

This trip will travel through the lush upper section of Miller Ravine while taking time to enjoy nature. The group will then descend into the steep forested area of the Chines before regaining elevation to make a loop back to the starting point. On a clear evening, great views of the mountains to the north can be seen. Roundtrip distance is 4 km with a cumulative elevation gain of 130 m. Meet at 6:00 pm. Return approximately 8:00 pm.

Please contact Ian (604.939. 4039) for more info.

Join members of the Burke Mountain Naturalists and the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society for a guided tour of some of the outside portions of the heritage buildings and a wander into Riverview’s wilder “backyard” area. The tour will last 90 minutes with some uphill and downhill sections. Dress for the weather, and wear comfy shoes or boots. Walks go rain or shine. Dogs on leash are welcome. Meet on the uphill side of the Henry Esson Young (HEY) Building at 9am. Please contact Ian (604. 939. 4039) for more info.

Join members of the Burke Mountain Naturalists for a fun and informative bird walk along Port Moody’s Shoreline Trail. Family-friendly. Bring binoculars if you have them.

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Explore the unique geology at Caulfeild Park with Colin Godwin, Professor Emeritus, UBC Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, and Des Wilson, a previous Geology Instructor and Dean of Science, Douglas College. As you visit the very scenic shore in the park, you will see the oldest rocks in the Vancouver area. These rocks formed deep within the Earth’s crust under very high temperature and pressure. Since then, they have been elevated by Earth forces, and the overlying rocks have been eroded. There are two main types of rocks at Caulfeild Park: (i) “roof-pendant” dark-laminated metamorphic gneiss [“Caulfeild gneiss” that originally was mainly volcanic rock about 200 million years old], and (ii) pale granitic rocks that intruded the gneiss, and which consist mainly of medium-grained quartz, feldspar and hornblende [Coast Range granodiorite, about 150 million years old]. Features at this site featured in 1950’s pre-plate-tectonic debates about the origin of granitic rocks.

Caulfeild Park is a shore park in West Vancouver. It can be accessed by car from Marine Drive, approximately 10 km from Lions Gate Bridge. Parking is limited and restricted to designated sections of Pilot House Road and Piccadilly Street (park in the designated parking sections only). If you are interested in carpooling, meet at Runnel Drive on the street behind The Coquitlam Grill in Coquitlam at 9:00 am.

THINGS TO KNOW

• Level of difficulty: An easy, short stroll from the parking area
• Date: Sunday, April 29.
• Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
• Wear sturdy shoes with good tread as there are slippery, lower seaweed-algae areas of the outcrops
• Dress appropriately for the weather. It can be cool by the ocean, especially since we won’t be moving quickly.
• Bring your own lunch and water
• There is no cost for this event

Contact Christina Saremba at 2sarembas@gmail.com or 604.351.9643 if you are interested in coming on the field trip.

Join us for a local hike gaining the summit of a less known local mountain. Sugar Mountain has a few minor lookouts giving views of Bedwell Bay and the surrounding area. We will finish the hike with a loop around the scenic Sasamat Lake crossing the floating bridge along the way. Roundtrip distance is 12 km (7.5 mi) with a cumulative elevation gain of 460 m (1500 ft). Meet at 8:30 am. Return 1:00 pm. Please contact Terry (604. 942. 1626) for more info.

O.W.L. is a frequent recipient of money raised at BMN’s December Silent Auction. Here’s your chance to tour some of the facilities at O.W.L. In Delta.

OWL’s annual Open House allows you to get a behind the scenes look of one of the busiest raptor rehabilitation centres in Canada. This is the only time that they open up 70% of the facility for the public to get a peek at the medical facility and some of the rehabilitation enclosures. Meet some local raptor species and learn about what they do at OWL.

The highlight of the Open House will be the release of a rehabilitated bird on both days at 1pm. Tours will leave on every half hour and there will be two Raptor Meet and Greets each day where you can get a more close up view of some of O.W.L.’s permanent residents. Come listen to David Hancock talk about Bald Eagles both days at 11am in the School House.

The annual Noons Creek Hatchery Fingerling Festival at Noons Creek and the Port Moody skating arena. Help to release young chum into Noons Creek and view displays from 70 environmental groups in the lower mainland. Enjoy the music, children’s activities, food, and fun! BMN will be there with our displays and children’s puzzles.

From 11am-3pm. Parking around the Rec Centre will be a problem, so please consider walking or transit.

O.W.L. is a frequent recipient of money raised at BMN’s December Silent Auction. Here’s your chance to tour some of the facilities at O.W.L. In Delta.

OWL’s annual Open House allows you to get a behind the scenes look of one of the busiest raptor rehabilitation centres in Canada. This is the only time that they open up 70% of the facility for the public to get a peek at the medical facility and some of the rehabilitation enclosures. Meet some local raptor species and learn about what they do at OWL.

The highlight of the Open House will be the release of a rehabilitated bird on both days at 1pm. Tours will leave on every half hour and there will be two Raptor Meet and Greets each day where you can get a more close up view of some of O.W.L.’s permanent residents. Come listen to David Hancock talk about Bald Eagles both days at 11am in the School House.

Our guest speaker this month is fisheries expert Dr. Marvin Rosenau who will give a presentation on the Fraser River’s disappearing salmon. Rosenau is a former provincial government fisheries scientist who now teaches in BCIT’s Fish, Wildlife and Recreation program.

Our new location is:
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.

Join us for an urban adventure visiting the False Creek Seawall. We will use the SkyTrain to commute from the Tri-Cities to Science World. We will then walk a short distance to the Olympic Village and board the Aquabus for a tour of False Creek disembarking at the foot of Hornby Street. From here we will need to gain a little elevation to cross the Burrard Street Bridge to access the seawall near Vanier Park. Our lunch break will be at Granville Island so people can bring a lunch or wander around the market and purchase a lunch if they choose to. Depending on the time of the bloom this spring we hope to observe some of Vancouver’s cherry trees in bloom. Costs per person: SkyTrain $3.00 each way and Aquabus $8. Roundtrip distance is 11 km (6.8 mi) with little elevation gain. Meet at 8:30 am. Return 4:30 pm. Pay parking is available at meeting location. Please contact Terry (604. 942. 1626) for more info.

Join members of the Burke Mountain Naturalists and the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society for a guided tour of some of the outside portions of the heritage buildings and a wander into Riverview’s wilder “backyard” area. The tour will last 90 minutes with some uphill and downhill sections. Dress for the weather, and wear comfy shoes or boots. Walks go rain or shine. Dogs on leash are welcome. Meet on the uphill side of the Henry Esson Young (HEY) Building at 7pm. Please contact Ian (604. 939. 4039) for more info.