Promoting nature awareness and appreciation in
Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, BC and beyond.
by Lori Austin Last year I talked about starting a seed library of beneficial plants for pollinators and birds. As Covid-19 may be here for a while, I think a seed circle might work better for the time being. The focus of the seed-saving is to help preserve the diversity of plants that benefit wildlife,…
The City of Coquitlam received a record number of 22 nominations for the 2020 awards, which are typically presented in-person at a special ceremony. This year, award winners were announced during a live-streamed Council meeting on June 22. We were delighted when the award in the Adult-Individual category was given to BMN’s Lori Austin. Lori…
by Lori Austin At the June 8th committee meeting, the following items were discussed: BMN activities and communication during Covid-19 restrictions (Christina): Suggestions included starting a Bio-Blitz project Christina), regular Facebook posts and online presentations (Christina), a pop-up “Ask a Naturalist” tent in a city park (Liz), creating pollinator gardens (Lori). Northeast community centre development…
by John Saremba In early June, Christina Saremba and I had a pleasant chat with Port Coquitlam Councillor Nancy McCurrach during a walk around Blakeburn Lagoons Park. We briefly discussed the incredible value and benefits of this nature park ever since its re-construction. Christina and I also shared our thoughts about how the ecological functions…
by Lori Austin Creating small pockets of wildlife habitat within a neighbourhood is beneficial but even better is to create a continuous corridor or flyway. This is the objective of the David Suzuki Foundation’s “Butterflyway Project”, led by Lindsay Coulter, AKA The Queen of Green. I joined last year in order to improve my own…