Promoting nature awareness and appreciation in
Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, BC and beyond.
by Nancy Furness Trees have 350 million years of experience in looking after our planet and over time humans and trees have developed a beautiful relationship. Trees provide us with food, oxygen and many other useful products, while we produce carbon dioxide and water which trees use in the process of photosynthesis. We could not…
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…