“Green Scene” from The Tri-City News
“Green Scene” was a column written by BMN member Elaine Golds that appeared every second Friday in The Tri-City News newspaper from 2011 to 2016.
To read a past Green Scene article, click on the highlighted title below:
- The future (or the destruction) of Riverview? (January 7 2016)
- Lies break any trust in Trans Mountain process (January 22 2016)
- Invasive Species (February 5 2016)
- Nesting season brings the birds and spring (February 19 2016)
- BC Government Seeks Your Input on Climate Plan (March 4 2016)
- The Under-appreciated Conifers (March 18 2016)
- Shutting Burrard Thermal makes no sense (April 1 2016)
- Look (but not too closely) at Port Moody’s herons (April 15 2016)
- Bats are all around us – and they’re at risk (April 29 2016)
- Migrating birds give us much to marvel at (May 13 2016)
- The people of the Inlet and the science of the Inlet (May 27 2016)
- Review ends with whimper and 157 conditions (June 10 2016)
- A disturbing demolition on Riverview grounds (June 24 2016)
- Saving habitat for PoMo’s red-legged frogs (July 8 2016)
- Creating habitat for amphibians (July 22 2016)
- The Ongoing Saga of South Schoolhouse Creek (August 5 2016)
- A tale of two doves (August 19 2016)
- Capability Brown’s 300th Anniversary (Sept 2 2016)
- B.C.’s climate INaction plan disappointing (Sept 16 2016)
- Don’t move streams – It only causes problems (Sept 30 2016)
- Where the birds are (Oct 14 2016)
To read a past Green Scene article, click on the highlighted title below:
- Mental health care belongs at Riverview (January 2, 2015)
- Species Remain at Risk without Gov’t Action (January 16, 2015)
- Some Local Species at Risk (January 30, 2015)
- Lights out for Burrard Thermal? (February 13 2015)
- Does a proposed Howe Sound LNG plant Make Sense? (February 27 2015)
- Kudos to BC Hydro for their Water Use Plans (March 13 2015)
- Mountain Bluebirds make it Officially Spring at Colony Farm Park (March 27 2015)
- Blue Dot fights for rights to a clean world (April 10 2015)
- For Earth Day, reduce your impact on planet (April 24 2015)
- Why I voted YES in transit referendum (May 8 2015)
- The Marvels of Bird Migration (May 22 2015)
- A Vision for Riverview (June 5 2015)
- A Guide to the Making of Nature Guide (June 19 2015)
- Tackling Knotweed (July 3 2015)
- The Enchanted Isles (July 17 2015)
- A Most Unusual Gull (July 31 2015)
- BC Govt Wants your Input on Climate Action (August 14 2015)
- How can impacts from PCT expansion be avoided? (August 28 2015)
- Saving Riverview (September 11 2015)
- Tale of the Tuna (September 25 2015)
- Truth and science have taken hits under Harper (October 9 2015)
- Think pink (salmon) but only every 2 years (October 23 2015)
- Taking action against climate change (November 6 2015)
- Answer to feeding 9 billion is at our feet (November 20 2015)
- Crossbills in the crosshairs at Shoreline Park (December 4 2015)
- COP21: We all must help to make it work (December 17 2015)
To read a past Green Scene article, click on the highlighted title below:
- Some Good News for a Change? (January 3, 2014)
- Time to speak up on Kinder Morgan – if that’s allowed (January 17, 2014)
- Our Silenced Scientists (January 31, 2014)
- Great Backyard Bird Count this Weekend (February 14, 2014)
- Riverview at a Corssroads (February 28, 2014)
- Keep Burrard Thermal Open (March 14, 2014)
- Where are the Eulachon? (March 28, 2014)
- A Pipeline Construction in a Park? (April 11, 2014)
- Spring is here – so, get out and enjoy it! (April 25, 2014)
- A brief history of Trees (May 9, 2014)
- Speak up for the Future of the Riverview Lands (May 23, 2014)
- Nature Walk to see the Migratory Birds of Colony Farm Park (June 6, 2014)
- Concerns about Kinder Morgan Pipeline Hearing (June 20, 2014)
- The Reunion of Trees at Riverview (July 4, 2014)
- Neonicotinoids – a Growing Concern (August 1, 2014)
- Appreciating Nature (August 15, 2014)
- Black bear attacks on our nestboxes (August 29, 2014)
- Do Pipelines Belong in Parks? (September 12, 2014)
- Celebrate Rivers Day…and our Stream Stewards (September 26, 2014)
- Birds in Peril from Global Warming (October 10, 2014)
- Who is watching the bird-watchers…and why? (October 24, 2014)
- BC Parks Want to Know How You Use Pinecone-Burke Park (November 7, 2014)
- Kinder Morgan Pipeline not Worth the Risk (November 21, 2014)
- Appreciating our marine mammals (December 5, 2014)
- Our Wonderful Winter Waterfowl (December 19, 2014)
To read a past Green Scene column, click on the highlighted title below:
- The Acidifying Ocean (January 11, 2013)
- Bearing Witness Against Enbridge (January 25, 2013)
- Enhancing Golden Ears Provincial Park (February 8, 2013)
- It Will Soon be Nesting Time Again (February 22, 2013)
- The Herons of Colony Farm Park (March 8, 2013)
- Appreciating our Water (March 22, 2013)
- Recipes for Environmental Protection (April 5, 2013)
- Appreciating Riverview’s Heritage (April 19, 2013)
- A Sustainable Vision for Port Moody or a Sardine City? (May 3, 2013)
- Standing up for Wild Salmon (May 17, 2013)
- Migratory birds often return to previous year’s nesting spot (May 31, 2013)
- A Tale of Two Owls (June 14, 2013)
- Understanding Central America (June 28, 2013)
- Port Metro Vancouver wants to hear from you – maybe (July 12, 2013)
- Protecting and Enhancing the Streams of the Chines (July 26, 2013)
- An Ocean of Slime (August 9, 2013)
- The Value of Regional Parks (August 23, 2013)
- Restore Riverview Hospital (September 6, 2013)
- Why I am Opposed to the Kinder Morgan Pipeline (September 20, 2013)
- Who is Protecting Our Water? (October 4, 2013)
- Salmon in our Streams (October 18, 2013)
- A New – and Improved – Water Sustainability Act? (November 1, 2013)
- Still a Sardine City despite Re-packaging (November 15, 2013)
- The Cleanest LNG Facilities in the World? (November 29, 2013)
- A Retrospective Review of Wildlife in the TriCities (December 13, 2013)
To read a past Green Scene column, click on the highlighted title below:
- Welcome to the Anthropocene? (January 13, 2012)
- Winter Hummingbirds (January 27, 2012)
- Tuna – A Cautionary Tale (February 10, 2012)
- Spring is in the Air! (February 24, 2012)
- The Rites of Spring at Colony Farm Park (March 9, 2012)
- Fish Habitat Protection (March 23, 2012)
- The buzz of the bee (April 6, 2012)
- Celebrate our Trees on Earth Day (April 20, 2012)
- Appreciating the Heritage of Riverview Hospital (May 4, 2012)
- The Sad Saga of Maple Creek (May 18, 2012)
- Enjoy and Explore during Environment Week (June 2, 2012)
- The ‘Ominous’ Bill (June 15, 2012)
- When honeybees are in trouble – so are we (June 29, 2012)
- The State of our Birds (July 26, 2012)
- Do you want this pipeline in your neighborhood? (August 10, 2012)
- How much is too much tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet? (August 24, 2012)
- Is Treefest 2012 a Turning Point? (September 7, 2012)
- Celebrate our Rivers on BC Rivers Day (September 21, 2012)
- Quinoa – the wonder food from the Incas (October 5, 2012)
- Riverview – What Next? (October 19, 2012)
- The Value of Bird Poop (November 2, 2012)
- BC Must Keep Watch on Run-of-River (November 16, 2012)
- Appreciating Rachel Carson (November 30, 2012)
- Counting Birds (December 14, 2012)
- Happy New Year? (December 28, 2012)
To read a past column, click on the highlighted title below:
- Colony Farm – a Park for whom? (July 1, 2011)
- Celebrating a Century & Learning from our Mistakes (July 15, 2011)
- BC Parks are Province’s Tarnished Jewels (July 29, 2011)
- Achieving Ecological Health (August 12, 2011)
- A Successful Summer for Purple Martins? (August 26, 2011)
- Celebrate Treefest at Riverview (September 9, 2011)
- Season of the Salmon (September 23, 2011)
- Colony Farm – The Land Use Plan (October 7, 2011)
- Celebrating Salmon (October 21, 2011)
- Seven Billion and Counting (November 4, 2011)
- Painted Turtles (November 18, 2011)
- Enjoying the Birds of Winter (December 2, 2011)
- All I want for Christmas… (December 16, 2011)
- Watching Wildlife (December 30, 2011)