Diario del proyecto City Nature Challenge 2024: Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD)

Saturday, April 27th Observation Walks: multiple locations in Delta!

10am-12pm

Members of the Delta Naturalists will take you on a nature walk to help look for species and make observations with you.

Deas Island Regional Park (meet on the lawn by the Rowing Club)
Boundary Bay Regional Park (meet by the Centennial Beach washrooms)
Delta Nature Reserve (meet at the Planet Ice parking lot)

Walk-ins welcome, or register ahead of time by emailing: cae@delta.ca

Nature Vancouver walks for the City Nature Challenge 2024 here in the Vancouver regional district are listed below. Note: attendees can come and go at their leisure but the official walks start at 9:00am and generally run till 12:00 or 13:00

April 26th Iona Beach - This is near the airport but a fantastic place for birds, plants and other taxa. Always a high result area and it has easy walkways. Start near the washrooms in the parking lot.
April 27th Burnaby Lake - Great starting spot at Pipers spit (near the office and washrooms) for ducks, shorebirds and songbirds. From there we can take easy walking trails that have a variety of plants, butterflies and even the odd amphibian.
April 28th Colony Farms - Great for songbirds, some accipiter's and flowering plants. Easy trail system to walk. Start at the public garden plots where the washrooms are.
April 29th Maplewood Flats - Great for migratory birds, songbirds and the odd mammal. Again an easy trail system. Start at Wild Bird Trust sitting area adjacent to their office.

All walks will be listed on the Nature Vancouver web site as well in the calendar of events area.
Thank you

I thought I would share this with everyone. The University of Alberta alumni contacted Nature Vancouver and asked if there were any venues they could have their alumni join in on. I suggested they participate in the local City Nature Challenge and they thought it was a great idea and something they had not done in the past. They plan to join our walk at Burnaby Lake on April 27th and we are thrilled. Apparently they have some knowledge of iNaturalist and are stepping in with volunteer support for our walk as well. We have to admit that we did not think about contacting alumni but we will do more of this and hope this helps you explore new outreach ideas.

Join the Fraser River Discovery Centre and collaborators for various events and workshops that explore the incredible biodiversity around the Fraser River!

April 27th, 11:00-3:00
The Fraser River Discovery Centre is collaborating with the Stanley Park Ecology Society (SPES) for a guided walk around Beaver Lake to search for birds, plants, fungi, and other amazing wildife! For more information about the event: https://stanleyparkecology.ca/event/city-nature-challenge-bioblitz/

April 27th, 12:30 to 1:30
Join the FRDC for an in-person guide to using iNaturalist, followed by a self-guided walk around Burnaby Lake Regional Park. This event is drop-in, no registration required.

April 27th, 2:00 to 3:00
Join the FRDC at Burnaby Lake Regional Park to learn about dragonflies and submit observations to iNaturalist. Registration is required. Register here: https://fraserriverdiscovery.org/rbd/

April 28th, 1:30 to 2:30
The Fraser River Discovery Centre is collaborating with the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre to find and photograph wildlife in the city! Registration is required. Register here: https://ecologycentre.ca/childrens-programs/#naturekids

For more information about the events or iNaturalist, visit https://fraserriverdiscovery.org/city-nature-challenge/ or email programs@fraserriverdiscovery.org.

Surrey is just about a month away from our 5th annual City nature Challenge.
Are you getting ready to get your community science groove into overdrive!

Our CNC webpage is up along with dedicated CNC special event listings:
https://www.surrey.ca/citynaturechallenge

BioBlitz at Latimer Park | April 27, 10am-2pm
Have fun with us as we discover bugs, flowers and animals and learn to use iNaturalist to record what you find. Bring your mobile phone to record with, and dress for the weather. Drop-in. Ages 6+.
Location: Latimer Park (19258 28 Avenue)
Hosted by Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society, Little Campbell Watershed Society, Langley Environmental Partners Society and NatureKids BC.
LEARN MORE > https://inaturalist.ca/projects/latimer-park-bioblitz

BioBlitz at Serpentine Fen | April 29, 5:30-7pm
Celebrate the return of the birds with a City Nature Challenge BioBlitz and scenic walk on the Serpentine Fen Nature Trail in Surrey. Learn how to use eBird or iNaturalist, and how to identify a variety of marsh species! Dress for the weather. All ages.
Location: Serpentine Fen Parking Lot (44th Avenue and King George Boulevard)
Hosted by Birds Canada.
Pre-register by email > krisc@birdscanada.org