Author Archives: Alan Burger

Winter photos of wildlife from the Nicola Valley – winter 2012

Some winter wildlife photos from the Merritt area taken by members of the Nicola Naturalist Society, Merritt, BC. Click on the thumbnails to see full-size images. Then click the links below the photo to move to the next enlarged photo. … Continue reading

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Shaw TV feature on the Nicola Naturalist Society and the Merritt Christmas Bird Count

The Merritt station of Shaw TV recently broadcast a short feature on our society and our Christmas Bird Count. Check it out on YouTube:

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What we don’t know about mosquitoes: West Nile Virus research in the Nicola Valley. Thursday 15th March, 7 PM at NVIT

Bob Davis, formerly a lecturer at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT), has been involved with many different studies of wildlife in the BC interior. Recently he was involved with research into West Nile Virus in the Nicola Valley … Continue reading

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Restoring Nature in the Thompson Highlands – Thursday 16th February, 7 PM in the NVIT Lecture Theatre

Rick Howie is a renowned biologist/naturalist from Kamloops. Rick worked for many years as a regional biologist for the BC Ministry of Environment and now works as a consultant, focusing on restoration of mine sites in the Thompson Highlands. He … Continue reading

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Merritt Christmas Bird Count – 2 January 2012

Merritt’s 13th Christmas Bird Count took place on 2 January 2012 with excellent weather and a record number of participants (23 in the field and 3 feeder-watchers). Thanks to Wayne Weber who traveled up from Delta for the count and … Continue reading

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Amphibians in peril: conserving frogs in a changing world – 26th January 2012, 7 PM at NVIT

Dr. Kristiina Ovaska of Biolinx Environmental Research Inc., Victoria, is one of BC’s most experienced herpetologists, and is leading the Nicola Naturalist Society’s Amphibian Monitoring Project in the Merritt area. She has worked on research and conservation projects in many … Continue reading

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Nicola Ampibian Monitoring Project – First Progress Report

In the spring of 2011, the Nicola Naturalist Society in partnership with Biolinx Environmental Research Ltd. of Victoria, began an ambitious project to map and monitor breeding amphibians (frogs and salamanders) in the Merritt region. The Biolinx team, led by … Continue reading

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Winter bird identification workshop – Saturday 10 December 2011, 12-2 PM

Our second winter bird identification workshop will be held on Saturday 10 December, 1 PM to 3 PM in Room L017 at NVIT (note change in time and venue).  Come and tune up your bird identification skills before the Christmas … Continue reading

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Across the top of Russia: wildlife adventures on the Northeast Passage – 17 November 2011, 7 PM at NVIT

Nicola Naturalist Society president Dr. Alan Burger regularly works as a naturalist-lecturer with Aurora Expeditions on ships in the Arctic and Antarctic. A resident of the Merritt area, Alan is also an Adjunct professor in Biology at the University of … Continue reading

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Wildlife photos from the Merritt area – Summer 2011

Another set of photos from members of the Nicola Naturalist Society, Merritt, BC. Click on the thumbnails to see full-size images. Then click the links below the photo to move to the next enlarged photo. To return to the thumbnail … Continue reading

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