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Workshop: Basics of Using a GPS – with Murphy Shewchuk. Saturday 21 April, 1 PM at NVIT, room U029
Using GPS (Global Positioning System) has become an essential skill in many fields of outdoor activities. This workshop will provide a hands-on introduction for people who have never used a GPS and a refresher for those whose GPS skills are … Continue reading
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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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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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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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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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NNS Amphibian Workshop a big success, 14-16 May 2011
The Nicola Naturalist Society held its first amphibian monitoring workshop on Saturday 14 May 2011 at the Merritt Civic Centre. A team of biologists from Biolinx Environmental Research Ltd. in Victoria (Dr. Kristiina Ovaska, Lennart Sopuck and Christian Engelstoft) gave … Continue reading
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