By Lisa Houle | September 21, 2022 Sometimes it takes a community to tackle invasive species. Sometimes the community could use a helping hand. All season, our StrongerBC Action Teams…
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Council News
Thistles, Spurge, and snakes – oh my! iNaturalist Wrap-Up August 2022
By Erin Springinotic | September 21, 2022 In August, the I Spy and Identify Invasives project made 30,699 observations of 4,575 species! 429 people observed and reported native and invasive…
Council News
Who you gonna call? Broombusters! Volunteers take on invasive Scotch broom
By Joanne Sales (Broombusters) and Fiona McDonald | September 15, 2022 Scotch broom is an escaped garden plant, hailing from the Mediterranean. It has expanded in ecosystems across British Columbia…
Community Voice
Volunteer Spotlight: Casey Marsh
September 2nd, 2022 Can you tell us a bit about yourself and how you experience the nature around you? My name is Casey and I am from Victoria. I am…
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Island Ivory carving a niche out of invasive Scotch broom
By Lisa Houle | September 1, 2022 An artist may experiment with many different mediums to find just the right fit. For Vancouver Island resident Francois Lavigne, carving invasive Scotch…
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Back to School with Invasive-Wise Education
By Lisa Houle | August 29, 2022 Pencils… check! Paper… check! FREE curriculum-based lessons on invasive species… CHECK! That’s right, school starts soon and Invasive-Wise Education will be back in…
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ISCBC Wet and Wild BioBlitz – September 17 & 18, 2022
By Lisa Houle | August 24, 2022 Current and future iNaturalist users unite! Join us for ISCBC’s first annual Wet and Wild BioBlitz, September 17 & 18 happening across British…
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StrongerBC Action Team Monitoring for European green crab in Delta, BC
By Fiona McDonald | August 23, 2022 This summer, the StrongerBC Metro Vancouver Action Team has been working with the Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society and Fisheries and Oceans Canada…
