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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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…
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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…
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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…
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iNaturalist Wrap-Up – July 2022
By Erin Springinotic | August 16th, 2022 In July, the I Spy and Identify Invasives project made 36,862 observations of 5,173 species! 408 people observed and reported native and invasive…
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Meet Some of Our StrongerBC Action Team Members!
By Ksenia Kolodka | August 8, 2022 It’s been a busy summer for our Stronger BC Action Teams who have been in the field managing and removing invasive species, making…
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Emerald ash borer has been detected on the West coast – and it’s not here for summer camp.
By Camille Morales | August 9, 2022 As new sightings of this shiny green beetle rolled in across Eastern Canada and the US, experts warned it would only be a…