Category Archives: Features

Featured articles or photographs.

Amphibian Outreach in 2015

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Alan Burger

The amphibian monitoring project run by the Nicola Naturalist Society and our professional partners Biolinx Environmental Research is in its fifth and final year in 2015. Our volunteers are continuing to visit some new sites to check for frog and … Continue reading →

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Spring programs – April-June 2015

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Alan Burger

Our evening programs are on the third Thursday of the month, at 7 PM in the lecture theatre at Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT), Belshaw Road, Merritt. Scroll down to see what is coming up from April through June … Continue reading →

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Winter evening programs – January-March 2015

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Alan Burger

Our evening programs are on the third Thursday of the month, at 7 PM in the lecture theatre at Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT), Belshaw Road, Merritt. Scroll down to see what is coming up from January through March … Continue reading →

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Results – Merritt Christmas Bird Count, 14 December 2014

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Alan Burger

With generally calm weather, moderate temperatures and open water on Nicola Lake, conditions were favourable for a good count. A record number of participants (28) were in the seven field parties that covered the Merritt count circle. We also had … Continue reading →

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Kentucky-Alleyne toadlet mitigation report for 2014

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Alan Burger

As explained elsewhere the Amphibian Monitoring section of our website, the Nicola Naturalist Society in collaboration with BC Parks and the professional herpetologists of Biolinx Environmental Research have been undertaking a multi-year project at Kentucky-Alleyne Provincial Park near Merritt. Our … Continue reading →

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Winter Bird Identification Workshop – Saturday 6th Dec 2014

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Alan Burger

Bird Identification Workshop – Saturday 6th December, 1 to 3 PM, at NVIT room L017 (downstairs). Once again we are running a bird identification workshop covering species likely to be found in winter in the Nicola Valley area. This is … Continue reading →

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If you build it they will come …. our new toadlet fence at Kentucky-Alleyne park is working well

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Alan Burger

The Nicola Naturalist Society, in collaboration with BC Parks and professional herpetologists from Biolinx Environmental Research, have successfully built a new ‘toadlet fence’ at Kentucky-Alleyne Provincial Park near Merritt. Starting in 2012 we’ve been working on a solution to prevent … Continue reading →

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Spring Camp 2014 – Nicola Naturalists host BC Nature visitors

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Alan Burger

For four hectic days – 29 May through 1 June – Nicola Naturalist Society hosted its first BC Nature event, a Spring Camp. Twenty-four BC Nature members from various clubs around BC attended. Activities were centred on the Nicola Ranch … Continue reading →

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Nicola Naturalist Society – Members’ Photos April 2014

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Alan Burger

A selection of winter and early spring photos from the members of the Nicola Naturalist Society, Merritt, BC. Scroll down to view.   A mid-winter flock of Bohemian Waxwings in the Nicola Valley, BC. Photo: © Bruce Grimshire

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Kentucky Alleyne toadlet mitigation – 2013 report released

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Alan Burger

The Nicola Naturalist Society, working under the guidance of BC Parks and professional herpetologists from Biolinx Environmental Research of Victoria, has been involved for the past two years in an important project at Kentucky Alleyne Provincial Park, near Merritt. West … Continue reading →

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