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Aquatic health
Shelley Humphries, Kootenay and Yoho’s aquatic specialist, talks about aquatic heath. (YouTube video, copyright 2011, Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada) “Everything is downstream. Rivers connect to people, fish, wildlife, and eventually feed into the oceans. It’s essential to protect our watersheds because good planets are hard to find.” – Shelley Humphries
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Purcell Mountain Painters
Did you know that the Columbia Valley has its very own painting collective? It may not be as well known as the famous Group of Seven, but the 30-members-strong Purcell Mountain Painters have been capturing their interpretations of the breathtaking local landscapes for over 14 years. The group was founded by longtime resident, Vivian Crebo, whose legacy is still alive through the camaraderie and collaboration that makes the Purcell Mountain Painters a great place for artists of all skill levels. They meet every Tuesday morning at the Senior’s Hall in Invermere, and are always welcoming and accommodating ...
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They’re back
As the temperature begins to rise look up and you may spot a turkey vulture soaring overhead. These birds arrive back in the Columbia Valley in April using thermals to move through the air with very little wing flapping. They are rarely seen on the ground except when feeding on a carcass. Vultures are one of the few birds that are able to use their sense of smell to locate food. They fly low enough to detect the gases produced from decaying dead animals. So if you see a turkey vulture soaring overhead, don’t lie still too long, especially if you haven’t showered lately.
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Whazzup at Pynelogs
Hello there Columbia Valley. I hope you had a rejuvenating winter, and are raring to go for what looks like a busy summer ahead. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Joshua Estabrooks, and I have lived in Invermere for just over a year. I came down here as part of a work transfer with the Columbia Valley Pioneer after spending six years in the Robson Valley (just inside the B.C. border from Jasper). And now, with a year of getting to know this wonderful part of the province under my belt, I will now be spending my days at Pynelogs, working as the assistant curator. Life changes can be great, ...
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What’s up — prairie crocus
The prairie crocus seems fitting to be the first flower in the Friends of Kootenay ‘What’s Up’ series as it is one of the first flowers to bloom in the park. This harbinger of spring emerges from ...
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Save the frogs
The northern leopard frog (southern mountain population), is designated endangered by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. The population is threatened by low recruitment, disease, ...
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Conrad Kain interpretive sign
The Conrad Kain Centennial Society has planted another interpretive sign in the valley celebrating Canada’s premiere historic mountain guide. This time, mountaineer Conrad Kain, who was based in Wilmer ...
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They are up
On the morning of April 18, 2012, Ross MacDonald reported and photographed the this Columbia ground squirrel on the road to the Radium Mill Pond. Caren Gibb spotted one during the first week of April ...
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Love song
Almost everyone can identify the bird that sings a rapid, nasal chickadee-dee-dee. It is the call the chickadee uses to challenge intruders or to express alarm and it can be heard anytime during the year. ...
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Signs of spring — pussy willows
Pussy willows emerge in early spring when it’s still quite cold. But when the sun shines, the temperature of the center of the catkin can rise above air temperatures by trapping the heat from the sun ...
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The badger, a 4-legged digging machine
On April 29th, Wendy Schuck had a little help digging her garden, from her neighbor — the badger. “The American Badger is a nocturnal member of the weasel family. Low-slung, with short, powerful legs ...
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So it is tick season
Ticks are related to spiders and resemble tiny watermelon seeds with legs. They have sensory organs in their front legs that can detect carbon dioxide, odors and heat given off by hikers. So when the ...
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Butcher bird
The following discription from the Canadain Museum of Nature should work up your appetite. “Northern Shrike is known as the ‘butcher bird’ because of its unusual practice of impaling prey on thorns ...
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Monitoring carnivores with cameras
Motion-activated cameras have been set up in Kootenay National Park as part of a carnivore monitoring project. Cameras are mounted on trees or encased in rock cairns to monitor wildlife use in both frontcountry ...
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Radium area cougar alert
Parks Canada has issued a cougar warning for some of the hiking trails in the Radium Hot Springs area of Kootenay National Park. Two cougar attacks occurred upon sheep within a period of a week during ...
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