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Nature Vancouver Field Trip Schedule Some trips not rated at time of publication. Check the website for additional field trips added after publication Saturday, March 24 Bog Tour Signs of Spring in Burns Bog Join an early spring walk in Burns Bog with a leader from the Burns Bog Preservation Society. Dress for changes in the weather, and wear sturdy shoes or boots. Tour will last for approximately 2 ½ hours. Meet tour leader Janis at Planet Ice, 10388 Nordell Court, Delta, at the south end of Alex Fraser Bridge at 1000 (Toilets and free parking courtesy of Planet Ice). Cost is $5 per person. Space is limited to 20 people, so please contact Cynthia Crampton at 604- 738-1405 or cynthiacrampton@yahoo.ca if you want to attend. Saturday, March 24 Birding Coquitlam’s DeBoville Slough and Minnekhada Regional Park Join us for a half day birding trip to Coquitlam’s DeBoville Slough and Minnekhada Regional Park. Osprey, hummingbirds, and swallows should be back on their breeding grounds. Spring migrants should also be moving through the area. With luck we should catch a glimpse of Sandhill Crane, Red Crossbill, Band-tailed Pigeon and Western Meadowlark. Meet in the parking lot adjacent to the washroom facilities at Cedar Drive & Victoria Drive in NE Coquitlam at 9:00 a.m. We will position an appropriate number of vehicles in the parking area off Quarry Road in Minnekhada Park for our return trip. Contact Leader, Larry Cowan at lawrencecowan@ shaw.ca or 604-465-1402. Sunday, April 1 Hike Capilano River Regional Park Join us for an easy hike in Capilano River Regional Park. Dress for changes in the weather, wear sturdy shoes as trails may be slippery at this time of the year, and bring lunch and water. Meet at 10:00 a.m. near the White Spot in Park Royal Mall, West Vancouver. Elevation Gain: Approx. 100 metres. Duration: Approx. 4-5 hours, depending on the pace of the participants. Difficulty Rating: B5. Please contact Nellie Bacou at nellieba@telus.net or 604-221- 1620. See the Capilano River Regional Park map at http://www. metrovancouver.org/about/maps/Maps/Capilanomap.pdf. Saturday, April 7 Birding Series Spring Birding at Iona Island This is the first of a series of six birding field trips - Following the Changing Seasons at Iona Regional Park. The trips will be held on the first and third Saturdays of the month from April to June 2012. Meet at the Iona Regional Park parking lot at the west end of Ferguson Road, at 8:00 a.m. If you are taking public transportation and wish to arrange a ride from Bridgeport Canada Line station, please phone the Leader, Colin Clark at 604-274-5379. Trips will last about 3 hours. Wear suitable clothing and boots (some trails are narrow and muddy). Bring binoculars and/or scope. 14 Vancouver Naturalist March 2012 Saturday, April 14 Birding Coquitlam’s DeBoville Slough and Minnekhada Regional Park Join us for a half-day birding field trip to Coquitlam’s DeBoville Slough and Minnekhada Regional Park. We added one species to our list in 2011, bringing our total to 102. The target species for this walk are Townsend’s Solitaire, Sandhill Crane and Green Heron. Meet at the parking area at Victoria and Cedar Drives in Port Coquitlam at 8:30 a.m. Several vehicles will be positioned in the Minnekhada Regional Park gravel parking lot off Quarrie Rd. for the return trip. Conatct Leader, Larry Cowan at lawrencecowan@ shaw.ca or 604-465-1402. Sunday, April 15 Botany and Birding Walk Spring Flowers and Birds at Horth Hill, Swartz Bay Join John and Marian Coope on their annual botany and birding trip to see the spring flowers and birds at Horth Hill, within walking distance of the Swartz Bay ferry terminal. Carpool at 42nd and Oak at 7:45 a.m., to walk on to the 9:00 a.m. ferry at Tsawwassen (allowing time to reach the ferry terminal ten minutes before sailing time, as required). Join the Coopes on the ferry or at the Swartz Bay ferry terminal. Plan on catching the return ferry at 5 p.m. and arriving back at Tsawwassen at 6:45 p.m. Bring lunch, drinks and suitable clothing for a day in the open. Phone the Coopes for details at 604-224-6192. Saturday, April 21 Botany and Birding Hike Lynn Canyon - Lower Seymour Spring birding and botany hike exploring Lynn Canyon and the Seymour River on the “Two Canyon Loop”. Pack lunch and wear good footwear and raingear. Carpool at Franklin and Penticton at 8:00 a.m. or meet by the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre at the end of Peters Road at 8:30 a.m. Difficulty rating: B6. Contact Bill Kinkaid at billkinkaid@gmail.com. Saturday, April 21 Birding Series Spring Birding at Iona Island #2 This is the second trip of six in the series-Follow the Changing Seasons at Iona Regional Park. Meet by the parking lot at the west end of Ferguson Road at 8:00 a.m. If you are taking public transportation and wish to arrange a ride from Bridgeport Canada Line station, please phone the Leader, Colin Clark at 604-274- 5379. The trip will last about 3 hours. Wear suitable clothing and boots (some trails are narrow and muddy). Bring binoculars and/ or scope. Saturday, April 28 Two Bowen Island Hikes: 1 difficult, 1 moderately easy Join Maggie Holland for an exhilarating hike to Mount Gardner with its views of Howe Sound, the Sunshine Coast, West Vancouver, and Burrard Inlet. To get to the top: Elevation gain: 719 metres.
Nature Vancouver Field Trip Schedule Duration: Approx. 7 hours. Distance: 17km. Difficulty Rating: D7. Elevation reached on the hike depends on the participants and how far up the trail they would like to go. The leader, Maggie, can also do a lower level Mount Gardner hike. Join Nellie Bacou on the scenic hiking trail around Killarney Lake or hike the Mid Island Trail leading to Grafton Lake and onto Bowen Bay. The latter is located on the other side of the Island and requires us to take a bus. Please have bus change with you. Elevation Gain for Killarney Lake: minimal. Difficulty Rating: B4. Elevation Gain for Mid Island Trail: minimal. Difficulty Rating: B5. Dress for changes in the weather, bring raingear, wear sturdy hiking boots as trails may be slippery at this time of the year and bring lunch and plenty of water. Meet at the Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal at 8:30 a.m. for the 9:00 a.m. sailing. Check with BC Ferries at www.bcferries.bc.ca for updated sailing times. For the Express Bus #257 to Horseshoe Bay check Translink at www.translink.ca. Unforeseeable weather conditions and ferry cancellations: we can reschedule for Sunday, April 29th. Contact Nellie Bacou at nellieba@telus.net or 604-221-1620. Saturday, April 28 Birding Iona Regional Park Join John Chandler for a half-day birding trip to Iona Regional Park in Richmond. We will be looking for arriving shorebirds and early migrants. We’ll start by exploring the inner ponds and then work our way through the outer ponds and along the river. If you are interested, you can walk the South Jetty after the field trip. Dress for chilly and/or wet weather. Meet John in the parking lot by the washrooms at 8:30 a.m. Contact John at john@alandaletraining. com or 604-274-4117. Saturday, May 5 Birding Series Spring Birding at Iona Island #3 This is the third trip of six in the series-Follow the Changing Seasons at Iona Regional Park. We will look for Golden Plovers and warblers and should see many swallow species. Meet by the parking lot at the west end of Ferguson Road at 8:00 a.m. If you are taking public transportation and wish to arrange a ride from Bridgeport Canada Line station, please phone the Leader, Colin Clark at 604-274-5379. The trip will last about 3 hours. Wear suitable clothing and boots (some trails are narrow and muddy). Bring binoculars and/or scope. Saturday, May 5 Ornamental Tree Walk in Kitsilano Spring is a great time to see the ornamental trees in the Kitsilano area. We will walk the route as seen in the Kits Tree Map (www. kitstreemap.com/kitstreemap.pdf). Please take a moment to look at the map before joining us. It is about a 3 hour walk depending on how often we stop to look at trees. We will only be doing half of the tree walk today, ending our walk at the Naam Restaurant (vegetarian) on 4th Ave for lunch. The remaining tree walk will be scheduled in the fall season. Wear appropriate footwear. Bring rain gear, water and a snack. Meet outside the Maritime Museum at 9:00 a.m. Paid parking available at the Museum of Vancouver and Kits Beach. Difficulty rating: A3. Contact Nellie Bacou at nellieba@telus.net or 604-221-1620. Sunday, May 6 Hike Hayward Lake A spring hike around Hayward Lake in Mission. Pack lunch, water and raingear and wear good boots. This is a moderately easy but long hike of 17 km with some short, steep sections. Wet or muddy trail sections are possible. Meet at Franklin and Penticton at 8:00 a.m., or at the lower parking lot of Hayward Lake Recreation Area, on the west side of the lake off Dewdney Trunk Road at 9:30 a.m. See www.bchydro.com/community/recreation_areas/ hayward_lake.html for directions. Difficulty rating: C6. Contact Daphne Nagorsen at dnagorsen@yahoo.com or 778-230-8007. Friday, May 18 Backpacking Trip May long weekend backpacking trip Bill Kinkaid will lead a backpacking trip on the Victoria Day long weekend. The intended destination will be the Lower Stein Valley, accessed from the Lytton ferry. This hike is dependent on water levels, as the trail is subject to washouts on the Stein River, and the ferry shuts down when the Fraser River is in high water. If this trail is not accessible, there will be another option elsewhere in the region. Our plan will be to drive up and hike in to a base camp on Saturday, have Sunday to explore, and then hike out and drive home on Monday. We will carpool but each participant is expected to be self-sufficient with their own equipment and supplies. Contact Bill at billkinkaid@gmail.com for more details. Saturday, May 19 Birding Series Spring Birding at Iona Island #4 This is the fourth trip of six in the series-Follow the Changing Seasons at Iona. We will look for shorebirds, warblers and raptors. Meet by the parking lot at the west end of Ferguson Road at 8:00 a.m. If you are taking public transportation and wish to arrange a ride from Bridgeport Canada Line station, please phone the Leader, Colin Clark at 604-274-5379. The trip will last about 3 hours. Wear suitable clothing and boots (some trails are narrow and muddy). Bring binoculars and/or scope. Saturday, May 26 Birding Colony Farm Regional Park This morning’s half-day birding field trip is at Colony Farm Regional Park in Coquitlam. Our target species will be Colony Farm’s feature bird the Lazuli Bunting. Other species expected include Western Kingbird, Band-tailed Pigeon and American Bittern. Meet the leader, Larry Cowan, in the parking area at the east-end of Colony Farm Rd. at 08:30. Contact: lawrencecowan@ shaw.ca or 604-465-1402. Vancouver Naturalist March 2012 15
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