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Vancouver Naturalist ISSN 1491-526X Vancouver Naturalist is published four times a year by Nature Vancouver P.O. Box 3021, Vancouver, BC V6B 3X5 Reproduction without permission is prohibited. Editor: Julian Hudson 604-278-4451 Submissions Please submit all material for publication to vnhs_news@hotmail.com Deadlines for submissions February 20, May 20, August 14 and November 14 Advertising Rates* Full inside page: $150.00 Half inside page: $90.00 Quarter inside page: $60.00 *Pay in full with the first issue, and receive 4 ads for price of 3. Cover Photo: Stellar Jay, Dan Chesluk, Third Place in Birds Category, Nature Vancouver Photo Competition 2011 Nature Illustrations by Jenny Hards In This Issue From The Board 3 New Members 3 Conservation Matters 4 Evening Programs General 6 Birding 6 Botany, Conservation, Geology 7 Marine Biology 8 Notice of 94th AGM 9-12 Field Trip Guidelines 13 Nature Vancouver Field Trips 14-16 Activity Survey Summary 16 Communication Survey 18 Promoting Nature Vancouver Contest 19 Nature Vancouver Workshops and Seminars 20 Christmas Social Report 21 Young Naturalists’ Club 22 Society Contacts 23 Membership Form 24 2 Vancouver Naturalist March 2012 Nature Vancouver Nature Vancouver was founded as the Vancouver Natural History Society in 1918 by Professor John Davidson with the following objectives: • To promote the enjoyment of nature • To foster public interest and education in the appreciation and study of nature • To encourage the wise use and conservation of natural resources • To work for the complete protection of endangered species and ecosystems • To promote access to, and maintenance of, natural areas in the vicinity of Vancouver. Nature Vancouver’s 2012 Scholarship Award Nature Vancouver will award a scholarship of $500 to a member of Nature Vancouver or a member of the immediate family of a member. To qualify for the scholarship, an applicant or nominee must be registered at an accredited institution of higher learning in British Columbia for at least one session in 2012 and must be specializing in a discipline which advances the objectives of the Society. Written applications should include the name of the applicant or nominee, membership details, a brief description of his or her program of study and an explanation of how the program advances Nature Vancouver’s objectives. The deadline for submissions will be Saturday March 31, 2012. Full consideration will be given to new members of the Society. For more information please contact Bob Dyer, Finance Committee Chair, at bob_ dyer@telus.net.
Board of Directors 2011-2012 Daniel Overmyer President; Privacy Policy Administrator Bill Kinkaid Vice President; Liaison with Camp Committee Cynthia Crampton Secretary; Field Trips Co-ordinator; Lead on updating history of VNHS and Discovery Index Jeremy McCall Treasurer; Chair Membership Committee; Liaison with Conservation Committee; Liaison with Vancouver Naturalist Dorothy Nelson Representative to BC Nature David Cook Chair of Botany and Geology Sections; Representative on various stakeholder groups Jude Grass Liaison with and Chair of the Birding Section; Co-ordinator of General Evening Programs and Education Workshops Daphne Nagorsen Liaison with Website Committee; Reference Binder Co-ordinator Viveka Ohman Liaison with Marine Biology Section Nigel Peck Membership Outreach Bev Ramey Representative to BC Nature Visit NatureVancouver on the Web www.naturevancouver.ca Website maintained by Murat Gungor admin@naturevancouver.ca From the Board by Daniel Overmyer, President Your NV Board of Directors at work Planning and leading field trips, preparing and leading monthly Section meetings, organizing our summer camps, keeping track of our funds and expenses, editing publications, keeping records of our NV members, supporting efforts to protect nature in our area; our twelve volunteer Directors carry out all these and many other activities on behalf of our Society every month. Since joining the Board in 2010 I have been continually amazed at the dedication and knowledge of my fellow members, some of whom are professionally trained naturalists. We are currently editing a new history of the Society, planning to host the annual meeting of Nature BC in 2013, and planning Nature Vancouver work for the annual Christmas bird count. Recently we have met with officials of the Vancouver Airport to discuss ways to reduce the number of birds killed there. We are presenting a resolution to BC Nature concerning protection of gravel reaches along the Fraser River. Our next big task is preparations for our own annual general meeting on Thursday, April 26, including the presentation of awards to deserving Society members. So there is always good work to do. Please give us your suggestions and support our efforts! Welcome to New Members by Sandra Booth, Membership Secretary There were 64 new members since Sept.1, 2011. Victoria and Paul Harrison, Irene Midtun, Alyn and Carol Mitchner, Lanaye Baxter, Felicia and James Tan,Krista De Groot, Paul Kevener and Mairead Foley, Philippe - Alain Bergeron, David Wood, Shelagh Smith, David Lawrence, Laura Karlberg, Sally, Jeffery and Brian McDermott, Darlene Waggett, Nicola Marshall, Eric and Nini Taylor, Margo Willis, Ron Klassen and Esther Tennerhouse, Sarah Morley and Kyle Koke, Mele Avery and Doug Avery, Ken Walton, Paula Ross, Mataya Varsek, Fiona Wright and Paul Berlinguette, Solange Santerre, Nike Page, Janet McIntosh, Jim Jamieson, Christine O'Rourke, Chin Yen Lee, Marcelle Reilly, Anne Howson, Cristina Beaudoins, Diane Fast and Muhammad Iqbal, Lynne Potter, Carol Chanter, Diane Macqueen, Jessica Bandstra, Tony Walllinger, Sandra Bourque and Otto Langer, Jane Slingsby, Judy Radke, Melina Auerbach, Paul Vasicek, Margery Evjen, Nikolas Clyde, Doris Tomlinson, Marie Allison, Kirsty Milligan, Barbara and Robert Longe, Karen Marzocco. Vancouver Naturalist March 2012 3
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