Vancouver Naturalist_March 2012.pdf - Nature Vancouver

Nature Vancouver
Botany Section
Botany Nights are held from January through April and
September through November on the third Thursday of each
month at 7:30 p.m. at the Unity Church, 5840 Oak St.,
Vancouver. These programs are open to the public, and
members are encouraged to invite their friends. For more
information and suggestions for future programs please
contact the Section Chair, David Cook at 604-924-0147 or
cookeco2@yahoo.com.
Thursday, March 15
Gondwana Legacy - A Botanical Look at Chile
Dr. Keith Wade
From the Atacama Desert and the high altiplano of the tropical far
north, through the Mediterranean climates of the central region to
the Southern Beech forests and Patagonian steppe of the far south,
Chile is a land of incredible botanical diversity and surpassing
beauty. This is an illustrated lecture of a visit to Chile in spring, and
a look at some of the vegetation types, trees, shrubs and wildflowers
encountered there.
Keith taught biology, ecology, botany and biogeography at
Capilano University for 39 years. He received his education in
Botany, zoology and plant ecology from UBC and the Australian
National University in Canberra. He is well known as a natural
history lecturer and international tour leader.
Thursday, April 19
The Wandering Taylors in New Zealand
Rosemary & Terry Taylor
New Zealand has been isolated from a continental land
mass for 100 million years, and consequently developed
a very unique ecology and botany. Rosemary and Terry
will give you a tour of their travels in New Zealand
with a display of their usual superb photography and
combined repartee.
Nature Vancouver
Conservation Section
The Conservation Section meetings are held St. Mary’s
Anglican Church, Kerrisdale, 2490 West 37th Avenue (at
Larch Street), Vancouver, on the second Wednesday of
each month except for July, August and December, starting
at 7:30 PM. Most meetings take the form of round-table
discussions on conservation issues brought to the Section by
Nature Vancouver members or others for consideration and
action.
The Section relies on members to identify local concerns related
to conservation and development. The Section also invites
guest speakers to make presentations to larger audiences on
conservation issues of special interest. Action arising from
Section meetings usually takes the form of letters to municipal,
provincial or federal decision-makers and may be undertaken
in conjunction with other associated organizations such as BC
Nature. Other forms of action may be through meetings with
decision makers, presentations to municipal councils, or use of
the media.
The meetings of the Conservation Section are open to all
members of Nature Vancouver. If you have a conservation
concern to bring to our attention, or if you would like to
assist with the Section’s research, letter writing and other
projects, please contact Margaret Coutts at 604-512-1413 or
margaretcoutts@shaw.ca.
Nature Vancouver
Geology Section
The Nature Vancouver Geology Section conducts field trips
throughout the Vancouver region during the year. The present
Geology Section is a relatively recent reintroduction of a Section
that was strong in former years of Nature Vancouver.
In most instances the geology field trips also include
observations on the ecology of the area visited, the purpose
being to show the relationship between natural ecosystems and
the substrate upon which they depend.
The Geology Section also has an ongoing program of compiling
outlines of self-guiding geology field trips. These can be found
on the Nature Vancouver website.
For details of the geology field trips refer to the Field Trips
section of Vancouver Naturalist and the Nature Vancouver
website. For more information, contact Section Chair, David
Cooke at 604-924-0147 or cookeco2@yahoo.com.
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