This weekend a number of our members were able to attend the City of Coquitlam Environmental Achievement Awards. We were treated to a catered lunch and celebrated the work of the many environmental volunteers in the City of Coquitlam. Among those receiving awards was a Friends of DeBoville Slough member, …
This weekend on Sunday, May 27th from 10am to 1pm the Friends of DeBoville Slough will be enjoying nature. We will walk out the north side of the slough to the Pitt River and back. Along the way we will check out some plants, look at a few birds and …
Looking forward to this weekend of Invasive Plant Control. Last week brought hot weather, which encouraged the shrubs to bloom and also melted a lot of snow higher up, this resulted in high water levels. So if you’re coming out this Saturday be careful around the water. We meet at …
Boy did we enjoy the Fingerling Festival put on by the Port Moody Ecological Society, on Saturday May 5th. We had a great time and the entertainment while waiting in line for our lunch was spectacular. We met a lot of kids and their parents, many who didn’t know where …
Tamsin Baker of the South Coast Conservation Program put on a wonderful workshop on the weekend (March 3rd) about endangered species in the Tri-Cities area. Along with Pamela Zvit and Dr. Terry McIntosh, Tamsin directed an educational presentation with a slide and talk. We then went for a walk along …
What a great day for nest box cleaning, sunshine and warm for this time of year. We had a great time. We divided in to two groups and started from the opposite ends of the nest boxes and met half way. Usage from birds was down but we found some …
Birding – DeBoville Slough is a great place to bird (look for birds). It is consistently one of the best birding areas in the Tri-Cities on the annual Christmas Bird Count. DeBoville Slough is always changing, over wintering birds, spring migrant, summer nesters and all year around birds, DeBoville Slough …
We are excited to be attending this year’s 18th annual Hyde Creek Salmon Festival put on by the Hyde Creek Watershed Society. Come out and enjoy a dry afternoon looking at the different exhibits in the gym or see if you can see some salmon in Hyde Creek. There will …
We’re going for a “Nature Walk”. Join the Friends of DeBoville Slough this Sunday, October 29th from 1 PM to 4 PM for a casual stroll along DeBoville Slough and maybe further. Along the way we will look for birds, identify plants and discuss the natural habitat of DeBoville Slough. …
All was quite at DeBoville Slough. The ride out to the mouth of the slough was hot, even though it was morning. These are the Dog Days of Summer. Still there was some surprises, like when I stopped opposite the Purple Martin boxes just past the mouth to the slough …