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 …
The Friends of DeBoville Slough will be at Treefest 2017, will you? Come enjoy the beautiful grounds, the many displays and meet the various artists at Riverview. Celebrate the wonderful trees, the heritage, listen to the entertainers and check out the Blackberry Tea. Take a tree tour, a heritage walk …
The City of Coquitlam honoured volunteers and documented several of the environmental volunteer activities that take place in the City of Coquitlam. The Friends of DeBoville Slough were happy to participate and are well represented. Here is the link to that video: https://youtu.be/3VVoiYqlTqg Enjoy this video and see how environmental volunteers …