The Natural History Stewards are also preparing our new home! Is the Natural History Centre important to you? What do you value most about the Collection or Programs? What do you want in a new Centre? We’d love to read your suggestions!
The Natural History Stewards are also preparing our new home! Is the Natural History Centre important to you? What do you value most about the Collection or Programs? What do you want in a new Centre? We’d love to read your suggestions!
BC Parks has put a call out for volunteers to spot and record butterfly larvae at Helliwell Park on Hornby Island. In particular, the little black Taylor’s checkerspot larvae on the plantain plants that they love to feed on. If…
On October 27, Hornby Island students planted native plants along Helliwell Provincial Park’s bluffs to support the island’s rare Garry Oak ecosystem.
This year we have seen an irruption of pine siskins and other wintering birds feasting in flocks. Unfortunately, a large number of the tiny birds are dying from salmonella poisoning that is passed on at backyard feeders, including here on Hornby island.
Interview with barb biagi – Hornby Island wildlife photographer, Natural History Centre Steward, and wildlife rescue volunteer.