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The Birds of British Columbia as an ecological information source
The source of ecological information I chose from my bookshelf was the four-volume set: The Birds of British Columbia written by R. Wayne Campbell et al and published by UBC…
Coastal Western Hemlock forest field observations
I visited an area of mature conifer forest that is about a 2 km walk from my house, In Campbell River BC. The land is privately owned by a forestry…
Handbook of the Canadian Rockies as a Source of Ecological Information
I have had the Handbook of the Canadian Rockies by Ben Gadd for years and have used it countless times to identify flowers, animals or other living things while I…
Initial Observations
The area that I have observed is located just beyond a golf course with no immediate road access. This is a densely forested area with a network of streams that…
Blog #2: Source of Ecological Info.
The source of Ecological information I chose to review is called “Using snow-track surveys to determine deer winter distribution and habitats”. a) I found this source online, it is a…
Blog #1: Field Observations at Nose Hill Park
On January 11, 2022 at approximately 10:35am MST, I visited the Nose Hill Natural Environment Park located in the City of Calgary (approx. GPS coordinates indicated in field notes). The…
Observations along a peninsula
The area which I’ve selected to observe is one which has always fascinated me. At Fort Whyte Alive, an environmental education centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, there is a very thin…
How to Identify Grasses & Grasslike Plants by H. D. Harrington
It’s time to finally crack open a book I thought I’d never use, which my coworker gave me because I collected and planted sedge seeds a few times. How to…
Understanding an E-book
a) The source which I chose is an e-book from Thompson Rivers University Library. The e-book bears the title of Induced Responses to Herbivory. The link to the latter is…
Introduction to My Research Area
My area of research is that of my own backyard garden. It is a small garden with a few plant and flower species. It is located on the roadside of…