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What’s INSight
Photo courtesy of Jim Riley
NATURE WALK CHALLENGE continued
Giant Hogweed
English Ivy
Carpet Burweed
Photo courtesy of Adolf Ceska
Himalayan Blackberry
Want to learn more about invasive species? Check out the Royal BC Museum’s new publication Aliens Among Us. Purchase your copy today online.
BEE-NGO The Western Bumble Bee is a species at risk found in British Columbia. This species has een observed pollinating avocados, apples, cherries, blackberries and blueberries and has been used to pollinate tomatoes and cranberries grown in greenhouses. Bees can help plants make the food we eat. Look at the pictures below to see some of the fruits and vegetables we would have less of if there were no bees! Use these BEE-NGO cards below to see if you can find five in a row, also known as a “BEE-NGO” (vertically, horizontally or diagonally) with the food that is in your fridge. Or, see how many days it takes to get “BEE-NGO” with the food you eat. Share the cards with your friends and see who can get five foods in a row first!
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APPLE
PEPPER
EGGPLANT
CARROT
BLACKBERRY
CHERRY
COCONUT
watermelon
PUMPKIN
CANTALOUPE
RASPBERRY
ONION
BROCCOLI
PEACH
AVOCADO
TOMATO
CABBAGE
BLUEBERRY
STRAWBERRY
CRANBERRY
CUCUMBER
PLUM
KIWI
SQUASH
Of the food listed above, which is your favourite? It’s hard to imagine what life would be like if we didn’t have bees to help us grow these delicious things!
WORD SCRAMBLE Unscramble the words and then put the secret letters in order to decode the message! TTNCEIX
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Learn more about our species at risk on the Royal BC Museum Learning Portal at learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca Answers: EXTINCT EXTIRPATED Save our species!
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THREATENED
SPECIAL CONCERN
Identify plants and animals, the environment and anything else that comes to mind! The Greater Victoria Public Library has a variety of resources available to discover even more about species at risk. Check out their recommended reading list! www.gvpl.ca
Aliens Among Us By Alex Van Tol
The Kids’ Outdoor Adventure Book By Stacy Tornio
Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature By Nicola Davies
Backyard Birds: An Introduction By Robert Bateman
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