Birding Walks and Events

BIRDING WALKS & EVENTS

Fall & Winter 2019-2020

At the bench birding. Photo by Madeline Edmonds

AFTERNOON HOLIDAY WALKS Hosted by Kevin Bell. Lifelong Naturalist, ornithologist/ecologist, retired Chief Naturalist/Manager, Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre and D.N.V. Natural Parklands. Mondays, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm •December 14, 2019 - Home for the Holidays •February 17, 2020 - Family Day: Plant a Tree to Help Fight Climate Change •April 13 - Easter Monday •May 18 - Victoria Day

MONTHLY GUIDED WALKS Hosted by Legendary Naturalist Al Grass. Saturdays, 10:00 am to noon • NOVEMBER 9 – Woodland Wonders – Maplewood’s forests live with the help of beetles, woodpeckers and fungi. • DECEMBER 14 – Home for the Holidays – A winter’s day at Maplewood is always full of wonder! • FEBRUARY 8, 2020 - Duck Tales - Dabblers and Divers at their best. • MARCH 14, 2020 - What is for Dinner? - Maplewood’s raptors, hawks, owls and eagles. • APRIL 11, 2020 - A Long Journey - the miracle of migration - celebrate the arrival back of our spring birds.

BIRD SURVEYS 8AM* - 11AM *Winter months starting at 8:30am November, December, January, February)

Join us bright and early on the first Saturday of each month to participate in our monthly bird surveys. Participants of all levels are welcome to take part in the survey led by experienced birders. •December 7, 2019 at 8:30am •January 4, 2020*, •February 1, 2020*, •March 7, 2020, 8am-11am •April 4, 2020, 8am-11am

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MEMBERS NOTICE (See also page 34) Saturday November 30 Corrigan Nature House, 11:00am to 12:45pm •11am - Guest Speaker Evelyn Pinkerton, SFU Professor, Maritime Anthropologist •noon - lunch (optional) •12:15pm - Annual General Meeting commences

TAKAYA TOURS takayatours.com

Takaya Tours is an adventure eco tourism company in North Vancouver. Based in Whey-Ah-Wichen (Cates Park) in North Vancouver and Tum-tumay-wheuton (Belcarra Picnic Area) in Belcarra Regional Park, Port Moody. In huge stable ocean going canoes Takaya guides interpretive tours of the Tsleil-Waututh traditional territory and are educators of the Coast Salish culture. Canoes will be awaken for tours in the early Spring of 2020, bookings can be made at takayatours.com

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Chief Dan George ‘Homecoming’ MAY TO AUGUST 2020 AT MAPLEWOOD FLATS

Exhibition and special programming in association with North Vancouver Museum & Archives and family members.