nature

An Ode to the Cottonwood

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Oct 18, 2023

It’s fall and the Elk Valley is painted a shining golden hue. As cottonwood trees prepare for winter, they lose their green chlorophyll leaving only the yellow/orange “carotenoid” pigments behind. Just weeks ago, the dense canopy of these towering giants cast a deep shadow; a welcome respite from the summer heat.

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trees, nature, Outdoors, Elk River Alliance

Guided Nature Walk with Clayton Paul

Event Date(s):

Sunday, September 17, 2023

Time:

1:00pm

Experience the beauty of early Fall in Fernie! Walk the trails and explore the uses and benefits of Elk Valley plant life with local Metis nature experts.

Participation is FREE, but donations to the Fernie Museum are welcome. The Fernie Museum presents this guided nature walk as part of their programming for Into the Weeds, a multi-media art show by Liza Gareau Tosh, currently on display in their upstairs gallery.

Visit the official Facebook event page for more details.

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Fernie Museum, nature, walks, Fernie BC

What Makes a River Healthy?

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Sep 04, 2023

The Elk River watershed interlaces the valley, providing clean water for vegetation, wildlife, and humans. Healthy streams are vital for all life; but what makes a stream “healthy?” The Elk River Alliance has monitored Elk Valley waters for over a decade, and we’d like to explain.

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water, nature, Rivers, Fernie BC, Elk River Alliance

Staying Cool in the South Country

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May 25, 2023

My partner is from Ontario and often talks about cottage country. I get it – it’s absolutely beautiful. I spent a week on a tiny island within the Thousand Islands and while I enjoyed it, I found after day two I was in need of space, silence and movement (it must be the mountain girl in me). Fortunately, not far from Fernie we have our own cottage country that offers the best of both worlds - the South Country!

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summer, South Country, Outdoors, summer activities, Fernie Fix, Fernie BC, nature, summer in Fernie

Terry Nelson

Posted:

Apr 06, 2023

It is an honour to be featured amongst the many talented Fernie artists who have graced this column.

Art is expressed through shades of individualism mixed with the spectrum of infinity, so really has no restrictive boundaries. Writing as an art form takes a lot of effort. Rolling off the edge of your mind, thoughts are difficult to correlate into something intelligible. This constructive act of composition can be most gratifying when it all comes together.

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Terry Nelson, trees, nature, authors, Fernie authors, Outdoors

Expert Team Leaps Into Action to Protect Endangered Leopard Frogs

Posted:

Apr 06, 2023

You can hear them well over a kilometre in the distance, their baritone horns serenading the wetlands. The croak of the populated male American bullfrog signals the alarming density of frogs migrating to the Yaqan Nuʔkiy (Lower Kootenay Band) lands and along the Lower Kootenay River, south of Creston.

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Columbia Basin Trust, frogs, Outdoors, nature

Elk River Alliance Annual Shoreline Cleanup

Event Date(s):

Sunday, September 26, 2021

Time:

The Elk River is an iconic ribbon of life essential to the Elk Valley, and after this hot dry summer it’s been heavily used by people. Unfortunately, where we are, trash seems to follow. This year, the Elk River Alliance (ERA) asks residents to celebrate World Rivers Day by giving back to our “ribbon of blue” and collecting shoreline trash.

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nature, garbage, Fernie BC, community, Elk River Alliance, Shore Cleanup

Earth Day

Event Date(s):

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Time:

More details to come.

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Fernie BC, earth day, Fernie Heritage Library, Kids, kids activities, nature

Seed Savers Seminar

Event Date(s):

Saturday, April 10, 2021

Time:

10:00am - 1:00pm

If you’re passionate about seed saving and want to learn more, this is for you! Meet with members of Wildsight Elk Valley's Cold Climate Seed Library for seed saving tips, how-to videos and a Q&A session.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/97271563529...

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wildsight, Outdoors, Gardening, Fernie BC, nature, Elk Valley, Fernie ECO Garden

Where the Wild Things Aren’t

Posted:

Apr 08, 2021

As we start to collectively sway back into equilibrium, we should take a moment to note the things that we lost, and the things that we learned. How do we prevent our ecosystems from getting out of balance in the future? What are our keystone species? What have we done with our wolves?

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arts, Culture, community, Fernie BC, Wildlife, nature