Bowen Nature Club has had an even busier year than usual, with events ranging from talks about hummingbird flight, to invasive species walks, to the nature dive which took place in June.
In July, the club went on their annual camping trip to Skmana Lake. Skmana Lake is a small, secluded lake just north of Chase in the Shuswap. The weather was good aside from the odd thunderstorm but a few showers didn't dampen the campers' spirits.Skmana is a warm water lake and the club had a wonderful time kayaking and swimming as well as enjoying wilderness hikes in the area.Club members also had awesome nature encounters, including a toad that still had its tail, ducks on the dock, a water snake, and loons calling them when they were out in the canoe.They saw bear poop but luckily no bears.
The next event on August 11 is the club boat tour, this year exploring the Thornborough Channel and coast between McNab Creek and Camp Potlatch with Brian Biddlecombe and Cormorant Marine.Along the Howe Sound west coast, north of Anvil Island and beyond the Sunshine Coast development and ferry routes, the trip should afford good opportunities to see pristine coastline and the wildlife that inhabits it.It will also allow us to get a closer look at the McNab Creek delta, site of the proposed Burnco gravel project.Howe Sound recovery from earlier industrial use has recently been making the news with reports of large areas of herring spawn and sightings of dolphins, orcas and humpback whales.Fingers crossed that we might be lucky on our trip in August.
The trip runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and costs $35.Bring your binoculars, camera, lunch and a drink.To book a place contact Melissa Harrison at [email protected]
