The Williams Lake Field Naturalists are hosting the B.C. Nature Federation of BC Naturalists 2011 spring conference and annual meeting at Thompson Rivers University in Williams Lake May 12 to 15.
In addition to sit-down presentations, the conference offers a wide variety of opportunities for people to participate in field trips to explore unique ecological sites in the region with experts in various research fields.
There will be guided tours of the grasslands in the Churn Creek Protected Area; birding on Becher’s Prairie; tours of the Bluebird trails to Farwell Canyon; wildlife viewing at Springhouse, Alkali Lake and Dog Creek; and visits to the riparian zones and salmon habitat in the Horsefly River area.
There will be early morning bird watching trips to various sites in the area; field trips to view Ducks Unlimited projects in the Chimney Lake Valley area; and tours of the Williams Lake River Valley and Scout Island.
There will also be field trips to examine the management and ecology of a Douglas Fir forest.
The keynote speaker is Wayne Sawchuk, who has 25 years of exploration experience in the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area in B.C.
Other speakers will include photographer Chris Harris with a presentation on his explorations in the B.C. volcanic plateau.
For full conference details and to register check out the web sites www.bcnature.ca or www.williamslakefieldnaturalists.ca.
