Friends of McIntyre Creek
Annual Wetland Keepers Course
8th ,9th and 10th August
Whitehorse.YT
Seven registrants spend the weekend learning about Wetlands.
Classroom and infield instruction included the important classification of wetland types.
Practical
hands-on instruction on surveying and documentation of wetland types, particular fauna, flora and invertebrates relative to each wetland type
was learned.
Hydrology
of specific wetlands was illustrated, as well as instruction on how to
preserve the status quo, change or mitigate any destructive alteration
which may affect the status of the wetlands.
The course was very hands on and enjoyable but a little dampened on the Sunday. However registrants did not seemed to be phased by the wet weather as, after all, we were out in the "wetlands'.
Thanks to Tami Hamilton and Cris Guppy- instructors, courtesy of EcoFor, Environmental Consultants, and Celeste Sundquist -Bendall for the superb lunches.
Photos provided by participants, Michael Bendall and Dorothy Bradley.
Photos provided by participants, Michael Bendall and Dorothy Bradley.
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| Participants of Wetland Keepers Workshop - Photo by Gerry Steers |
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| Good wetland |
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| Beaver damn with old sticks |
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| Marsh weed |
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| Naturalists at Work |
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| Marsh |
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| Wood frogs |
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| Cataloging |
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| Burdock |
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| Transecting |
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| Chris Guppy with bug on glasses ready to take flight |
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| Bugs and fish |
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| Chinook Salmon found |
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| Beginning the walk into the wetlands |
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| A little assistance needed over the Creek |
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| Rich fen |
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| Rich fen |
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| Rich fen |
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| Wetlands |
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| Surveying the count |
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| Degradation from stock |
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| Carganey |
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| Assessing beaver dam |
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| Failed beaver dam |
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| Fish Lake |
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| Fish lake |
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| Spider web across back |
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| ATV crossing |
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| Lichen on stump |
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| Stinging nettle |
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| Wasp worm |
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