Thank You Mackenzie Morgan

It is very touching and encouraging to see that we have such great supporters, even in our young people. We thank Mackenzie for her fund raising and we promise we will do our very best to protect this area for a Park, so even her children will be able to enjoy it, as she and her mother do today. See email below:

"My daughter Mackenzie and I travel the trails often and she has raised/saved $19.10 for the Friends of McIntyre Creek. She wants it to help save the beavers, the ducks, the eagles, the foxes and the honeysuckles. She is very upset about the human houses being built by the animals' houses. She is eight years old and very concerned about the situation.How can she get these funds to you?

Thank you, - Cindy-Anne on behalf of Mackenzie Morgan"

July 8, 2010 at McIntyre Creek

Today I saw many happenings at McIntyre Creek. There were cyclist, guys wading in the creek, families enjoying the "beach", and dog walkers. Yesterday there were 3 adult eagles watching the ducks who were huddled into the reeds. A duck family that once had 5 or 6 ducklings was down to 1, and I found it interesting to see that to protect the one remaining baby, one adult swam in front of the duckling, and the other adult swam behind. It appeared to be a male and female sharing the responsibility for protecting their last offspring of the year.

Another thing I found was bear poo, right in the area proposed as Porter Creek D. If we don't leave this corridor open for wildlife to pass, we will be have many more encounters of the unwelcome kind between wildlife and human residents.
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All photos by Gerry Steers, Gerry's Computer Magic.

Summer Heat at McIntyre Creek

People seen playing and enjoying the cliffs and cool water on a hot summer day at McIntyre Creek.

Even the eagle was hot, and trying to catch a breeze with his wings spread to cool off.

Photos by Gerry Steers July 28, 2009