Fall 2010 - McIntyre Creek Scenes

Yesterday I spotted an eagle perched on the tree where (s)he hung out most of the summer. I also saw a very healthy coyote who stopped and stared at us. Today I saw a lone duck swimming. I wondered if it was damaged that it had not flown with the rest of the ducks who had been resident on the pond. I am certain the early snow was a surprise to the ducks as well as the humans in Whitehorse.

Today there were signs out on the trails saying they were closed. I suspect that the new bridges are about to be installed over the Creek over the next several days, and this was the reason the trails were closed. However, it did not stop the many dog walkers and joggers from continuing on their regular paths throughout the area.

Photo by Gerry Steers

Which Side Are You On?

Which Side Are You On?

The screaming is so loud I have to cover my ears.
I look around wondering why no one else is listening.
“Stop!” I yell
But when they look at me
I see dollar signs where their eyes should be.
The sights and sounds of devastation surround me.
Clear cuts
Slash piles
Bareness where there once stood a forest.
Cut down
Massacred
For the almighty dollar.
Majestic beings
Trees
Screaming
As their life blood drains upon the ground
Men wielding chainsaws searching for their next victim
Tears
Screaming
Engines roaring
No time to mourn
Trucks piled sky high with lengths so long
Bits and pieces left behind
Like a warning that they will be back.
Screaming
Then crying
Homes destroyed
Bodies mangled
Loved ones gone.
A war zone
Disaster
The ultimate sacrifice given
Did anyone ask?
Or pay their respects to the lives taken?
Trees
Animals
Birds
Reptiles
Fish
All giving up something,
For us humans
Dwellers of wooden structures
Do you appreciate the sacrifice?

Written by Kathryn Marynowski

Spring Celebration 2010 Report

"The Friends of McIntyre Creek Spring Celebration held June 11, 12, 13, 2010 was well attended, and enjoyed by the people who took part. The weather was windy and chilly but there was no rain for the event. Several people attended the Yukon Invasive Species weed pulling, (there are a lot of weeds at Yukon College). The dog powered sports dry land racing was an interesting event, and dry land casting was very educational with Dennis Zimmerman and Bruce Ross demonstrating the techniques. Exploring nature with your child was poorly attended as it seamed the soccer and ball tournaments took all the youth. The Bird walk on Friday evening revealed many birds in the wetlands, and a visit to the salmon fish incubation hatchery along Mountain View was very educational. During this event we sampled many of the bugs and things that live in the creek and make it a great place for fish to live"










Photos by Dorothy Bradley.

Garbage at the Creek

I was very disappointed to see that sometime last night, against the fire ban in Whitehorse, that some one built a fire in McIntyre Creek at the beaver pond near the Takhini sub division. I think they might have felt they were being responsible, by putting the fire out with sand, but they also left their cans and garbage in the sand pile. It never ceases to annoy me that people find it so easy to carry their drink cans & their food bags into the Creek area, yet once they are empty, they find it too difficult to carry their empty containers out. How do we educate people to be responsible to the environment??? I expect they enjoy the environment, or why else would they be there, so why do they not respect it? More mysteries to be solved...