Please join use for a McIntyre Creek BioBlitz!
What is a Bioblitz? A Bioblitz is a period of focused biological surveys geared to volunteers, families, students and the general community. In our case, this will be a two-day event. The Bioblitz will include 6 different study groups: (1) birds (2) mammals (3) bees and butterflies (4) fish (5) plants and (6) stream bugs.
Why are we doing this? In support of the park planning presently occurring with the City of Whitehorse, the Yukon Conservation Society is beginning a community-based biological assessment program, using the Bioblitz as the resource. We will be working with the Friends of McIntyre Creek, the Porter Creek Community Association and others. The intent is for this event to be repeatable on an annual basis and for the data to be used to support future planning in the City.

How can you help? Join expert biologists on July 4th and 5th as we study the birds, bugs, plants, mammals, fish and benthic (stream) invertebrates of McIntyre Creek! You will have the opportunity to participate in up to four different groups over the course of the weekend. No experience necessary.
For questions or to register, contact the Yukon Conservation Society 668-5678
Check out the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1598510390438531/
When:  July 4th @ 8am, event will run until 4pm
            July 5th @ 8am until 4pm
Where: McIntyre Creek Pumphouse, behind the Yukon College
What to bring: lunch, walking shoes, weather appropriate clothing, camera, sunscreen, water, field gear if you have it (clipboard, binoculars, plant/insect/bird guides)
Schedule of Events:

July 4th, 2015
8am	Meet at Pumphouse for signup. You will have the opportunity to participate in up to 4 different study groups!
9am-12pm	Groups depart to gather data in Middle McIntyre Creek
12-1pm	Lunch back at the Pumphouse, a perfect time to convene and share stories and get yourself with your next group
1pm-4pm	Groups depart to gather data in Middle McIntyre Creek
4pm	Convene back at the Pumphouse for more story-telling!
July 5th, 2015
8am	Arrive at the Pumphouse for DAY 2, chose your groups and gather your equipment
9am – 12 pm	Groups depart to gather data in Middle McIntyre Creek
12pm – 1 pm	Lunch back at the Pumphouse, a perfect time to convene and share stories and get yourself with your next group
1 pm – 4pm	Finish data gathering, share stories and hand-in data sheets

Christina Macdonald
Executive Director
Yukon Conservation Society
302 Hawkins Street
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada Y1A 1X6
Tel: (867) 668-5678
ycsed@ycs.yk.ca
www.yukonconservation.org

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Bioblitz July 4/5, 2015

One of the key community events this summer is the first annual Bioblitz, which is an intensive blitz of biological surveys. This is a great opportunity for community members, neighborhood associations, school groups, naturalist clubs and other organizations to band together to collect information on the environmental and social features of the area over a two-day period.

Presently, we are anticipating this event to occur over the July 4/5th weekend. The weekend will be led by a variety of professional biologists with whom participants can join to study various environmental components such as birds, plants, insects and mammals. The intent is to run this event in subsequent years so that the information collected can be compiled and compared between years.

This event is being run by Yukon Conservation Society in the McIntyre Creek area.

For more information contact the YCS.

Annual General Meeting - May 19, 2015 7:00 pm

The Friends of McIntyre Creek Annual General meeting will be held May 19, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the Yukon College, Glass class room on the lower level.  Everyone is invited to attend.  These events always have great treats provided by Board Member Celeste Sundquist-Bendall.

We will be electing the Board members, and will have some other things of interest, that we will be keeping a surprise for now.

Please come out, invite your friends, and join us.  We promise it won't be boring!

New sightings

On the trail in Middle McIntyre Creek area, on February 23, 2015 we spotted tracks int he deep snow, and scat along the pathway.  The snow was too deep to see prints, but the scat was about 1 inch across, so not sure which undulate would have left them.

 

On our hike today, we spotted a pair of bald eagles on the topped off tree that I call the "eagle perch", as it is a popular spot for the eagles to hang out and survey the area.  I guess we will have to watch and see if they plan to make this their nesting area, or are just passing through.

Eco Forum Report

The Friends of McIntyre Creek were very happy with the turn out to the Eco Forum.  There were some excellent speakers, and many equally excellent questions from the audience.  It was encouraging to see how many people cared about the history, birds,  biology, geology, and other features in the McIntyre Creek corridor, and who showed an interest in protecting this area for a park.

Special thanks go to Celeste Sundquist Bendall who provided yet another wonderful table of home baking, and goodies for the forum
participants to enjoy.

Celeste does a last minute check of the food.

Celeste Sundquist Bendall

The photos below are provided by Gerry Steers, who acted as the official photographer for the eco forum event..

Dorothy Bradley, FOMC President & Bob Hayes Facilitator

Jamie Kenyon, Ducks Unlimited

Cameron Eckert

Chris Guppie, EcoFor

Bruce Bennett & Bob Hayes

Layla Weston

Al Von Finster & Bob Hayes

John Glen-Morris, Consultant

Michael Bendall, Friends of McIntyre Creek Director

Fall photos from Ed Jenni

One of the people enjoying the McIntyre Creek corridor, sent in these photos to share some of the wildlife that make McIntyre Creek their home or stopping point for their migrations.

Thank you Ed Jenni for sharing your sightings with us by sending these gorgeous photos..

McIntyre Creek Eco Forum October 23, 2014

Please join us for this event at Mount McIntyre Recreation Center, at 6:30 pm, October 23, 2014.  We have some interesting presenters, free snacks, and it is sure to be an informative and interesting evening.