TD Canadian Shore Cleanup - Sept 19/09

Here are some of the items that were too large or too far down into the valley to bring out. We did not have the equipment to remove cars and appliances this far down the banks.

Elk Bugling - Sept. 24, 2009 at 6:30 pm

It is that time of the year again
All are welcome to attend an evening with the elk

Thursday, September 24th, 6:30 PM
Elk Bugling
Meet at the Alaska Highway Cousins Airstrip Rest Area (500m south of the North Klondike & Alaska Highway junction).
Carpool to Takhini Valley.

It's rutting season and the bugle is on! Join Environment Yukon Biologists to look for elk and listen for their calls.

Please bring warm clothing, binoculars, and sturdy footwear for this free 3 hour event.

For more information contact
Bruce Bennett
(867) 667-8291
or visit
yukonwild.ca

TD Great Canadian Shore Cleanup September 19, 2009

We were extremely happy to have so many people turn out, and collect over one ton of garbage and 28 bags of garbage from the McIntyre Creek area. There are still some very large items, appliances, furniture, etc. that were too heavy for us to bring up the cliffs without heavier equipment. Thank you to all our volunteers who came out to help.

Alaska - CNIPM Workshop

If you are interested in invasive species, you may wish to attend this Workshop in Alaska. It is very likely the problems Alaska is facing will be similar to those of the Yukon.

Click for link

Weeds Across Borders 2010

Plant Invasions, Policies and Politics
Weeds Across Borders 2010
June 1-4, 2010

National Conservation Training Center,
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, USA

The Weeds Across Borders 2010 (WAB10) conference will focus on the theme of
Plant Invasions, Policies and Politics. This will be the fifth time this
conference has been held since the group first got together in Tucson,
Arizona, in 2002. Weeds Across Borders was originally founded in 2000 by the
U.S. Federal Interagency for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds
(FICMNEW).

WAB10 conference registration details and an agenda will be posted soon.

Weeds Across Borders is an international biennial conference covering the
interests of professionals and organizations involved in invasive plant
management and regulation across North America. It is composed of
organizations from numerous jurisdictions in Mexico, the United States, and
Canada. Because weeds do not respect human-imposed laws or boundaries, we
believe the development of partnerships, information sharing mechanisms, and
cross-boundary programs are crucial to successful invasive plant management.
Bruce Bennett, Wildlife Viewing Biologist
Environment Yukon
Wildlife Viewing Program V5N
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Y1A 2C6
tel: (867) 667-5331
fax: (867) 393-6263
http://www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca/viewing/index.html

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

August 7 - Interpretive Walk

Yukon Conservation Society - McIntyre Marsh Interpretive Walk

Friday August 7th , 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

McIntyre Creek is one of Whitehorse’s only two remaining large
east/west wildlife corridors, with coyotes, wolves, moose and bear
moving through. It is also a salmon spawning stream, a home to rainbow
trout and grayling, and one of Whitehorse’s most popular bird watching
sites. The Friends of McIntyre Creek are proposing that McIntyre Creek
should be protected by designating it a park. Learn about the
conservation of urban wetlands on this hike with Tami Hamilton.


MEET: The gazebo on Fish Lake Road, across from Icy Waters. DIRECTIONS
FROM TOWN: NORTH on 4th Avenue (Up Two Mile Hill), RIGHT onto
Alaska Hwy, LEFT onto Fish Lake Road.


DETAILS: Please ensure you are dressed for the weather with
comfortable shoes, hat, and sunscreen. For more information call
668-5678 or ycshikes@ycs.yk.ca.


The attached pdf on Future of Water Workshop, may be of interest to you.