Cathy Deacon took these photos last year.  If you look closely, you can see many ducks and swans at the mouth of the creek.  They go in and out of the creek area and the river in the fall and spring.

Bio Diversity Forum Nov 10, 2015

Summary Report of the BioDiversity Forum reported by Dorothy Bradley - President of FOMC.

"There was a good report on the toxic substances found in the Whitehorse Lagoon . It was stated that there are a lot of birds living in this lagoon in the summer. The lagoon is emptied 3 times a year into the Yukon River.

Reports on birds: Albert Creek bird banding station has banded 50,000 birds. Teslin Lake has banded 23,000 birds. McIntyre Creek is the most visited bird banding station of all of them and it is the least supported financially.

Wilson’s Warbler is the most seen bird in Albert Creek. The Alder Flycatcher is the most seen in Teslin Lake. These three sites are the most northerly bird Banding stations in Canada.

There was a study done on the width of the riparian zones required for terrestrial birds and animals. It has been found that for the most birds the protected zone is not enough to provide habitat for the birds. The new finds in the Yukon are the Gypsy Cuckoo Bumble bee which is endangered, the purple flowered sage found on Beaver Mountain and the Orchid Larkspur found in the Richardson Mountains.

Over all it was was a very interesting afternoon. The last comment that very much caught my attention was that 

‘Many scientist think it is too late to stop Climate Change.'"”

FOMC Poster at the Biodiversity forum -  Photos compiled
by Gerry Steers - Gerry's Computer Magic

Photo of reflection at McIntyre Creek

This photo was shared with us by Ian McKenzie

Currant Berries along McIntyre Creek

Cleanup September 19, 2015

Friends of McIntyre Creek and volunteers, cleaned up the stretch from the Yukon River to Mountain View.  There are still people dumping their furniture and other unwanted items, instead of taking them to the dump.

Thanks to Atco Electric for sponsoring, and to the volunteers who came out to help.

July 2015 Bio Blitz

Annual Bio Blitz, July 2015, held by Yukon Conservation Society and supported by Friends of McIntyre Creek.  This Bio Blitz provided surveys of the fauna and flora of middle McIntyre Creek.

2015 Weed Pull

A special thanks to Atco Electric and Celeste Sundquist Bendall for a wonderful lunch. Thanks also to the Yukon invasive Species Council for directing and helping with the pull. We accomplished 2 miles of cleanup along the fish lake road.


Photos provided by Dorothy Bradley.