Tuesday, May 24, 2016
June 12th McIntyre Creek Salmon Incubation Facility BBQ/Open House
The McIntyre Creek Salmon Incubation Facility are going to be hosting a BBQ/ open house on June 12th and are trying to get the word out to as many people as they can. All YCS members and friends of McIntyre Creek are welcome to come as well!
The details for the event include the following:
WHEN: Sunday, June 12th from 11 am to 4 pm.
WHERE: McIntyre Creek Salmon Incubation Facility (Located on Mountainview Drive in between Range Road and the Whistlebend roundabout)
**Parking located along Mountainview Drive or a special parking area for elders or people needing extra assistance will be available.
WHAT:A BBQ and open house to provide an opportunity for the community to come down and check out the McIntyre Creek Chinook Salmon Incubation Facility!
They will be offering guided tours, a BBQ lunch, fun activities for kids and a great chance to get outside and learn about the life cycle of Chinook salmon and their biology! This is a perfect opportunity for anyone to come check us out and see what they do at the McIntyre Creek Salmon Incubation Facility as well as get up close and personal with some of the Chinook salmon at the facility!
Friday, April 29, 2016
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Want to Be Happy? Live Near a Park
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Want To Be Happy? Live Near A Park
New research finds that the effect of green space on personal well-being is more than you might guess.
BEN SCHILLER 05.15.13 10:00 AM
As urban planners debate the merits of, say, a new shopping center versus maintaining the local park, they might consider this: over time, parks—and other green spaces—make people feel better about themselves.
Or, at least, that is the takeaway from a long-term study of 12,000 people in the U.K. Researchers at the University of Exeter used survey data measuring both life satisfaction and mental distress, then matched that to a map ranking 32,482 areas for their greenness. They found that people living in greener areas were consistently more satisfied, and experienced less distress.
Be very careful before building on public green spaces
The work builds on previous studies that also found a green space-mental health link, but had selection issues. Researchers couldn’t say whether it was the green space that made people happier, or whether happy people moved to greener areas. The new work gets around that by following the same people over an 18-year period.
Lead author Mat White says at an individual level the effect isn’t huge, statistically. But it is significant in comparative terms. For example, according to the research, living near a green space has a third of the positive mental effect as getting married, and a tenth of the impact of getting a job when you don’t have one.
Moreover, the effect of green space could be cumulatively large, if you look at the wider population. Getting married might improve two people’s sense of well-being, but a park could improve a whole city’s, potentially. "These small differences can add up if they affect many people," he says.
For that reason, White suggests planners take mental health into account. "Health outcomes are only one thing in the mix. But I’d say be very careful before building on public green spaces, or cutting budgets to maintain existing ones."
Want To Be Happy? Live Near A Park
New research finds that the effect of green space on personal well-being is more than you might guess.
BEN SCHILLER 05.15.13 10:00 AM
As urban planners debate the merits of, say, a new shopping center versus maintaining the local park, they might consider this: over time, parks—and other green spaces—make people feel better about themselves.
Or, at least, that is the takeaway from a long-term study of 12,000 people in the U.K. Researchers at the University of Exeter used survey data measuring both life satisfaction and mental distress, then matched that to a map ranking 32,482 areas for their greenness. They found that people living in greener areas were consistently more satisfied, and experienced less distress.
Be very careful before building on public green spaces
The work builds on previous studies that also found a green space-mental health link, but had selection issues. Researchers couldn’t say whether it was the green space that made people happier, or whether happy people moved to greener areas. The new work gets around that by following the same people over an 18-year period.
Lead author Mat White says at an individual level the effect isn’t huge, statistically. But it is significant in comparative terms. For example, according to the research, living near a green space has a third of the positive mental effect as getting married, and a tenth of the impact of getting a job when you don’t have one.
Moreover, the effect of green space could be cumulatively large, if you look at the wider population. Getting married might improve two people’s sense of well-being, but a park could improve a whole city’s, potentially. "These small differences can add up if they affect many people," he says.
For that reason, White suggests planners take mental health into account. "Health outcomes are only one thing in the mix. But I’d say be very careful before building on public green spaces, or cutting budgets to maintain existing ones."
Friday, December 25, 2015
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Garbage REmoval Project
December 15, 2015 was a day with a great sense of accomplishment for the Friends of McIntyre Creek.
Two years ago a Whitehorse resident dumped some large household articles over the cliff
at a very well used wildlife viewing site.
The Friends of McIntyre Creek’s mandate is to monitor and preserve the integrity of the
Creek. We therefore took action to deal with this careless dumping of waste, which was not only an
eyesore, but a real threat of toxic contamination to the fauna and flora of the Creek.
The Friends of McIntyre Creek approached Heli Dynamics to see if they would work
with us to air lift this garbage to a place that the City of Whitehorse could manage the
disposal.
Heli Dynamics quoted us a fair price for the job and we were thereby able to approach
The Yukon Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Trust for sponsorship for the charter of the
helicopter. With this sponsorship, we were able to involve the City and Yukon
Government, and made the decision to wait until the ground froze, enabling us to gather the
garbage into a net for retrieval.
On December 15th, three nets full of garbage were lifted by helicopter from the valley
floor and placed in a turnaround big enough for the City’s truck and loader to load and remove the items.
The Friends of McIntyre Creek wish to thank the following people and groups who assisted with this Project:
- Ta’an Kwach’an Council and their wildlife technician Phil Emerson, who gathered the garbage into the net.
- The President of the Whitehorse Disc Golf Association, Ryan Norquay, who worked along side of Phil ,also donating his time and energy to gather the garbage into the nets.
- Heli Dynamics for the assistance they provided to lift the 3 nets full to a better place.
- Marc Boulerince from City of Whitehorse Parks Department for his help in getting the dump truck and loader and being by for extra hands when needed.
This cleanup was accomplished with the help of many hands, and we cannot express enough thanks to everyone who assisted.
We will continue to monitor all areas for garbage dumping and abuse to the water shed.
As well, we continually monitor the health and status of our wetlands and streams
through our official Wetland Keepers program and Stream Keepers program.
Please help us to keep this area in its untainted, natural state for all to enjoy.
The Friends of McIntyre Creek.
Two years ago a Whitehorse resident dumped some large household articles over the cliff
at a very well used wildlife viewing site.
The Friends of McIntyre Creek’s mandate is to monitor and preserve the integrity of the
Creek. We therefore took action to deal with this careless dumping of waste, which was not only an
eyesore, but a real threat of toxic contamination to the fauna and flora of the Creek.
The Friends of McIntyre Creek approached Heli Dynamics to see if they would work
with us to air lift this garbage to a place that the City of Whitehorse could manage the
disposal.
Heli Dynamics quoted us a fair price for the job and we were thereby able to approach
The Yukon Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Trust for sponsorship for the charter of the
helicopter. With this sponsorship, we were able to involve the City and Yukon
Government, and made the decision to wait until the ground froze, enabling us to gather the
garbage into a net for retrieval.
On December 15th, three nets full of garbage were lifted by helicopter from the valley
floor and placed in a turnaround big enough for the City’s truck and loader to load and remove the items.
The Friends of McIntyre Creek wish to thank the following people and groups who assisted with this Project:
- Ta’an Kwach’an Council and their wildlife technician Phil Emerson, who gathered the garbage into the net.
- The President of the Whitehorse Disc Golf Association, Ryan Norquay, who worked along side of Phil ,also donating his time and energy to gather the garbage into the nets.
- Heli Dynamics for the assistance they provided to lift the 3 nets full to a better place.
- Marc Boulerince from City of Whitehorse Parks Department for his help in getting the dump truck and loader and being by for extra hands when needed.
This cleanup was accomplished with the help of many hands, and we cannot express enough thanks to everyone who assisted.
We will continue to monitor all areas for garbage dumping and abuse to the water shed.
As well, we continually monitor the health and status of our wetlands and streams
through our official Wetland Keepers program and Stream Keepers program.
Please help us to keep this area in its untainted, natural state for all to enjoy.
The Friends of McIntyre Creek.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Sunday, November 8, 2015
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.'"”
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| FOMC Poster at the Biodiversity forum - Photos compiled by Gerry Steers - Gerry's Computer Magic |
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