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In Our Backyard: Great Basin Spadefoot ToadOctober 7, 2022If you are out at night in the Thompson Watershed you may be able to hear the call of the Great Basin spadefoot toad (Spea intermontana), which...Read More
In Our Backyard: Southern Mountain CaribouSeptember 14, 2022If you go hiking through the Thompson Watershed, you may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the southern mountain caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou). This population...Read More
In Our Backyard: Olive Clubtail DragonflyJuly 27, 2022If you’ve been on the South Thompson River in Kamloops you may have been fortunate enough to have seen the striking blue eyes of the olive clubtail dragonfly (Stylurus olivaceus)....Read More
In Our Backyard: A Coastal Shore Bird in the Grasslands?July 1, 2022Long-billed curlews are North America’s largest shorebird. In Canada, they breed in southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the interior of BC. Approximately 16% of the long-billed curlew’s global breeding range is...Read More
In Our Backyard: GrasslandsJune 2, 2022Watch CBC’s “Least protected and most endangered”, The Nature of Things – Grasslands: A Hidden Wilderness. Grasslands are near and dear to the Thompson Watershed. These...Read More
In our Backyard: BirdsMay 20, 2022People can’t stop “raven” about the birds around here… Did you know that 306 different species of birds can be...Read More
In Our Backyard: White PelicanMarch 20, 2022A full grown pelican can stand 5 feet high with a wingspan of up to 9 feet, making them the second largest bird in North America! White pelicans can be...Read More
In Our Backyard: Barred OwlJanuary 20, 2022Barred owls are a provincially yellow-listed species that require large, contiguous mature forest habitat and have been negatively impacted by...Read More