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Hibernation VS. Torpor: What is the Difference?

esmeralda February 4, 2023 February 4, 2023Blog, Home Page, Uncategorized 0

During the winter months, animals have developed many adaptations to help them survive the cold winter months. One of the most known adaptations is an animals’ ability to hibernate. However, there are not that many animals that truly hibernate. Instead, many animals once thought to hibernate enter a lighter state…

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Behind the Scenes Look at the Fire at Minnekhada Park

esmeralda December 15, 2022 December 16, 2022Blog, Home Page 0

    Photo by: Hagen Pflueger October 1st The fire at Minnekhada Park was reported to authorities around 7:30 AM on Saturday morning, October 1st. Minnekhada Park Association was on scene setting up for our Nature Table and as the day progressed, we were able to get a first-hand look how…

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Tis’ the season for Moss, Lichen & Fungi!

esmeralda November 18, 2022 November 18, 2022Blog, Flora, Home Page 0

Even at the height of the drought, the rainforest of Minnekhada Park always seems to retain this wet feeling. These wet conditions make the perfect environment for the growth of Moss, Lichen, and Fungi around the Park. Although wildlife sightings at Minnekhada are becoming less frequent as animals prepare for…

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Minnekhada Will Need Your Help to Recover

steve October 5, 2022 November 17, 2022Home Page

Many of you have watched in shock and sorrow as part of our beautiful Minnekhada Regional Park has burned. Many of you have offered to help in very generous ways and that is very appreciated. As we recover from this very distressing event and when it is safe to do…

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Western Toad Monitoring Project

esmeralda July 8, 2022 July 8, 2022Citizen Science, Events, Home Page, Uncategorized

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Minnekhada is part of the Tri-Cities Nature Challenge

steve April 10, 2022 April 24, 2022Citizen Science, Events, Home Page

We are happy to report that will Minnekhada Regional Park will be one of the locations taking part in the Tri-Cities Nature Challenge for 2022. The City Nature Challenge is an annual event that takes place in many locations around the world, with the intent of allowing ordinary citizens to…

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Are you an iNaturalist Yet?

steve March 10, 2022 April 12, 2022Citizen Science, Home Page, Uncategorized

Minnekhada Park Association and Metro Vancouver both encourage our park visitors to use the iNaturalist app on their devices. What does it do? iNaturalist allows you to take photos of plants or animals and helps to identify the species. It logs all of this information based on your location and…

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Minnekhada Farm Bat Condo Completed

steve January 2, 2021 April 1, 2022Home Page, Uncategorized

An exciting addition to Minnekhada Regional Park was completed in early November of 2020 with the construction of an innovative “bat condo” on the Minnekhada Farm property. This project was realized through over 250 hours of community volunteer efforts and will provide a long term home for up to 1500…

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Bats – White Nose Syndrome

steve February 7, 2019 April 1, 2022Citizen Science, Home Page, Uncategorized

BC bats are threatened by this disease, and researchers are again asking for the public to help. White Nose Syndrome (WNS), a fungal disease responsible for the death of millions of bats in eastern North America, has moved to the west coast. Confirmed in Washington State just 150 km south…

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