Beyond the Fieldwork
A Reflection by Conservation Intern - Christel Dalhuisen I am from The Netherlands, a land mostly existing of water. A land created by dyking and poldering. Seafarers are our ancestors. [...]
Dragonflies and damselflies at Brooksdale and environs
Stan Olson surveyed odonates (dragonflies and damselflies) in Surrey, BC at Kingfisher Farm in 2007 to 2010 and at A Rocha's Brooksdale Environmental Centre from 2007 to 2015. We report three [...]
Odonates – dragonflies and damselflies
We prefer to see many flying insects from a distance – mosquitoes, wasps, blackflies, hornets, gnats. Not so odonates. Their colours can be magnificent and iridescent; only hummingbirds come close [...]
A Quick Peek at the Pilot Coho Hatchery in Houston
Eggs - eyed eggs - alevin - fry - smolts - adults - spawners. That's the mantra students all over this province repeat as they learn their salmon life cycle [...]
In the Thin Between
A Reflection by Hospitality Intern - Nozomi Imanishi Every year up to 30 interns join the A Rocha Brooksdale team. One young woman, Nozomi, came to A Rocha in the midst [...]