BC Nature

08/28/2026

Get ready for a weekend jam packed with nature and learning with BC Nature Clubs!

Shop till you drop at a community garage sale fundraiser, light up the night to identify moths, learn about how shoreline changes have impacted amphibians, or join the ʼNa̱mg̱is First Nation for a night of live music and discussion, there's something enjoyable for everyone!

Make sure you visit the website of the host clubs(s) for event registration and information.

Clubs: Nature Victoria, Protect Eagle Bluffs Forest, Langley Field Naturalists, North Okanagan Naturalists Club, Arrowsmith Naturalists Group, Hamilton Marsh, WildResearch, Burke Mountain Naturalists, Vancouver Avian Research Centre, Rocky Point Bird Observatory, Nature Nanaimo, Kitimat Valley Naturalists, Rocky Mountain Naturalists (SE British Columbia)

08/26/2026

The countdown is on! The BC Nature and Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Photo Contest opens in just one week.

Start going through your favourite shots of British Columbia’s incredible wildlife, landscapes, plants, and wild places to get ready for September 1st.

Prize Categories:
1. Botany & BC Landscapes
2. Birds
3. Wildlife (excluding birds)
4. Conservation Lands & Wildlife Management Areas
5. Youth (17 & under)

Get your cameras, and your best photos, ready. We can’t wait to see BC through your lens!

Photo by: M. Milburn

08/26/2026

Key Biodiversity Areas Volunteer Caretakers are BC Nature's eyes and ears for the most critical places for wildlife in B.C.

Rand Rudland is one of the KBA Caretakers for the White Islets and Wilson Creek KBA, located on the Sunshine Coast. Rand and the KBA Caretakers shared their most recent experience on the island with BC Nature's KBA Program Manager, Liam Ragan:

"The White Islets were indeed “white”, at least where the Steller Sea Lions weren’t hauled up and sunbathing. This summer seems to be a huge year for these pinnipeds, as the population on the Sunshine Coast is noticeably larger than recent years. One might hope, with some caution, that this indicates a rebound in the feed fish for salmon in the Salish Sea.

All three cormorant species were present, also recently arrived Surfbirds and Black Turnstones. To finish off the day, as Drew was turning back to the marina we encountered a massive school of small baitfish, which could have been Anchovies or Herring."

To learn more go about the KBA Program and Caretakers, go to https://bcnature.org/key-biodiversity-areas-kbas/or keep an eye out for more Caretaker posts to come!

08/24/2026

Wildlife Conservation Society Canada and Key Biodiversity Areas Canada have introduced a new interactive tool that makes it easier to explore the incredible biodiversity found within Key Biodiversity Areas across the country!

The dashboard features 23 data vignettes highlighting species and ecosystems that meet Key Biodiversity Area criteria, conservation actions, protected area coverage, threats, all filterable by province, territory, environment type, and other categories.

BC Nature is proud to work alongside the Wildlife Conservation Society of Canada, Key Biodiversity Areas Canada, and other partners to identify, monitor, and support the conservation of these globally significant places.

For our BC Nature Clubs and associated members, Key Biodiversity Areas provide an important opportunity to connect local knowledge, species observations, community science, and conservation action.

Explore the dashboard and discover the biodiversity that makes these places so important: https://kbacanada.org/explore/dashboard/

KBA Canada Coalition: Wildlife Conservation Society Canada, Birds Canada, Nature Conservancy of Canada / Conservation de la nature Canada, WWF-Canada, Environment and Climate Change, and NatureServe

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08/21/2026

Get ready for a weekend full of outdoor fun with BC Nature Clubs!

Help at a banding station work party, learn Birding 101 with Youth Climate Corps, participate in a river cleanup, or even take a boat tour, there's something enjoyable for everyone!

Make sure you visit the website of the host clubs(s) for event registration and information.

Clubs: Nature Victoria, WildResearch, Native Bee Society of BC, North Okanagan Naturalists Club, Nature Nanaimo, Burke Mountain Naturalists, Nature Squamish, Vancouver Avian Research Centre, Rocky Point Bird Observatory, Cowichan Valley Naturalists' Society, Nature Chilliwack, and Nature Vancouver

08/19/2026

Happy World Photography Day!

What better way to celebrate than by sharing the beauty of our natural world? Enter the BC Nature and Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Photo Competition starting September 1st for a chance to share your favourite moments in nature, as well as inspire others to appreciate and protect the wildlife and ecosystems that make B.C. so special.

Prize Categories:

1. Botany & BC Landscapes
2. Birds
3. Wildlife (Excluding Birds)
4. Conservation Lands & Wildlife Management Areas
5. Youth (17 & Under)

Submit your best photos and let your lens tell the story of conservation!

Photo by: H. Fleming

08/18/2026

Join WildResearch tomorrow night for a Featured Research Presentation about BC Bats, delivered by Maleen Mund from the Wildlife Conservation Society Canada!

Did you know that bats are the world’s only flying mammals? Globally, there are 1500 different species of bats, with 15 species confirmed in BC. Learn about your local bats; the secretive creatures who work the night shift all around our city, and why they need our help.

Event details:

Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Time: 6:00-7:00pm
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83449755628?pwd=VfgiZRORhJU3cAkvM4KZIsbedHQgcC.1

Wildlife Conservation Society

08/17/2026

Help the Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (IWRS) rebuild after losing their facility to the Bald Range wildfire!

On August 7th, the Bald Range Wildfire swept through the Society’s Summerland property incredibly quickly, the staff present only had time to evacuate the wildlife in their care and themselves. Their entire rehabilitation facility was lost to the blaze. Thankfully the staff and animals are safe, with their patients being transferred to a rehabilitation centre in Kamloops while the IWRS begins to rebuild.

The IWRS has provided critical care to injured and orphaned wildlife across the Interior since 2020. Now, the Society needs all the help that it can get to rebuild their facility and continue their mission. Donations to the Wildfire Recovery for the IWRS Facility Fund will help the Society recover from the fire so they can continue to help wildlife in the Interior.

Donations: https://interiorwildlife.ca/donate/

Please consider donating to the IWRS, sharing their story, and following along with the IWRS team as they work hard to rebuild.

Summerland Fire Update from IWRS:
When we could feel the heat and hear the forest ablaze while ashes were raining from the skies, there was no time to pack anything besides the animals and ourselves
On our security cameras we could only watch the facility get engulfed by flames before the power went out and everything went black
The Bald Range wildfire came through our property in Summerland so so fast last night, we evacuated our wildlife centre patients and took our own pets safely, that's all we could do
All "material things" had to be left behind. At the facility and our private residence. We will have to rebuild. Once we can catch our breaths for the rest of this weekend
For now we just want everyone to know we are ok, animals AND humans
Wild patients were transferred to our friends at the centre in Kamloops, we have found help staying with family and support by our amazing friends and volunteers. THANK YOU to all your messages and encouraging words. We feel we can get through this and will always do our best to continue our mission and vision at Interior Wildlife!

08/14/2026

Get ready for a weekend full of exciting activities in the great outdoors with BC Nature Clubs!

View shorebirds and waterfowl, learn all about bees at mini bee school, participate in a tree ID walk, or even help with a restoration project, there's something enjoyable for everyone!

Make sure you visit the website of the host clubs(s) for event registration and information.

Clubs: Nature Chilliwack, Alberni Valley Nature Club (public), Nature Victoria, Whistler Naturalists, Vancouver Avian Research Centre, Prince George Naturalists Club, North Okanagan Naturalists Club, Native Bee Society of BC, WildResearch, Nature Vancouver, Rocky Point Bird Observatory, Nature Nanaimo, Burke Mountain Naturalists, Friends of Holland Creek, and Cowichan Valley Naturalists' Society

08/14/2026

August 13th is International Wolf Day, which was established by the International Wolf Center in 2003.

British Columbia is home to one of Canada’s largest and most important wolf populations, with approximately 8,500 individuals! From the coastal rainforests to the alpine mountains and northern wilderness, wolves play a vital role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. As a top predator, the wolf helps regulate prey populations and supports the balance and biodiversity of the landscapes wolves calls home.

This International Wolf Day, let’s celebrate BC’s wolves and recognize the importance of protecting the wild, connected ecosystems that wolves, and humans, depend on.

Photos by: C. Fortin