Bird Watching in the Williams Lake Watershed
At 4:20 AM the 3 bird watchers and our leader, expert birder Fulton Lavender, arrived at the path climbing up the massive granite batholith.
Established in 1968 for the Preservation of Williams Lake
At 4:20 AM the 3 bird watchers and our leader, expert birder Fulton Lavender, arrived at the path climbing up the massive granite batholith.
I was on my way this afternoon to access the Shaw Wilderness Park via an informal route, and lo and behold, there was the new entrance off of Purcell’s Cove Road with a sign and a parking lot now open. So I parked and embarked on the 350 meters of fine gravel trail leading up to Williams Lake.
On Earth Day the Ecology Action Centre hosted several online presentations. The first presentation is of local interest to us. It discusses Halifax’s urban wilderness areas and mentions our new Shaw Wilderness Park in the Williams Lake backlands.
“… this morning they were so disoriented, they flew out of the water and took refuge on the lawn, which is something they normally never do.”
This is a preliminary publication of Williams Lake Conservation Company’s water levels report for the 2017 season.
The graph shows changes in levels from May to October, for years 2005 and 2010-2017.