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Established in 1968 for the Preservation of Williams Lake

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Backlands Spring Migration: Hermit Thrush

admin April 21, 2021July 6, 2021 Conservation, Reports & Studies, Wildlife
Hermit Thrush

Many Hermit Thrushes established their second nests this season.

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Wildlife Corridors – Living with Nature

admin April 16, 2021April 15, 2021 Conservation, Wildlife
Deer on the Deck

The four-legged, silent marauders mow down your azaleas and roses, then decimate your hosta beds. A stand of white birch is chewed to bits and disappears overnight. Canadian geese camp on your lawn, leaving their nasty deposits. A murder of crows commandeers your pine trees for their noisy nurseries. You can fight back, or you can move over. You are in their wildlife corridor.

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Backlands Spring Migration: Ruffed Grouse

admin April 14, 2021July 6, 2021 Conservation, Reports & Studies, Wildlife
Ruffed Grouse

A fairly small bird, with a short, triangular crest and long fan-shaped tail, seen in the Church of Christ lands, Williams Lake watershed.

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Backlands Spring Migration: Long Eared Owl

admin April 7, 2021July 6, 2021 Conservation, Reports & Studies, Wildlife
Long Eared Owl

Sighted in the “flyway corridor” of the Purcell’s Cove Backlands

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Which Way Does the Water Flow?

admin April 6, 2021April 4, 2021 Conservation, Reports & Studies, Watershed
Watershed Map

Which way does the water flow? The Williams Lake Watershed is surprisingly extensive, reaching from far north along Dunbrack Street (formerly Northwest Arm Drive), west and south into Spryfield, and beyond the Shaw Wilderness Park on the south and east end of the lake.

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