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BCIT News reports on BLPA Nest Box Program

On Sunday, January 21, a hardy group of volunteers braved the elements and headed out around Burnaby Lake for our annual nest box servicing. This year, BCIT News Journalism student Tanushree Pillai was there to capture the day`s activities.

Tanu also tweeted details of the process.

.@BurnabyLakePark holds this nest box servicing to provide a safe environment for birds to lay/hatch their eggs in. Nest boxes are cleaned and stuffed with fresh wood shavings #environment #environmentProtection @bcitnews pic.twitter.com/qU8onSsVph

— Tanushree Pillai (@tanushreepillai) January 22, 2018

Bryan Green is the leader of these nest box servicing the @BurnabyLakePark holds to provide a safe environment for birds to lay/hatch their eggs in. Nest boxes are cleaned and stuffed with fresh wood shavings. #environment #environmentProtection @bcitnews pic.twitter.com/IlL1erIRjj

— Tanushree Pillai (@tanushreepillai) January 22, 2018

.@BurnabyLakePark holds this nest box servicing to provide a safe environment for birds to lay/hatch their eggs in. Nest boxes are cleaned and stuffed with fresh wood shavings. A nest box is being scraped in this pic. #environment #environmentProtection @bcitnews pic.twitter.com/ND3fTlgsCl

— Tanushree Pillai (@tanushreepillai) January 22, 2018

.@BurnabyLakePark holds this nest box servicing to provide a safe environment for birds to lay/hatch their eggs in. Nest boxes are cleaned and stuffed with fresh wood shavings. A dead bird is seen in this pic. #environment #environmentProtection @bcitnews pic.twitter.com/DGO42Ej4jJ

— Tanushree Pillai (@tanushreepillai) January 22, 2018

.@BurnabyLakePark holds this nest box servicing to provide a safe environment for birds to lay/hatch their eggs in. Nest boxes are cleaned and stuffed with fresh wood shavings. This nest box had 14 eggs in it that were all unhatched. #environment #environmentProtection @bcitnews pic.twitter.com/a8uhbzjMGU

— Tanushree Pillai (@tanushreepillai) January 22, 2018

We still have more boxes around the Lake to service. Once all of them are completed, we hope to have results of our data collections by March 2018.

Thanks Tanushree for coming out and to our fantastic volunteers.

Saving Burnaby Lake

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

– Margaret Mead

Meet Joe Sadowski, one of the BLPA’s founding members in 1972.

Photo/Story: Metro Vancouver “Humans of Regional Parks”

“In the late 1960s, Burnaby was running into problems with disposal of garbage. So the idea was that they would use this area as a garbage dump. Our group became very active politically; our plan was to preserve this lake. Our group became known as the Burnaby Lake Park Association. I’ve been volunteering in this park for about 45 years. It makes me feel good to see how the park is being used. I could not imagine it being a garbage dump. It is a very pleasant surprise to see the number of people using it.”

An invitation to a special event to discover more

Learn about the community activists who worked to clean up and preserve the aquatic environment of Burnaby Lake. Community members are invited to bring their own stories and memories to share. This talk is presented by Rebeca Salas. Rebeca Salas is a museum registrar at the Burnaby Village Museum. As an MA candidate in geography at Simon Fraser University, Rebeca is interested in the relationship between memory and place.

DATE: Wednesday, October 11
TIME: 7:00 to 8:00 pm
PLACE: McGill Branch, Burnaby Public Library – 4595 Albert Street

This event is free, but space is limited. To avoid disappointment please register online or by calling 604-436-5400.

Saving Burnaby Lake is one of eight events in the Burnaby Neighbourhood Histories Series. Presented in partnership by the Burnaby Village Museum, the Burnaby Public Library, and the Burnaby Historical Society.

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Burnaby Lake Regional Park’s Paths Recommended in Burnaby Now

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We’re so happy to be featured in the Burnaby Now‘s July 20, 2017 digital edition. Writer Stephen Hui recommends his top picks for easy hikes and nature walks in Burnaby: Get on the beaten path – Great hikes and nature walks in Burnaby.

BURNABY LAKE

Fed by Still Creek and drained by the Brunette River, Burnaby Lake is truly the heart of the city. Both the lake and the Central Valley are the products of glacial erosion during the Pleistocene epoch. Wildlife watchers will want to keep an eye out for great blue herons, northern flying squirrels, Pacific tree frogs, pied-billed grebes, red-winged blackbirds and western painted turtles.

On foot: Make the most of your visit to Burnaby Lake Regional Park by circumnavigating its centrepiece. Points of interest on the 10-kilometre Burnaby Lake loop include Cariboo Dam and the Piper Spit boardwalk and viewing tower.

By transit: To access the loop from the Sperling-Burnaby Lake station, cross the pedestrian overpass, walk south to Sperling Avenue and enter the park.

Stephen Hui is the author of 105 Hikes In and Around Southwestern British Columbia, which will be published by Greystone Books in 2018. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram: @StephenHui.

Click here for a Walking Map, Directions, or how to get here by Transit.

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Piper Spit is a popular spot for bird and wildlife photographers Photo: I. Lau