By Pamela Walker, Take 5 Magazine, November 2025
There are many strange facts about beavers that we Canadians should know just … because. No one has probably seen a nickel lately, but the nation’s animal has graced the coin since 1937.
Beavers are known mostly for their logging expertise. They can fell a 5” diameter tree in three minutes according to Frontenac News.
Continue reading “Leave it to Beavers”
In partnership with Take 5 Magazine, we – the Yellow Point Ecological Society (YES) – are launching a quest to find our Green Champions, and give them the recognition they deserve in the April issue of Take 5.
If you know someone who deserves recognition, please nominate them. Send a 250 words description of their work to yellowpoint2020@gmail.com, along with their name, address, phone, email, and their willingness to be nominated, by Monday March 10th, 2025 (midnight)
Our boundaries are the Take 5 readership area, from Crofton in the south to Cable Bay and Jack Point in the north, from the ocean in the east to the mountains in the west. As for Duncan, Nanaimo, and Gabriola – we encourage you to organize your own Green Champions awards!
If there are published stories that reference their work, so much the better – please include the links. If you want to nominate your husband, son, or step-niece twice removed by your second marriage, best find someone else to nominate them. If two or three of you want to nominate someone together, so much the better.
Do you know a teacher, professor, or school board trustee who goes out of their way to share their love of nature with their students?
Do you know perhaps a local business owner who makes a special effort to minimize waste, avoid harmful emissions, and make a difference on the Earth?
Is there a planner, engineer, city councillor, or Regional Director who you know to be a champion for nature? Perhaps even a Mayor?
Maybe you know an Indigenous person or elder who understands the importance of our connection with nature, and goes out of their way to share their knowledge.
Maybe there’s a volunteer who loves a particular place that is threatened with harm, perhaps due to real estate development or logging, and is working to save it.
Or is there someone who works with children, getting them out into the woods, getting them familiar with the mosses, lichens, and caterpillars, the worms and bugs who live in the soil, the trees and plants, and the birds with whom we share our home?
Maybe you know a farmer who cares about nature on the farm, who goes out of their way to protect nesting birds, to set aside special areas, and grow food without spreading toxic chemicals on the land.
Maybe you know someone who protects nature silently as an investor, avoiding companies that harm nature and investing instead in ventures that restore and protect nature and the climate.
Maybe there’s an author, a children’s book writer, a singer, artist, or a magician who uses their skill to weave inspirational magic and make people fall in love with nature.
Or maybe you know a scientist who is working to help us better understand the climate crisis, the biodiversity crisis, or the mysteries of plant consciousness.
And maybe there’s a fisher or a marine biologist who treasures the ocean, who goes out of their way to keep the plastic trash and fishing gear out of the sea.
The judging panel will be the Board of YES, so none of us or our immediate family can be nominated. Sorry, Uncle Jim! The award will be a feature in April issue of Take 5, and a mystery recognition yet to be revealed. Instead of April Fool’s Day, it will be Nature’s Jewels Day. If there’s a business that would like to sponsor this yet-to-be-revealed ceremony, please let us know.
The deadline for nominations is Monday March 10th.
Send them to yellowpoint2020@gmail.com. Thankyou!
The small print:
The Directors of YES are not eligible to be nominated.
In December 2023 YES hosted a packed house at North Oyster Community Hall for our evening on Water Solutions for Yellow Point and Cedar.
Here are the speakers’ slides:
Sylvia Barosso – YES to Water Solutions: Understanding and Protecting Groundwater. Click HERE
Jack Anderson – Improving Sustainable Water Options. Click HERE
Quentin Goodbody –
A BioBlitz is when ordinary folks wander out into the local woods and wetlands, looking for as many different species of plant, animal, bird and fungus as we can, and take a photo, using the iNaturalist app. When lots of us to it over a short period, it gives us a snap-shot of how Nature is doing.
Please encourage people to participate! There’s a poster here that you can print, and put up in your local area. Keep on reading, below!
Friday April 28th – Monday May 1st – take pictures of wild fungi, plants and animals
Tuesday May 2nd – Sunday May 7th – upload and identify the species in iNaturalist
Results will be announced by May 14th and prizes chosen by the end of May.
To participate in the BioBlitz, you need:
4. Go to YES BioBlitz 2023 (it does not work using Safari). Create an account, or log in if you have one.
5. Top right, click “Join”
6. If you still have questions, message us in iNaturalist or email us at yesbioblitz@gmail.com. If you want to chat, leave your number and we will call back.
The area for the Bioblitz includes Ladysmith, South Nanaimo, Cassidy, and our coastal waters to the east as shown on the map below. We are looking at adding more area south of this and will update the site if successful. Note there are many public parks where you can explore and there are reserves and private lands, where you need permission.
All photos and recordings taken during the designated dates and times (6 AM on April 28th to 8 PM on May 1st) in our geographical location will count towards our YES BioBlitz. Of course everything entered in I-Naturalist outside this time-frame is also valuable!
This year’s prizes will be sets of 10 nature cards by the Salt Spring naturalist and artist Briony Penn.
There are great resources on iNaturalist on how to participate as a school group, how to take photos which can be identified, and how to use iNaturalist.
Other projects in our area
There is a lot of local interest in finding land where we could establish a natural/green burial site in the Yellow Point and Cedar area.
This would satisfy a spiritual need for people who wanted their remains to to rest in the arms of a forest, and an ecological need by protecting an area of forest that might otherwise have been cut down.
To learn more, we invited Cathy Valentine from the Salt Spring Island Natural Cemetery to make an evening presentation, and help us to learn how we could remember a loved-one in a forest that would over time become a towering old-growth forest.
If you are interested, and if you know land that might be suitable, please contact Pamela Walker, 250-245-9155
Join us as the Yellow Point Ecological Society and the Nanaimo & Area Land Trust host biologists Carrina Maslovat and Laura Matthias for a presentation on Sharp-tailed Snake conservation efforts in our region.
Sharp-tailed snakes are a Species at Risk threatened primarily due to habitat loss and habitat fragmentation. Previously thought to be found only in the Gulf Islands, the southern tip of Vancouver Island and one small area of the mainland in Pemberton, sharp-tailed snakes were recently found in the Cedar area.
Find out more about this interesting species, the conservation efforts to protect them, and what you can do to help. They will also talk about other reptiles with whom we share our local habitat.
#FNVIRECOMMENDS
Field Naturalists of Vancouver Island (FNVI)
Books and Field Guides
*GROUP FAVOURITE* Repeatedly recommended and raved about by members
*PRO PICK* Books popular for professional use (not great for beginners)
*GREAT FOR BEGINNERS* Suitable for novice naturalists
*EXPERT RECOMMENDATION* Books that have been recommended by professionals in that field
*GROUP MEMBER AUTHOR*
| British Columbia Nature Guide by Erin McCloskey and Kennedy https://lonepinebooks.com/author-2/erin-mccloskey/ |
Cascadia Revealed: A Guide to the Plants, Animals & Geology of the Pacific Northwest Mountains by Daniel Mathews
https://www.workman.com/products/cascadia-revealed
Field Guide to the Cascades and Olympics by Robert Cocuzzo and Rob Sandelin
https://www.mountaineers.org/books/books/field-guide-to-the-cascades-and-olympics-2nd-ed
In Nature’s Realm: Early Naturalists Explore Vancouver Island by Michael Layland
https://www.touchwoodeditions.com/book/in-natures-realm/
Nature Guide to the Victoria Region by Ann Nightingale and Claudia Copley
A Year on the Wild Side: A West Coast Naturalist’s Almanac by Briony Penn
*GROUP FAVOURITE* *LOCAL AUTHOR* https://www.touchwoodeditions.com/book/a-year-on-the-wild-side/
Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge: Ethnobotany and Ecological Wisdom of Indigenous Peoples of Northwestern North America by Nancy J. Turner
https://www.mqup.ca/ancient-pathways–ancestral-knowledge-products-9780773543805.php
Catkin-Bearing Plants of British Columbia by T. Christopher Brayshaw
Common Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest British Columbia, Washington & Oregon
by J. Duane Sept
http://www.calypso-publishing.com/book-titles/common-wildflowers-of-the-pacific-northwest/
Edible and Medicinal Flora of the West Coast British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest
by Collin Varner
https://www.heritagehouse.ca/book/edible-and-medicinal-flora-of-the-west-coast/
Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Northwest by J. Duane Sept
http://www.calypso-publishing.com/book-titles/edible-medicinal-plants-of-the-northwest/
A Field Guide to Alpine Flowers of the Pacific Northwest by Phillipa Hudson (pocket guide)
A Field Guide to Coastal Flowers of the Pacific Northwest by Phillipa Hudson (pocket guide)
A Field Guide to Edible Fruits and Berries of the Pacific Northwest by Richard J. Hebda (pocket guide) https://harbourpublishing.com/products/9781550176469
A Field Guide to Foraging for Wild Greens and Flowers by Michelle Nelson (pocket guide)
A Field Guide to Trees of the Pacific Northwest by Phillipa Hudson (pocket guide)
The Flora and Fauna of Coastal British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest by Collin Varner
Flora of the Pacific Northwest by C. Leo Hitchcock and Arthur Cronquist
*PRO PICK*
Mosses, Lichens and Ferns of Northwest North America by Dale Vitt and Robin Bovey
*EXPERT RECOMMENDED*
Northwest Foraging: The Classic Guide to Edible Plants of the Pacific Northwest by Doug Benoliel https://www.mountaineers.org/books/books/northwest-foraging-the-classic-guide-to-edible-plants-of-the-pacific-northwest
Pacific Coast Foraging Guide: 40 Wild Foods from Beach, Field, and Forest by Jennifer Hahn
(pocket guide) https://www.mountaineers.org/books/books/pacific-coast-foraging-guide-40-wild-foods-from-beach-field-and-forest
Pacific Northwest Foraging by Douglas Deur
https://www.workman.com/products/pacific-northwest-foraging
Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest, and Use 120 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness by Scott Kloos
https://www.workman.com/products/pacific-northwest-medicinal-plants-1
Pacific Northwest Plant Knowledge Cards by Strong Nation
Pacific Northwest Wildflower Pocket Guide by Nathan Barnes and Jeremy Barnes (pocket guide) https://www.mountaineers.org/books/books/pacific-northwest-wildflowers-a-pocket-reference
Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Pojar & Mackinnon
*GROUP FAVOURITE & SUITABLE FOR BEGINNERS*
Pondweeds and Bur-reeds and their Relatives of British Columbia by T. Christopher Brayshaw
Popular Wildflowers of Coastal British Columbia and Vancouver Island by Neil L. Jennings
https://rmbooks.com/book/popular-wildflowers-of-coastal-british-columbia-and-vancouver-island/
Saanich Ethnobotany by Nancy J. Turner and Richard J. Hebda
Thompson Ethnobotany by Nancy J. Turner, Laurence C. Thompson, M. Terry Thompson, Annie Z. York (out-of-print but available as PDF) https://publications.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/product/thompson-ethnobotany-knowledge-and-usage-of-plants-by-the-thompson-indians-of-bc/
Trees of the Northwest by J. Duane Sept
http://www.calypso-publishing.com/book-titles/trees-of-the-northwest/
Trees and Shrubs of British Columbia by T. Christopher Brayshaw *PRO PICK*
Trees, Shrubs and Flowers to Know in Washington and British Columbia by Chess Lyons
Trees and Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest by Mark Turner & Ellen Kuhlmann
Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest- Volume 1: Vascular Cryptogams, Gymnosperms, and Monocotyledons By C. Leo Hitchcock, Arthur Cronquist, Marion Ownbey and J. W. Thompson
Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest- Volume 2: Salicaceae to Saxifragaceae
By C. Leo Hitchcock, Arthur Cronquist, Marion Ownbey and J. W. Thompson
Wetland Plants of Oregon and Washington by B. Jennifer Guard
Wild Berries Of The Northwest by J. Duane Sept
http://www.calypso-publishing.com/book-titles/wild-berries-of-the-northwest/
Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest by Mark Turner
https://www.workman.com/products/wildflowers-of-the-pacific-northwest
Wild Flowers of Field and Slope: In the Pacific Northwest by Lewis J. Clark
Wild Flowers of the Sea Coast: In the Pacific Northwest by John G. Trelawny, Lewis J. Clark
Wild Flowers of Forest & Woodland: In the Pacific Northwest by John G. Trelawny, Lewis J. Clark https://harbourpublishing.com/products/9781550173062
Animal Tracks & Signs of the Northwest by J. Duane Sept
The Flora and Fauna of Coastal British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest by Collin Varner
Scats and Tracks of the Pacific Coast by James Halfpenny
Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest by David Moskowitz
https://www.workman.com/products/wildlife-of-the-pacific-northwest
Butterflies of British Columbia by Jon Shepard and Crispin Guppy
https://www.ubcpress.ca/butterflies-of-british-columbia
A Field Guide to Insects of the Pacific Northwest by Robert Cannings (pocket guide)
Insects of the Pacific Northwest by Judy and Peter Haggard
Pacific Northwest Insects: A Regional Insect Field Guide By Merrill A. Peterson
https://pacificnorthwestinsects.com/ *EXPERT RECOMMENDED*
Field Guide To The Spiders Of California And The Pacific Coast by Richard J. Adams
Introducing the Dragonflies of British Columbia and the Yukon by Robert A. Cannings
Land Snails of British Columbia by Robert G. Forsyth
The Systematics of Lasiopogon by Robert A. Cannings
Carnivores of British Columbia by David F. Hatler, David W. Nagorsen and Alison M. Beal
Hoofed Mammals of British Columbia by David Shackleton
Opossums, Shrews and Moles of British Columbia by David W. Nagorsen
Rodents Lagomorphs of British Columbia by David W. Nagorsen
Amphibians of the Pacific Northwest by Lawrence L. C. Jones, William P. Leonard and Deanna H. Olson https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780914516163/amphibians-of-the-pacific-northwest/
Amphibians of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia by Corkran and Thoms
*GREAT FOR BEGINNERS* https://lonepinebooks.com/product/amphibians-of-oregon-washington-and-british-columbia-5/
Amphibians and Reptiles of British Columbia by Brent M. Matsuda, David M. Green and Patrick T. Gregory https://publications.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/product/amphibians-and-reptiles-of-british-columbia/
Peterson Field Guide to Western Reptiles & Amphibians by Robert C. Stebbins and Samuel M. McGinnis https://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/peterson-field-guide-to-western-reptiles-and-ampamp-amphibians-fourth-edition/9781328715500
Reptiles of the Northwest by Alan St.John *GREAT FOR BEGINNERS*
The Birder’s Guide to Vancouver and the Lower Mainland by Nature Vancouver
Birds of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest: A Complete Guide by Richard Cannings, Tom Aversa and Hal Opperman http://hgdistribution.com/book_details.php?isbn_upc=9781772031614
Birds of the Pacific Northwest by John Shewey and Tim Blount
https://www.workman.com/products/birds-of-the-pacific-northwest
Birds of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Nancy Baron, John Acorn
*GREAT FOR BEGINNERS*
Birds of the Pacific Northwest by Todd Telander
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781493051939/Birds-of-the-Pacific-Northwest-2nd-Edition
Birds of the Pacific Northwest by Tom Aversa, Richard Cannings and Hal Opperman
The Birds of Vancouver Island’s West Coast by Adrian Dorst https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/publisher/pu3432515_3432517.html
Common Birds of Southwestern British Columbia: Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island by J. Duane Sept http://www.hgdistribution.com/book_details.php?isbn_upc=9780973981995
A Field Guide to Birds of the Pacific Northwest by Tony Greenfield and Penny Hall (pocket guide) https://harbourpublishing.com/products/9781550176056
Must-See Birds of the Pacific Northwest by Sarah Swanson and Max Smith
https://www.workman.com/products/must-see-birds-of-the-pacific-northwest
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Western Region
Pacific Northwest Birds: Forest & Mountains by Gerrit Vyn (pocket guide)
http://services.raincoast.com/scripts/b2b.wsc/featured?hh_isbn=9781680515268&ht_orig_from=raincoast
Pacific Northwest Birds: Lowlands & Coast by Gerrit Vyn (pocket guide)
http://services.raincoast.com/scripts/b2b.wsc/featured?hh_isbn=9781680515251&ht_orig_from=raincoast
Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Western North America by Nathan Pieplow
Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America by Roger Tory Peterson https://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/peterson-field-guide-to-birds-of-western-north-america-fifth-edition/9781328762221
The Sibley Guide to Birds North America by David Allen Sibley
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America by David Allen Sibley
*EXPERT RECOMMENDED* https://www.sibleyguides.com/about/the-sibley-field-guide-to-birds-of-western-north-america/
Vancouver Island Birds Volume 1 by Mike Yip https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27218562-vancouver-island-birds-volume-1
Vancouver Island Birds Volume 2 by Mike Yip
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28011012-vancouver-island-birds-vol-ii
4) Vancouver Island Marine Life
A Field Guide to Marine Life of the Protected Waters of the Salish Sea
A Field Guide to Marine Life of the Outer Coasts of the Salish Sea and Beyond by Rick M. Harbo (pocket guide) https://harbourpublishing.com/products/9781550178555
The Great Bear Sea: Exploring the Marine Life of a Pacific Paradise by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read https://www.orcabook.com/The-Great-Bear-Sea-P728.aspx
Guide to the Western Seashore: Introductory Marinelife Guide to the Pacific Coast by Rick M. Harbo https://www.hancockhouse.com/products/guide-to-the-western-seashore
Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Encyclopedia of Invertebrates, Seaweeds and Selected Fishes by Andy Lamb *GROUP FAVOURITE*
The New Beachcomber’s Guide to the Pacific Northwest by J. Duane Sept
Pacific Reef and Shore: A Photo Guide to Northwest Marine Life by Rick M. Harbo
Seashore of the Pacific Northwest by Ian Sheldon *GREAT FOR BEGINNERS*
Seashore Life of the Northern Pacific Coast: An Illustrated Guide to Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia by Eugene N. Kozloff
Tidepool & Reef: Marinelife Guide to the Pacific Northwest Coast by Rick M. Harbo
Tidepool Twitcher by Kelly Eaton (pocket guide)
Whelks to Whales: Coastal Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest by Rick M. Harbo
*GROUP FAVOURITE*
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/163502.Whelks_to_Whales
A Field Guide to Seaweeds of the Pacific Northwest By Bridgette Clarkston (pocket guide)
Pacific Seaweeds By Bridgette Clarkston, Louis Druehl *GROUP FAVOURITE*
The Science and Spirit of Seaweed: Discovering Food, Medicine and Purpose in the Kelp Forests of the Pacific Northwest by Amanda Swinimer
Bivalve Seashells Of Western North America by Eugene Victor Coan *PRO PICK*
Brittle Stars, Sea Urchins and Feather Stars of BC, Southeast Alaska and Puget Sound by Philip Lambert
A Field Guide to Crabs of the Pacific Northwest by Gregory C. Jensen (pocket guide)
A Field Guide To Nudibranchs Of The Pacific Northwest Rick M. Harbo (pocket guide)
A Field Guide to Seashells and Shellfish of the Pacific Northwest by Rick M. Harbo (pocket guide) https://harbourpublishing.com/products/9781550174175
A Field Guide to Sea Stars of the Pacific Northwest by Neil McDaniel (pocket guide)
Razor Clams: Buried Treasure of the Pacific Northwest By David Berger
Super Suckers: The Giant Pacific Octopus and Other Cephalopods of the Pacific Coast by James A. Cosgrove https://harbourpublishing.com/products/9781550174663
Sea Stars of BC, Southeast Alaska and Puget Sound by Philip Lambert
Shells Shellfish Of The Pacific Northwest by Rick M. Harbo
Sea Cucumbers of BC, Southeast Alaska and Puget Sound by Philip Lambert
Coastal Fishes of the Pacific Northwest by Andy Lamb and Phil Edgell
https://harbourpublishing.com/products/9781550174717 *
A Field Guide to Common Fishes of the Pacific Northwest by Andy Lamb, Bernard P. Hanby
And Phil Edgell (pocket guide) https://harbourpublishing.com/collections/field-guide-brochures/products/9781550177121
Field Identification of Coastal Juvenile Salmonids by C. Groot, G.F. Hartman, Phil Edgell, W.R. Pollard https://harbourpublishing.com/collections/nature/products/9781550171679
Inland Fishes of Washington by Richard S. Wydoski and Richard R. Whitney
Pacific Salmon Life Histories by Cornelis Groot and Leo Margolis https://www.ubcpress.ca/pacific-salmon-life-histories
Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes by Lawrence M. Page, Brooks M. Burr, Eugene C. Beckham, Justin Sipiorski, Joseph Tomelleri and John P. Sherrod
Sharks of the Pacific Northwest: Including Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska by
Alessandro De Maddalena, Antonella Preti, Tarik Polansky
Sharks of the Pacific Northwest : Including Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska
Sharks, Skates, Rays and Chimeras of British Columbia by Gordon McFarlane and Jackie King
The Breath of a Whale: The Science and Spirit of Pacific Ocean Giants By Leigh Calvez
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/580356/the-breath-of-a-whale-by-leigh-calvez/9781632171870
Field Guide to Marine Mammals of the Pacific Coast by Sarah G. Allen, Joe Mortenson and Sophie Webb https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520265455/field-guide-to-marine-mammals-of-the-pacific-coast
Marine Mammals of British Columbia by John K.B. Ford
Marine Mammals of the Pacific Northwest: including Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Southern Alaska by Pieter Folkens https://harbourpublishing.com/products/9781550172546
Whales and Other Marine Mammals of Washington and Oregon *GREAT FOR BEGINNERS*
KiDS Books About the Pacific Northwest
1, 2, 3 Salish Sea: A Pacific Northwest Counting Book by Nikki McClure
A Is for Anemone: A First West Coast Alphabet by Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd
Aliens Among Us: Invasive Animals and Plants in British Columbia by Alex Van Tol
Backyard Science & Discovery Workbook: Pacific Northwest by Robert Niese
http://services.raincoast.com/scripts/b2b.wsc/featured?hh_isbn=9781647551711&ht_orig_from=raincoast
Bear and Coyote by Mike Bowden and Kelsey Jules
Beavers: Radical Rodents and Ecosystem Engineers by Frances Backhouse
https://www.orcabook.com/Beavers-P5042.aspx
Becca at Sea by Deirdre Baker
The Cedar Club Forest Detectives by Diane Swanson
The Central School Seashore Detectives by Diane Swanson
Cloudwalker by Robert Budd and Roy Henry Vickers
Curious EnCOUNTers: 1 to 13 Forest Friends by Ben Clanton and Jessixa Bagley
Curious Kids Nature Guide: Explore the Amazing Outdoors of the Pacific Northwest by Fiona Cohen and Marni Fylling
Eagle Boy: A Pacific Northwest Native Tale by Richard Lee Vaughan
Explore the Eelgrass Meadow with Sam and Crystal by Gloria Snively
https://www.heritagehouse.ca/book/explore-the-eelgrass-meadow-with-sam-and-crystal/
Explore the Rocky Shore with Sam and Crystal by Gloria Snively
https://www.heritagehouse.ca/book/explore-the-rocky-shore-with-sam-and-crystal/
Explore the Salish Sea: A Nature Guide for Kids by Joseph K. Gaydos and Audrey DeLella Benedict https://sasquatchbooks.com/little-bigfoot/books/explore-the-salish-sea/
Explore the Wild Coast with Sam and Crystal by Gloria Snively
https://www.heritagehouse.ca/book/explore-the-wild-coast-with-sam-and-crystal/
Find the Fish (first edition) by Jackie Hildering *LOCAL AUTHOR*
Find the Fish (second edition) by Jackie Hildering *LOCAL AUTHOR*
Fraser Bear: A Cub’s Life By Maggie de Vries
The Gibson Park Grassland Detectives by Diane Swanson
Gulf Islands Alphabet by Bronwyn Preece
https://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=96
Hello Humpback! By Robert Budd and Roy Henry Vickers
Hideaway Cove by Brenda Boreham and Laura Timmermans
High Tide, Low Tide: A Shoreline Activity Book by Gloria Snively
https://www.heritagehouse.ca/book/high-tide-low-tide/
I Am the Elwha by Robert Elofson by Lori Peelen and Laura Timmermans
If You Want to Visit a Sea Garden by Kay Weisman and Roy Vickers
The Kingfisher Camp River Detectives by Diane Swanson
Learn & Colour the Northeast Pacific by Ricky Belanger
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/754361079/learn-colour-the-northeast-pacific?ref=shop_home_feat_1
Little Red Riding Hood of the Pacific Northwest by Marcia Crews
Look at That Bird! A Young Naturalist’s Guide to Pacific Northwest Birding by Karen DeWitz
Matching Game: Northwest Coast Native Animals by Strong Nations
Northwest Animal Babies by Art Wolfe and Andrea Helman
Nuptse and Lhotse Go to the West Coast by Jocey Asnong
https://rmbooks.com/book/nuptse-and-lhotse-go-to-the-west-coast-2/
O Is for Orca: An Alphabet Book by Art Wolfe and Andrea Helman
Off-the-Grid Kid by Bronwyn Preece
One Eagle Soaring by Robert Budd and Roy Henry Vickers
Orca Chief by Robert Budd and Roy Henry Vickers
Orcas Everywhere: The Mystery and History of Killer Whales by Mark Leiren-Young
https://www.orcabook.com/Orcas-Everywhere-P4320.aspx
The Orca Scientists by Kim Perez Valice
https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/the-orca-scientists/9780544898264
Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott
https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/raven/9780152024499
Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak by Robert Budd and Roy Henry Vickers
S Is for Salmon: A Pacific Northwest Alphabet by Hannah Viano
Salmon Forest by David Suzuki and Sarah Ellis
A Salmon for Simon by Betty Waterton and Ann Blades
A Salmon’s Sky View by Carol McDougall
https://www.strongnations.com/store/item_display.php?i=3415
Sea Otters: A Survival Story by Isabelle Groc
https://www.orcabook.com/Sea-Otters-P4644.aspx
Sea Star Wishes Poems from the Coast by Eric Ode and Erik Brooks
The Sixth Street Wetlands Detectives by Diane Swanson
Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue by Robert Budd and Roy Henry Vickers
The Spirit of Springer:The Real-Life Rescue of an Orphaned Orca by Amanda Abler and Levi Hastings https://sasquatchbooks.com/little-bigfoot/books/the-spirit-of-springer/
Strong Learners Memory Matching Cards: Indigenous Plants by Strong Nations
Strong Learners Memory Matching Cards: Marine by Strong Nations
Strong Learners Memory Matching and Life Cycle Cards: Salmon by Strong Nations
Sunshine and Pollen – The Life of Mason Bees by Monika Grunberg
https://crownbees.com/sunshine-and-pollen–the-life-of-mason-bees.html
Tale of a Great White Fish by Maggie de Vries
Three Bears of the Pacific Northwest by Richard Vaughan and Marcia Crews with Jeremiah Trammell https://sasquatchbooks.com/little-bigfoot/books/three-bears-of-the-pacific-northwest-2/
To Live on an Island by Emma Bland Smith with Elizabeth Person
West Coast ABCs by Jocey Asnong https://rmbooks.com/book/west-coast-abcs/
West Coast 123s by Jocey Asnong https://rmbooks.com/book/west-coast-123s/
West Coast Wild Babies by Deborah Hodge and Karen Reczuch
West Coast Wild: A Nature Alphabet by Deborah Hodge and Karen Reczuch
*GROUP FAVOURITE*
The Whale Child by Chenoa T. Y. Egawa and Keith T. A. Egawa
Where Do I Sleep? A Pacific Northwest Lullaby by Jennifer Blomgren
Why Do I Sing? Animal Songs of the Pacific Northwest by Jennifer Blomgren and Andrea Gabriel https://sasquatchbooks.com/little-bigfoot/books/why-do-i-sing-2/
This is a big project that we have been working on for two years. Our goal is to complete and print a super-useful resourceful guide for all local land-owners and stewards of the land, to guide us as we manage the land and all the co-inhabitants with whom we share it.
This is our Table of Contents. We will gradually add links to pages as we complete them.
| CHAPTER |
| Welcome To YES |
| Did You Know? |
| From the Mountains to Rivers to Ocean |
| Nature’s Abundance |
| Our Ecological Wealth |
| A Tale of Two Crises |
| Nature’s Safety Net |
| Our Connection to Nature |
| Rhythms and Patterns of Nature |
| Protect and Preserve Your Forest |
| Ecoforestry |
| Ecological Restoration |
| Create a Garry Oak Meadow |
| Create a Wild Flower Meadow |
| Managing Invasive Plants |
| Making Development Changes |
| Climate Stewardship |
| Water and Waste |
| Living by Water |
| Landscaping For Nature |
| Protect Your Home and Forest Against Fire |
| Childlike Wonder |
| Gardening for Birds |
| Bugs, Bees and Other Pollinators |
| Create a Hedgerow |
| Grow a Food Garden |
| Create a Food Forest |
| Foraging from Nature |
| Farming with Nature |
| Hugelkultur |
| Best Use of Yard Waste |
| How To Go Zero Waste |
| Reptiles and Amphibians |
| Mammals |
| Fish and Sea Life |
| Sick and Injured Animals |
| Controlling Pets |
| Managing Invasive Animals |
| Other Benefits from Nature |
| Leaving a Legacy |
| Building Our Community |
| Resources, References |
Yellow Point Ecological Society 