tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59253134438379822792024-03-13T23:39:46.143-07:00Maple Creek Streamkeepersniftyniallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16889079546931648669noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925313443837982279.post-77508537805806008232015-05-30T15:12:00.003-07:002015-05-30T15:12:53.220-07:00Streamkeeper trainingA <a href="http://www.pskf.ca/program/program.html" target="_blank">streamkeeper training course</a> will be held on the weekend of July 11 and 12, 2015, in the Maple Creek Watershed. Learn about the creek, and how to gather information about watersheds.<br />
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Citizen Science in action<br />
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Modules covered: 1,2,3,4 and time permitting 7 and 11 see <a href="http://www.pskf.ca/publications/handbook.html" target="_blank">this PAGE</a> for more information about the individual modules of the program. <br />ZoAnn Morten will be the teacher, contact her at: 604-986-5059<br /><a href="mailto:zmorten@shaw.ca" target="_blank">Email her</a> at: zmorten@shaw.ca<br />
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Presented by the Pacific StreamKeepers Federation, <a href="http://www.pskf.ca/" target="_blank">PSKF</a>Niftyniallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12344995541952463650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925313443837982279.post-49809189297520918182014-02-14T03:43:00.000-08:002014-04-12T21:52:03.635-07:00water flow meter chamber<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Apparently Metro Vancouver is digging up Davies Avenue, near its junction with Westwood Street,(Pipe line Road, to some of us ) and has the traffic in one direction only.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thenownews.com/cloudy-water-safe-poco-1.813507" target="_blank">Cloudy water safe</a>: PoCo [ But Fox Creek, is being made unsafe, to do this ]<br />
Could not find a description at Metro Vancouver's typical cryptic, secretive website<br />
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As per usual they are making a mess of the area, a sane person would think that the water department, would be more careful around water courses than other government departments, well you would be wrong.<br />
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Looking down Davies Avenue, from Westwood Street.</div>
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Google Street View, of essentially the same area; but in better days.</div>
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Below the concrete barrier, is the westernmost tributary of Fox Creek. I should note that it was probably an overzealous crew of C.P.R. contractors, that cleared away the trees, and shrubs here;<br />
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There is a creek in there somewhere</div>
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In better days, and weather it looks like this photo from Google street view</div>
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Looking upstream, from Davies Avenue; Fox Creek, now a waste tip.</div>
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Note the dark green cabinet on the left, in this and the below image</div>
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Buried in the ground; apparently the water will flow in a different direction in portions of this area, so the water may be fairly turbid for a while.<br />
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Thanks Metro, for reopening the festering wounds that our creeks have become.<br />
A simple 15 Metres of silt fence, and a bale or two of straw would have gone a long way to protect the stream along here.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>UPDATE: March 12, 2014</b></span><br />
Shot a quick pic on my way through the area today, still a mess there, no respect for our watercourses.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">UPDATE: April 12, 2014</span></b><br />
Four views of what they left behind, certainly in worse shape than the way that they found it in.<br />
Photos at Flickr: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/niftyniall/13813070833/" target="_blank">ONE</a> - <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/niftyniall/13813077973/" target="_blank">TWO</a> - <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/niftyniall/13813397434/" target="_blank">THREE</a> - <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/niftyniall/13813071615/" target="_blank">FOUR</a>Niftyniallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12344995541952463650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925313443837982279.post-1257124535026247442013-11-01T22:30:00.000-07:002013-11-01T22:30:23.705-07:00a few photos<br />
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Nice group of Cottonwood trees, in the CPR pond area. Great place to see Wood ducks.</div>
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A large panorama <a href="http://www.panoramio.com/photo/98560330" target="_blank">HERE</a></div>
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Sign along the trail between the Coquitlam River dyke, and Chine.</div>
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"Skanky Creek" unnamed tiny manmade stream. </div>
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A panorama of the<a href="http://www.panoramio.com/photo/98560390" target="_blank"> Floodbox area</a>; and the <a href="http://www.panoramio.com/photo/98560379" target="_blank">pond near Beford</a> St.<br />
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<br />Niftyniallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12344995541952463650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925313443837982279.post-28976470083454790382013-07-08T07:37:00.001-07:002013-07-08T07:37:33.624-07:00Next meeting and a work partyNext meeting July 10, at 7:10 pm in the <b>Common Room</b>,( <a href="https://maps.google.ca/maps/ms?msid=210640857199246329448.0004df0274ac3c7aecbeb&msa=0&ll=49.265228,-122.786465&spn=0.002703,0.005284" target="_blank">Location in Google Maps</a> ) Jane Gardens, 2620 Jane St, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 6J3. Come one, come ALL, everyone welcome, we will solve the worlds problems all in one meeting.<br />
This will be the last meeting until September 11<br />
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And finally, a work party on Sunday, July 14 – Salmon Cementi – 9:30 A.M. at the foot of Bedford and Chine.<br />
Cheers!<br />Niftyniallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12344995541952463650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925313443837982279.post-34284246051752485082013-06-22T00:15:00.000-07:002013-06-22T00:15:25.024-07:00Invasive plant slayers unite!There will be a work party on Sunday,<br />June 23. At 9:30 A.M., foot of <a href="https://maps.google.ca/maps/ms?msid=212717206289461148332.0004dfb8ccff6fdfd9beb&msa=0&ll=49.263492,-122.789453&spn=0.000956,0.002642&iwloc=0004dfb8d259997e49794" target="_blank">Bedford and Chine</a> at Salmon Cemente.<br /><br />Bring your pruners if you have them, and it is recommended to wear boots and suitable clothes, gloves.<br />
<br />niftyniallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16889079546931648669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925313443837982279.post-15124629249825237932013-06-08T21:00:00.000-07:002013-06-09T23:10:51.450-07:00Maple Creek award winners!Maple Creek Streamkeepers won Coquitlam's environment award in the adult group category, on June 8.<br />
Congratulations to all involved.<br />
A rather poor picture of some of the members;<br />
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And after the event I went to visit <a href="http://niftyniall.blogspot.ca/2013/06/my-tree.html" target="_blank">my Tree</a>, which was dedicated to me by the City of Coquitlam, for my work in Maple Creek, in ancient times!.niftyniallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16889079546931648669noreply@blogger.com0Coquitlam, BC, Canada49.254795300608208 -122.8478980064392149.25414730060821 -122.84915850643921 49.255443300608206 -122.84663750643921tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925313443837982279.post-30286205743791559512013-06-04T19:35:00.002-07:002013-06-05T03:09:26.741-07:00Fish release into Maple CreekOn Tuesday, June 5, 2013, students from Hastings Middle School walked from their school down to Maple Creek, and helped to release over 6,000 coho fry.<br />
<b>NOTE:</b> New <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/mcstreamkeepers/home" target="_blank">Maple Creek website</a> address, bookmark.<br />
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Niftyniallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12344995541952463650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925313443837982279.post-5554034162974701722012-04-10T14:32:00.003-07:002012-05-01T03:35:03.012-07:00Maple Creek Integrated Watershed Management planSo finally it is here!<br />
<a href="http://www.tricitynews.com/news/146847895.html" target="_blank">Public input sought for Maple Creek plan</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.portcoquitlam.ca/Dynamic/Page7063.aspx" target="_blank">Maple Creek Integrated Watershed Management Plan</a><br />
At the City of Port Coquitlam's website<br />
A bit quirky to download, since the downloader assigns the same name to each file, the height of stupidity!<br />
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Be at this meeting, or be normal!<br />
The event takes place on <b>April 19</b> between 6 and 9 p.m. at the <b>Leigh Square Community Arts Village </b>(2100-2253 Leigh Sq.).<br />
Public feedback on the draft Maple Creek Integrated Watershed Plan will be collected until May 10 and the final report is expected in July.<br />
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Here is a GoogleSites source for the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/bcinyou/MCIWMP.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1" target="_blank">MCIWMP</a> and its <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/bcinyou/MCIWMP-appendix.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1" target="_blank">Appendix </a>niftyniallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16889079546931648669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925313443837982279.post-9455341183110250882011-04-21T16:56:00.000-07:002011-04-21T16:56:14.724-07:00Port Coquitlam Volunteer Award winnerOn April 12, our very own, Dianne Ramage — won the Environmental Protection and Enhancement award, at Port Coquitlam's Volunteer Awards ceremonies.<br />
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Winner Dianne Ramage is a third-generation conservationist who has been working to protect Maple Creek for 13 years. She spends an average of two hours a day on activities such as monitoring water quality, surveys of fish and wildlife, public education, watershed advocacy, invasive plant removal and hands-on habitat rehabilitation. She also volunteers with a long list of other groups, including the Burke Mountain Naturalists, Friends of DeBoville Slough and the Pacific Salmon Foundation.<br />
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As one nominator said, "I don't think there is an hour a day that she is not thinking about how she can protect and enhance nature."<br />
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Hopefully someone will come up with some pictures, from the awards, hint,hint.niftyniallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16889079546931648669noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925313443837982279.post-64358792890968011072010-09-11T14:29:00.000-07:002010-09-11T14:34:18.710-07:00Maple Creek in the newsAn article in the Tri-City News, about the recent pump failure, and the Cities quick fix. Also an article about two proposed ponds along Maple Creek, as compensation for damage being done to Broadway Creek, in Port Coquitlam<br /><a href="http://www.bclocalnews.com/tri_city_maple_ridge/tricitynews/news/102574184.html" target="_blank">Fish feast gets quick fix from city crews</a>Niftyniallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12344995541952463650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925313443837982279.post-51648314543892247422010-09-08T23:40:00.000-07:002010-09-10T15:15:21.810-07:00New blog!We will use this blog to share news and information about Maple Creek.<br />I will be slowly rebuilding the old website, to better integrate with the new site that Google, migrated the old site to. Here is the old <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/bcinyou/maplecreekstreamkeepers" target="_blank">Maple Creek Streamkeepers</a> website.<br />Check out the <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/hswsociety/" target="_blank">Hoy-Scott website</a> to see what the new Google sites are capable of.<br /><br />If any members want to contribute to this blog, <a href="mailto:mcstreamkeepers@gmail.com">Contact me</a> and I will add you to the editor list.<br /><br />Please provide input, into what you want to see here, and on the new website.<br /><br />You can actually post messages here using mobile phones,etc. If you need that capability, please <a href="mailto:mcstreamkeepers@gmail.com">Contact me</a>, and I will set it up. I normally leave it turned OFF.niftyniallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16889079546931648669noreply@blogger.com0