There will be no evening program due to the Olympics and problems with travel to and from the meeting location

Master Bander  Derek Matthews will present the results of a very exciting year at Colony Farm – over 3,000 birds of 63 species were banded, which is really quite amazing given that the banding effort was restricted mostly to weekends! The presentation will discuss the banding program, including why banding is important and how it works as well as its educational aspects, including the training workshops.

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Kathy Heise is a marine mammal scientist working with the Raincoast Conservation Society and with the Vancouver Aquarium. During her career, her primary research interest has been Pacific white-sided dolphins. Kathy will share her knowledge of these charismatic acrobats of the ocean, as well as discussing her latest concern for them - increasing acoustic pollution in their undersea environment.

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Spend half a day looking for migrant and resident birds and enjoying nature in Jericho Park. Meet in the East Parking lot at 0830. Turn North off 4th Ave. at Wallace Street and then turn West at the "T" and into parking area. Contact leader, Adrian Grant Duff at 604-263-7957.

The presentation and critique of the 2010 Nature Vancouver Photography Competition. Deadline for entries is February 25, 2010.   Members may enter a maximum of fifteen digital photographs and compete in a maximum of three of the five categories. Up to fifteen photos may be entered in one category or spread over two or three categories. Not more than fifteen pictures and not more than three categories.   The Categories are: Birds, Mammals, Botany, Entemology and Spiders, Other Natural History. Young Naturalists   Instructions for Entries