CBC Radio Daybreak North Interview with Jake Pattison, May 31, 2021; rare photo!
Follow the link below to hear CBC radio’s Carolina de Ryk interview LBCS scientist Jake Pattison, about the rare and exciting Ancient Murrelet photographs our field crew captured on May 31, in the waters around East Limestone Island. (Scroll down the archived list of interviews to May 31, 2021. Interview begins at the 36:47 minute mark.)
May 2020 - Read the latest journal article by Laskeek Scientists, Wildlife Trees and Cavity-Nesting Birds.
30 Years of Laskeek Bay Celebration!
Hello friends and supporters of Laskeek Bay Conservation Society. This year we completed our 30th year of work in Laskeek Bay.
We are celebrating this accomplishment with a fun evening event in the Community Hall in Queen Charlotte on Friday Sept 20 to celebrate this accomplishment. We invite all our volunteers, staff, directors, students, and community supporters and friends to join us.
In addition to the opportunity to share stories and memories, and look at photos, we are also launching a childrens’ book by Tony Gaston, some beautiful original art by Judy Hilgemann, and merchandise designed by Jenna Keshavjee.
Please join us on Friday night at 7 pm, where Edi from Blacktail will be serving canapés, and there will be refreshments available.
On Saturday, we have a family friendly event at Spirit Square, with science-themed booths and games and a reading from Tony’s book. Stay tuned for more information about the daytime event.
Check out our event poster HERE.
Our last Limestone Log of the season: Vol. 30, Issue 6: July 12- 26.
A few rare visitors join us for our last three weeks at camp - who are they?! Read on to find out more.
Limestone Log Vol. 30 Issue 5: June 28 – July 12, 2019
Banding, black oystercatcher surveys and even smellier boxes! Click here to read more about week 9 and 10 out at camp on East Limestone Island!
Limestone Log Vol. 30, Issue 4: June 15 – 28, 2019
Those CAAU burrows and nestboxes are becoming riper and smellier as the season continues! How great is that? Read on to find out why with our fourth Limestone Log of the season.
Limestone Log: Vol. 30, Issue 3: June 1 – 14, 2019
We’ve finished up with Ancient Murrelet chick monitoring for the season, and we’ve spotted a few more characters around East Limestone Island - read on for more information!
https://mailchi.mp/4eb9dbc5ad30/limestone-log-vol-30-issue-3-june-1-14-2019
Limestone Log: Vol. 30, Issue 2: May 17 – 31, 2019
Welcome to the second Limestone Log of the season. Many exciting going-ons, especially a very unusual little Ancient Murrelet who did something we haven’t seen before! Read on for more information…
LBCS has a new Executive Director
Aggie Cangardel has just recently joined our team and will be replacing Jamie Mcdonald as our Executive Director as of this week. We would like to thank Jamie for her services and welcome Aggie to our organization! Aggie has previously worked at Haida Fisheries as Program Biologist and more recently in a corporate environment. She comes from the UK where she obtained degrees in Marine Biology and Oceanography and Molecular Genetics.
Strategic Planning Meeting - December 1st
Laskeek Bay Conservation Society has big plans for the future which we will be discussing at our upcoming Strategic Planning Meeting next Saturday. Stay tuned for more news.
Field Season Summary
After a busy field season which included a complete change of field staff, we have summarized our experience. Check out our new 2018 Field Season Summary to learn all about the projects we worked on this past May to July 2018.
Science Literacy Week
Last week was Science Literacy Week, a week-long celebration of science and space in Canada. This year, SLW partnered up with the Space Agency to highlight the exploration of the cosmos. Here in Haida Gwaii, we thought we would share our knowledge of how birds have inspired us in this exploration. For this occasion, we visited various classrooms and facilitated activities that helped students learn about how birds fly. We also gave a great presentation at our new office in Skidegate on flight and predation patterns.
Missed it? Click here to access the presentation on predation patterns and find lots of cool info on flight patterns here.
Science Odyssey, May 11th - 20th
As part of Science Odyssey - Ten days of discovery and innovation - Canada's largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, we are putting on a variety of events including:
Forest as a Teacher
Wednesday, May 16th @ 5 p.m.
Meeting point: Laskeek Bay Conservation Society office 3201 Ocean View Drive, unit 2, Queen Charlotte, BC (snacks will be served)
Bring your outdoor wear, a pad and paper, and come for a walk & talk with Ola Cholewa at Crab Apple Creek. Ola will share her Masters research findings on what the forest can teach us, how we can use it as a teaching tool and more
FREE EVENT
Also as part of our involvement in this Odyssey, kids from Sk’aadgaa Naay Elementary will be learning about the Backyard Basics for supporting our feathery friends (Wednesday May 16th, 3 to 5 p.m.) and kids visiting East Limestone Island from all over Haida Gwaii will be learning about research methods for conservation work on seabirds and marine mammals (throughout May and June)!
Habour day in Masset
Sunday, May 20th @ 10 a.m.
We will have a tent set up and activities for all ages related to birds and the research we do on East Limestone. Come play with us!!!
AGM - Thursday April 26th, 2018
Curious about Martens? Want to see our new office and hear about what we've been up to this past year and what is in the plans for this upcoming field season? Come join us for our AGM this Thursday, April 26th, from 7 to 9 p.m. at our new office above Rainbow Gallery, 3201 Ocean View Drive, unit 2 (at the corner of Alder street or Rainbow hill). There will be snacks and door prizes. Click on this link to view our poster for more information.
GoFundMe campaign
We are gearing up for our 29th season and need a new motor for our Reef boat! If you can help us out with a donation, we would definitely appreciate it! Visit our GoFundMe page for more info: https://www.gofundme.com/lbcs-new-motor