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Monthly Archives: July 2011

Internship Week 4: Updates from Dennine

Hey, it’s Dennine. We just got back from our third week out at Goose Island, and so far I think it can’t get any better. There are many parts that I enjoy, but the best part is either hiking through the forest looking for deer pellets or going fishing and taking muscle samples, then eating [...]

Internship Week 3: Notes from Louis

Hey, this is Louis from Bella Bella. I was super stoked to get back to Goose this week. I have no complaints. Everything we’re doin’ is hella fun. Well sure the bug traps baited with rotten meat were a little smelly and the sea lions didn’t exactly smell like roses – I didn’t care. It [...]

Internship Week 3: Notes from Richard

Hi, this is Richard.  I really enjoyed getting back out there this week and settling back in.  We spent a lot of time setting and collecting insect traps.  Aside from the bug traps being smelly, I enjoyed getting them.  It was fun picking out the live insects one by one. I also enjoyed jogging up [...]

Celebrating Biodiversity at Koeye Camp!

Hello from Koeye! We are wrapping up our second camp of the 2011 season: Biodiversity Camp! We were joined by Katrina and Abe from Hakai Beach Institute who have been working with our staff and campers throughout the week to learn about and celebrate the incredible biodiversity of the Koeye River Watershed. As with all [...]

Internship Week 2: Goose Island

Well here we are back in Bella Bella after our first week out on the Goose Island Group.  We arrived on Snipe Island off the south end of Goose just before the rain and wind picked up on Monday morning.  We spent the day setting up camp with the rain motivating us to put up [...]

Departures

As I type, our first camp is heading south to Koeye to spend six days living on the land. Wish them well, look out for updates and…come visit us in the office, because it’s awfully quiet all of a sudden!

Internship Week One: Leadership Training in Koeye

This past week the conservation interns joined the Koeye camp staff for leadership training.  Sierra Club BC kindly sponsored two facilitators, Jenny Groves and Simon Hocking, to work with us.  On Monday Jenny kicked off the week and broke the ice by showing us several new games – you can imagine the laughter that took [...]