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BCnature Winter 20222BCnatureVolume 60 No. 4In This Issue:Objectives of BC Nature (Federation of BC Naturalists) • To provide naturalists and natural history clubs of B.C. with a unified voice on conservation and environmental issues.• To foster an awareness, appreciation, and under-standing of our natural environment, that it may be wisely used and maintained for future genera-tions.• To encourage the formation and cooperation among natural history clubs throughout B.C• To provide a means of communication between naturalists in B.C.Regular Columns Editorial ............................................................................................3President’s Perch...............................................................................4Conservation Committee Updates ...............................................5BC Naturalists’ Foundation .........................................................26North in the Spring #22 Turkey Talk ..........................................33 Features Nature Viewing and Digital Reporting .........................................4My Dream Job is with BC Nature ................................................12Making Connections .....................................................................13New Partners, New Species, New Sites ......................................14 Reviving an Ecosystem with Ancestral Techniques ..................16 Eight-legged Pumpkins!? ..............................................................17Parviflora Pandemic! .....................................................................19Invasive Plants Killing Bats ..........................................................21Secrets in a Tree Trunk .................................................................22A Striking Tale of Opposing Views .............................................23BC Nature Photo Contest .............................................................25Summer Student 2022- Joanna Shan .........................................25Thank you for Your Generosity! ..................................................27With Profound Appreciation from the Arrowsmith Naturalists ......................................................................................27Birding at Colony Farm ...............................................................28NatureWILD - NatureKids BC News .........................................28Book Review ..................................................................................30Notices BC Nature seeks host club for AGM/FGM .................................18Postions available for the BC Nature Board ...............................18Dates to Remember .......................................................................292023 AGM Schedule .....................................................................312023 AGM Registration Form .....................................................32BCnature is published quarterly, circulation 6,500 Editorial Team: Betty Davison Rick Gee Claudia Copley Donald L. Kramer Website: www.bcnature.caWe welcome your articles, photos, and letters. Please email them to manager@bcnature.ca Cover: Robert Bateman - Courtship Display American “”Wild Turkey, 1977 We reserve the right to edit submissions for length, style, and clarity. Advertising and article submission deadline for the Spring edition will be February 1, 2023.BC Nature 1620 Mount Seymour Rd., North Vancouver, B.C. V7G 2R9, Tel: 604-985-3057BC Nature Executive President Alan BurgerVice President VacantPast President Alan BurgerTreasurer Barbara TownsSecretary Susan ThorneSecretary Alternate Nancy Flood Conservation Chair Peter BallinKootenay Coordinator Greg RossLower Mainland Coordinator Sheila PulsNorthern B.C. 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Imagine if a family member, coworker or friend ended up with the same passion for nature as you do!For a dime a day (we don't use pennies anymore), you would be helping your club in staying vibrant and current and getting those projects completed with many more helping hands. The education factor alone is worth the membership fee. Presentation nights, walks, webinars, and so much more. Ω