Kelp Bed Monitoring
Bugles and Baselines –
Bugles and Baselines – Nine Years of Bull Kelp Mapping around Mayne Island, B.C. Kelly Fretwell and Rob Underhill Have you ever made a bugle horn from a piece of washed-up bull kelp? If not, Read more…
Photo Contest
2018 Photo Contest Entries: Native Animals
Here are the entries from the Native Animals category of our 2018 photo contest. Thank you to all the photographers for showcasing Mayne Island’s diverse wildlife.
Board and Staff
In Search of Staff Housing January 2019
What we’re looking for We are in search of rental housing for one Co-op student from January 14th until August 31st 2019. We have hired Andrew Simon, a naturalist from Galiano Island, to work with Read more…
Important Bird Area
The Loons of Winter
Loons are large, bulky waterbirds with a distinct dagger-like bill, short neck, and long wings. Their feet are set well back on their body for maximum propulsion underwater, but make for poor mobility on land. Read more…
Mayne Wildlife
Mayne’s Marine Winter Birds: Diving Ducks
Mayne Island’s surrounding waters are a good place to look for diving ducks. This group of ducks are also known as sea ducks and on Mayne Island we have records for nine different species, some Read more…
Photo Contest
Native Plants: Entries from Our 2018 Photo Contest
Here are the entries in our photo contest category Native Plants. Thank you to the photographers for their beautiful work.