There are 187 known species of butterflies in BC with 77 additional subspecies! Sightings are recorded but are known to be wildly inaccurate unless the specimen was caught and/or carefully photographed. Habitat loss is the biggest risk to the diversity of our butterflies in BC with agricultural spraying coming a close second. It is important … Read more
You may have noticed your child brought home a tiny slip of paper with their Nature Name on it. At the beginning of each session every child get’s a nature name from our very own Peter Rabbit. Nature names help us become more aware of the flora and fauna that exist in our local eco … Read more
A few years ago the Nicola Naturalist Society posted a wonderful series of articles and resources about some of the butterflies in the Thompson Okanagan area which you should definitely check out. I thought it would be fun to post a quick list of what they deem the butterflies you are most likely to see … Read more