NONC
The North Okanagan Naturalists' Club
TAKE NOTE
Wednesday, February 1 - Monthly meeting of NONC at the Best Western Vernon Lodge, 7:30 pm. Our guest speaker will be Jorma Jyrkkanen on Natural History: Summer Observations.Middleton Mountain Park
Congratulations to the Regional District of North Okanagan and the Roy Farnsworth family for the expansion of the parkland atop Middleton Mountain. Thanks to the thoughtfulness of the Farnsworths and the action of the RDNO, 89 acres was purchased from the family. This addition is essentially the north half of the top of the mountain. Over time trails will be added to complement those that now exist on the southern half. Middleton Mountain is well-known to naturalists for the abundance of wildflowers there, as well as birds and animals - including a herd of Mule Deer - which nest, rest and feed there.
All Things Natural
Allan Brooks Nature Centre is planning to launch a collaborative public education and community engagement project in the spring of 2012 called All Things Natural. ATN is aimed at promoting enjoyment and increasing public awareness and appreciation of nature in the North Okanagan. We are currently seeking interested individuals to make contributions of knowledge about nature-related phenomenon (seasonally and regionally relevant to the North Okanagan). If you are interested or know someone who may be, an information meeting will be held Thursday, January 19th; 7PM in the main theatre (D310) at Okanagan College. All are welcomed to attend. Or you could email inquiries you may have to: askanaturalist@gmail.com.
Wild Turkeys on Commonage Road near McKay Reservoir - Paul Schorn, Dec. 14th
