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| Meet Ola, our Marketing Intern | March 5, 2019 - 1:40pm |
My Name is Olayinka Fadayiro (call me “Ola”). I’m an MBA student at Vancouver Island University (VIU) and doing my internship with the MABR as the new Marketing and Development Assistant. I’ll be working full time with the MABR from January to April 2016, assisting the MABR’s Communications Coordinator with marketing, organizational development, and event planning. |
| Mapping Parksville's Wetlands | March 4, 2019 - 4:39pm |
MSc. Environment & Management, CLGA, Christopher M. Stephens Consulting, Master of Community Planning Student at VIU |
| Working at the Qualicum Beach Museum | March 4, 2019 - 4:38pm |
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| Community Course: The Biosphere Region in Your Backyard | March 4, 2019 - 4:37pm |
On September 26th at Milner Gardens & Woodland, staff from MABRRI (Pam, Graham, Monica, Mike, and Ryan) hosted the Biosphere Region in Your Backyard community course. The course was designed to be an introductory lesson of the history, physical/human geography and environmental issues in the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region (MABR). Research projects including the State of the Environment Report (SOER) and the Mount Arrowsmith Snow Pillow were highlighted that have relevance and interest to communities contained within the MABR. |
| Meet Haley, One of MABRRI's Student Researchers | March 5, 2019 - 12:00pm |
Hi! My name is Haley Robinson and I'm doing an independent research project about the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region. |
| Intro to the 2015 MABRRI Summer Team | March 5, 2019 - 12:00pm |
The Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute (MABRRI) worked with four fantastic Vancouver Island University (VIU) student researchers over the summer. MABRRI's headquarters are located in Building 305 in Room 442 at the VIU Nanaimo Campus. |
| A Salish Sea Adventure | August 26, 2024 - 3:03pm |
At 6 AM on Wednesday morning the MABRRI team (myself, Graham and Ryan) met at Schooner Cove marina for a boat tour of the Salish Sea. The main goal for the day was to collect data for the Salish Sea Marine Survival Project and to explore the many interesting islands and passages of the region. After launching the Silver Bullet and meeting up with Tom, Ryan’s dad, we took off for our first sampling site for the day located in the middle of the Salish Sea. |
| North Island Wildlife Recovery Center | August 26, 2024 - 3:03pm |
Throughout our adventures in the MABR we’ve had few wildlife sightings; with that in mind, Sarah, Ryan, and I visited the North Island Wildlife Recovery Center in Errington. The center is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the well-being of wildlife on Vancouver Island and increasing public awareness of wildlife issues through education. A large part of the center's operations is focused on the rehabilitation of injured or displaced wildlife--mostly raptors and black bears. Self-guided and guided tours are available to the public. |
| Top Bridge Regional Trail | March 4, 2019 - 4:28pm |
On Tuesday, Mike, Graham, and I explored the Top Bridge Regional Trail. We started a the Grieg Road access and made our way down to the Englishman River to check out the area where VIU geography students usually complete the hydrology component of their Geog467 field course. Here we met a lady and her two dogs who were thoroughly enjoying the water. As we were leaving, she pointed out an impromptu art installation that we should check out just around the corner. This was a log on top of which someone (or multiple someones) had purposefully stacked rocks. |
| Walking the Wild Side in the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve | March 4, 2019 - 4:25pm |
On the weekend, Taylor (a recent graduate from VIU Geography) and I backpacked the Wild Side trail in the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve. We wanted to share some of the amazing places we got to see on the west coast and to encourage others to check out our friendly neighbouring biosphere! |
| Mount Arrowsmith by Helicopter | March 4, 2019 - 4:24pm |
On Friday morning Mike and I joined Greg (Ministry of Environments), Bill (Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations), Morgan (Island Timberlands), and Wendy (Regional District of Nanaimo) on a reconnaissance trip up Mount Arrowsmith to determine a location for a weather station. The weather station will likely be installed just shy of 1500 meters elevation on Mount Arrowsmith, above Arrowsmith Lake in August of 2015. |
| Notch Hill | August 26, 2024 - 3:03pm |
Friday afternoon, Monica, Graham, and I headed off to Nanoose to check out Notch Hill. This area contains the rare Garry Oak meadow and arbutus forest ecosystem. We climbed the hill to the lookout and had a picnic lunch in a small patch of shade under one of the oak trees. From our spot on the bluffs, we could see the whole biosphere from the top of Mt Arrowsmith to where the river meets ocean in the estuary. |
| Haapsalu, Estonia | March 4, 2019 - 4:21pm |
Estonia?! What were Pam Shaw and I doing there? Well, it turns out that every two years, UNESCO's European and North American biosphere reserves get together as part of what's called the EuroMAB network. |
| Spider Lake | August 26, 2024 - 3:03pm |
On Friday morning, Graham, Mike, Ryan and I set out for Spider Lake, on the Northwest side of the biosphere region. There we did our first exploration by paddle. The weather was perfect, with only a couple high clouds in the bright blue sky. It heated up around lunch time enough for a quick dip. The water was surprisingly warm for May! |
| Rhododendron Lake | June 11, 2025 - 10:48am |
On Saturday, Ryan, Mike, Graham, & I headed to “Rhodo” Lake to check out the flowering shrubs for which the lake is named after. Unfortunately, as we realized when we arrived, the higher elevation of the lake meant that the Rhododendrons here were not quite in bloom like the ones we have seen around town. One or two more days though, and it looks like they’d all burst. |
| Mt. Cokely, Loon Lake, & Cameron Lake | August 26, 2024 - 3:03pm |
On Friday morning the MABRRI team (Mike, Sarah, Graham, and myself) gathered our cameras, notebooks, Back Road Atlas and lunches then headed for our designated rendezvous point: a sizeable gravel lot up in Qualicum Beach on the side of Memorial Avenue. Once we met up and piled our gear into one vehicle, we proceeded to head west on the Alberni Highway which winds along the Cameron Valley, past Cameron Lake and through Cathedral Grove which is one of the last standing mighty old growth forests left in the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region. |
| Rathtrevor Beach, Hamilton Marsh, & Little Qualicum Falls | August 26, 2024 - 3:03pm |
On Friday morning Graham, Sarah, Robbie and I journeyed to the Parksville-Qualicum area to experience some of the popular natural attractions of the region. Our first stop was Rathtrevor Beach where we spotted a variety of wildlife including brant geese, bald eagles, and shore crab. The spectacular weather offered a breathtaking view of Mount Arrowsmith located west of the park. |
| Salish Sea Marine Survival Project | August 26, 2024 - 3:03pm |
On Wednesday morning, my wife and I left our home, which is located in the MABR next to the Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park. We made our way to Deep Bay marina approximately 15 minutes north of Qualicum Beach, where we launched our boat and met a team of biologists, researchers, and a small TV crew filming on behalf of the popular television show Daily Planet, which airs on the Discovery Channel. |
