Fall water measuring results
When the sun comes out, the salt levels in the creek rise. When it rains, the salt is diluted and the conductivity values drop. Over the years, winter levels appear to be rising: Historical water...
Summer water measurements available
Water monitoring John Templeton has been diligently taking conductivity measurements in Stoney Creek over the summer. You can see that the high conductivity values show the contribution of contaminated groundwater during the spell of dry weather. Summer 2017 to...
Bugs, Bugs, Bugs!
Invertebrate Surveys On a sunny Saturday, seven Stoney Creek volunteers collected stream invertebrates from two locations: Tributary 3A behind the tennis courts and Tributary 3B north of Gaglardi along the Pipeline Trail. The sampling took about half an hour as we...
A Precious Jewell in Your Midst
Breathe in … breathe out … you are about to enter the magical world of Stoney Creek—a precious jewel in the midst of Burnaby—just steps away from the bustling residential area of Lougheed Town Center.
Turn that cell phone off—and instead—for a few brief moments, open your eyes to the wonders around you and tune your ears into the sounds of the forest. Look up. Look down. Get down—see, I mean really see … Shhhhh … listen … do you hear them? “chickadee dee dee … chickadee dee dee”—“zreeee … zreeee”—“vreep … vreep” The sounds of the forest are all around you. Enjoy the rhythm of this life—un-rushed … refocus.
Making their Mark on Guichon Creek: Moscrop Students step up for fish
Moscrop Secondary school students gathered last week on the streets that border Guichon Creek to raise awareness in the local school neighbourhood about problems with storm drain run-offs and the health of the fish population.