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Welcome to the home page of the Central Okanagan Naturalists Club (CONC)
CONC is dedicated to nature, and to keeping it worth knowing
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Virginia Fallas, Nahanni
Threat to Nahanni National Park Reserve.
Proposed Trip to Wells Gray Park
To find out more about this proposal see Goat Peak
Swallowtail
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The Central Okanagan Naturalists Club is celebrating its 50th anniversary
The Club is launching events throughout the year for the public to get to know the Okanagan and nature.
CONC is hosting events right through the year - come back to this site often to check up on what is being planned.
For full schedule click here.
Jan. 28. CONC GPS Primer
Saturday, January 28th. 9:30 AM to Noon at EcoCentre in
Mission Creek Regional Park Discover
how to use your GPS unit effectively, or if you’ve never used one,
discover what they’re all about. This is meant both for rank beginners,
and for those with some knowledge of GPS units but who want to increase
their proficiency. GPS units
occur in a wide variety of styles including handheld outdoor units,
automotive units, smartphones, iPods, and you can even turn your netbook
or laptop into a GPS with the right connections. We’ll look at them, and
see how to use them for finding where you are, how to find another place,
route-finding, and how to use them with digital maps and compass. We’ll
start downstairs in the EcoCentre at Mission Creek Regional Park at 9:30
AM. After an indoor introduction, we’ll use GPS units to find our way
through the trails of the park in an interesting game of geo-orienteering,
finishing back at the EcoCentre by noon. Bring suitable footwear and
clothes for the weather, but the trail walking will be at a very easy pace
and not strenuous.
Registration not required. Feb. 11. Snowshoeing
Snowshoeing with a naturalist 10 PM at Nordic Ski Club. Bring water and a lunch if planning to stay for an afternoon outing. Also bring $1 for insurance. Children 10 and older would enjoy this event. For information contact Rick Gee rdgee@shaw.ca
Feb. 14. Annual CONC Banquet - Pot Luck
Feb. 18. Discover Nature with Fiona and Donald Flook
March 3. Owling with Hugh Westheuser.
March 10. Introduction to Trees and Shrubs with Fiona Flook
March 12. CONC monthly meeting: Speaker TBA
March 24. Discover Nature with Bitten Tisdale
April 21. Discover Nature with Lesley Robertson
May 10-13 BC Nature AGM at Okanagan College, Kelowna
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The Central Okanagan Naturalists' Club will be hosting the BC Nature 2012 AGM May 10-13, 2012
Our AGM sponsors
photo: Les Gyug
Arrowleaf Balsamroot Balsamorhiza sagittata Kelowna's official flower
Arrowleaf Balsamroot, grows from a strong-smelling taproot, has clumps of arrowhead-shaped basal leaves up to 30 cm long and 15 cm wide. They are silver-grey in colour, with a dense cover of woolly, white hairs on both sides. Bright yellow, sunflower-like blossoms. up to 10 cm across, are borne singly at the end of long stalks. Although generally shunned by domestic livestock, deer, elk, and mountain sheep graze Arrowleaf Balsamroot. Native Americans used to eat the stout starchy roots and tender young shoots. This striking plant blooms in early spring.
source: Scotter, George W. and Hälle Flygare. Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains. Oct. 22 Mushroom walk with a mycologist - Dan Durrell.
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