The West Kootenay Naturalists' Association newsletter, The Osprey, is published two to three times annually. Please submit your articles and photographs to editor Suzy Christoffel at [email protected].
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2024

The Osprey, July 2024
  • Collaborative Restoration Work on Skattebo Reach Trail by Paula Neilson
  • Nelson Naturekids Club Activity Report by Jenni Konken Stol
  • Western Conifer Seed Bugs by Paula Neilson
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2023

The Osprey, November 2023
  • Trip Report - Castlegar Waterline Bluffs
  • Old Growth Cedars by Jamie Bastedo
  • Alligator Lizards by Tarah Reesor
  • Remembering Dorothy Beetstra by Beth Truant
  • By-the-Wind Sailor: Velella velella by Paula Neilson and Peter Wood
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The Osprey, March 2023
  • The West Kootenay Naturalists Celebrate 50 Years - A Belated Report by Paula Neilson
  • Nelson NatureKids Club - 2022 Activity Report  by Jenni Stol
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2022

The Osprey, November 2022
  • Trip Reports - Mel deAnna Ponds Hike, Twin Peaks Hike, Hawkwatch
  • West Kootenay Naturalists 'Evolution' by Bill Merilees
  • Pileated Highrise by Jamie Bastedo
  • Discovery and Establishment of the Castlegar Outdoor Education Area by Bill Merilees
  • Some Observations from my 2022 Wanderings by Peter McIver
  • The Personally Narrated, Audubon Wildlife Films by Bill Merilees
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The Osprey, July 2022
  • Trip Report - Selkirk College and Waldie Island Trail
  • New Nature Journaling Group by Jenni Stol
  • Photo - Double rainbow over Heddlestone by Jamie Bastedo
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The Osprey, March 2022
  • Nelson NatureKids Activity Report by Jenni Stol
  • Good Intentions Gone Bad - A Slow Release Bomb that will Devastate our Forests is Exploding in the West Kootenay and Boundary Regions of BC by Ed Beynon
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2021

The Osprey, November 2021
  • Trip Reports - Birding in the Slocan Valley, Castlegar Nordic Ski Trail hike, hike to Lion's Head
  • Northern Pocket Gopher (Thomomys talpoides) by club member Ed Beynon
  • Lapland Longspur by club member Ed Beynon
  • Northern Saw-whet Owl by club member Jamie Bastedo
  • Blagodatnoye Bluebird Boxes: Bears, Birds and Flying Squirrels by club member Peter McIver
  • A New Adventure in Birding: Breeding Bird Survey up the Little Slocan River by club member Jamie Bastedo
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The Osprey, July 2021
  • ​Trip Reports - Evan's Creek Hike, Skattebo Reach/Doukobor Waterline Trail, Robson Ramble Hike
  • Grey Hairstreak by club member Paula Neilson
  • The Kootenays in Photographs - a bee in spring crocuses and some great bird shots by club members this spring
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The Osprey - Bonus Issue, ​May 2021
  • Citizen Science: West Kootenay Bird Study 1968 - 1975 by Bill Merilees, founding club member
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The Osprey, March 2021
  • Sphinx Moths of the Kootenays by club member Janice Arndt
  • Trip Reports - Bird walks on Brilliant Flats and Waldie Island Trail; Twin Peaks; Record Ridge; First Twin Peak and Beargrass Ridge; Mt. Plewman
  • Nelson NatureKids Club 2020 Activity Report
  • A Crest is a Drag by club member Alistair Fraser
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2020

The Osprey, March 2020
  • Field Trip Reports - Busk Mansion/Kokanee Creek Park, Merry Creek hike, Swan Song along the Slocan Valley Rail Trail, Strawberry Pass Snowshoe
  • Darkwoods conservation area to grow
  • Jumbo Glacier Resort is dead - Jumbo Wild forever!
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2019

The Osprey, November 2019
  • Field Trip Reports - Selkirk College Bird Walk, Birding Winlaw to Slocan Valley, Little Slocan River/Koch Creek hike, Ross Lake hike, Flower Walk on Record Ridge, Twin Peaks
  • Ottawa ready if First Nations, B.C. can't produce caribou conservation plan soon
  • Darkwoods conservation area to grow​
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The Osprey, July - October 2019
  • President's Report
  • Bluebird Box Monitors Urgently Needed
  • Field Trip Reports - Snowshoe to Sunspot Cabin, Snowshoe around Nancy Greene Lake, Red Dog and Mosquito Cabins, Snowshoe to Andromeda Cabin, Cross Country Ski to the Clough Wildlife Sanctuary, Ski to Moose Meadows, Pilot Bay Trail to Boomers Landing, Doukhobor Waterline Trail, Brilliant Overlook, Mel Deanna Trail, Kootenay Lake Village Procter Trails, Wildflower Walk near Fairview
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The Osprey, March 2019
  • Field Trip Reports - Kokanee Provincial Park, Chimo Cabin
  • Caribou in decline
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2018

The Osprey, November 2018
  • Field Trip Reports - Wildflower identification near Fairview, Blueberry Bluff
  • Teck resources pegged with $8 million fine for toxic smelter pollution of Columbia River
  • Canada commits historic $1.3 billion to create new protected areas​
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The Osprey, July 2018
  • Field Trip Reports - Lemon Creek to Walter Clough Bird Sanctuary, Gordon Keir Cabin, Talus Hill
  • Rossland rec site project on a roll after three years
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The Osprey, March 2018
  • Field Trip Reports - Bank swallows and butterflies in the Pend d'Oreille Valley, Twin Peaks
  • Lewis's woodpecker
  • The urgent need to protect BC's rare ancient inland temperate rainforest
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Photo above used with gratitude: "Osprey in Flight" (cropped) by Andy Morffew is licensed under CC BY 2.0.