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Metchosin BioBlitz 2014: People and Places


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Ann Nightingale recruits audience members on Friday night to get up at 6:00 am on Saturday to hunt for birds. Audience reaction is mixed. Photograph by Kem Luther. Ann N and Moralea
2013 people at cabin A few of the species searchers in front of the Mel Cooper Cabin of the Metchosin Boys and Girls Club. The Club generously supports the BioBlitz by making its facilities available for the annual blitzes. Photo by Roger St. Pierre.
Kem Luther and Nitya Harris watch as Roger St. Pierre prepares to photograph a magnificent stand of Aquilegia formosa, Red Columbine, at the Camosun College Van der Meer reserve. Photo by Richard Winder. Nitya Kem and Roger
Matheson Lake Crew Rick Nordin (left) and his crew get ready to launch their vessel, the S.S. Sinkfast, on the quiet waters of Matheson Lake. Photo by Kenneth Mackay.
Lunchtime at the Mel Cooper Cabin. Experts practice identification skills on the pizza toppings. Photo by James Holkko 2014 lunch
inside cabin Joel Ussery organizes the morning outings, tells a joke. No one laughs. Photo by Roger St.Pierre.
The BioBlitz groups gather outside the cabin before heading out. Claudia and Darren Copley, right, head off to a secret location to collect spiders. They spend the day at the Seventeen Mile Pub. Photo by Roger St. Pierre. outside cabin
soup eaters Four BioBlitzers enjoy the amazing soups prepared by Jo Mitchell and Karyn Woodland. From left to right, Oluna and Adolf Ceska, Nitya Harris, Rod Mitchell. Photo by Roger St. Pierre.
Joel tells the same joke outside. It's even less funny than it was inside the cabin. Photo by Roger St. Pierre. Joel with group outside cabin
at Van der Meer Three of the 2014 BioBlitz experts model classic 2012 BioBlitz hats (cream: Oluna Ceska, blue: Adolf Ceska, green: Kem Luther). Photo by James Hollko.