Nature Notes

Recommended reading:

"Nature West Coast: A Study of Plants, Insects, Birds, Mammals and Marine Life As Seen in Lighthouse Park" by Vancouver Natural History Society (now called Nature Vancouver) by Kathleen M. Smith, Nancy J. Anderson and Katherine I. Beamish, Discovery Press, 1973
Second edition, Sono Nis Press, September 1988
Out of print ~ available at:
West Vancouver Memorial Library (map) - Reference Section
1950 Marine Drive
West Vancouver, BC V7V 1J8
604-925-7400
"Great Blue Heron" by Marja de Jong Westman, M. Sc. (download)

"The Silent Invasion, Part 1" by David Cook, P. Eng. (download)

"The Silent Invasion, Part 2" by David Cook, P. Eng. (download)

"50 Years of Change" by Keith Wade, Ph.D. (download)

"Aerial Plankton in Lighthouse Park" by David Cook, P. Eng. (download)

"A Secretive Amphibian" by Elaine Graham (download)

"The Role of Fire in the Forest, Part 1" by Bill McCuaig (download)

"The Role of Fire in the Forest, Part 2" by Bill McCuaig (download)

"Bigleaf Maple - The Vertical Ecosystem" by Terry Taylor (download)

"Winter Notes" by Elaine Graham (download)

"The Geology of the Lighthouse Park area, Part 1 ~ Lighthouse Park Rocks" by David Cook, P. Eng. (download)

"The Geology of the Lighthouse Park area, Part 2 ~ Caulfield Park Rocks" by David Cook, P. Eng. (download)

"Underwater on the Shoreline of Lighthouse Park" by Jeff Marliave, Ph. D. (download)

"Boating along the Shoreline" by Jeff Marliave, Ph. D. (download)

"Newcomers to our Shores" by Keith Wade, Ph. D. (download)

"The Hydrology of Lighthouse Park" by David Cook, P. Eng. (download)

"Black Rockfish Recovery in West Vancouver" by Jeff Marliave, Ph. D. (download)

"Red-Legged Frogs: the Silent Singers" by Alexandra de Jong Westman, M. Sc., R.P. Bio. (download)

"Woodpeckers - Woodland Specialists" by Marja de Jong Westman, M. Sc. (download)

"Howe Sound Herring Rebound" by Jeff Marliave, Ph. D. & John Buchanan (download)

"Squirrels of Lighthouse Park" by Keith Wade, Ph. D. (download)

"Howe Sound Found to Abound" by Jeff Marliave, Ph. D. & Marja de Jong Westman, M. Sc. (download)