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    • Part 1: First Nations of the Peace River Region
    • Part 2: The Fur Trade Era
    • Part 3: Transportation and Communication
    • Part 4: Old Timers and the Price of Land
    • Part 5: Dawson Creek: The Story of the Community
    • Part 6: Mysteries, Adventures and Indian Legends
    • Part 7: Arts, Crafts and Recreation
    • Part 8: Agriculture
    • Part 9: Church Histories
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    • Part 11: Health Care
    • Part 12: Industries and Enterprises
    • Part 13: Policing the Peace
    • Part 14: Pouce Coupe, Rolla, and Other South Peace Communities
    • Part 15: Chetwynd and the Fort St. John Area
    • Part 16: The Alberta Peace
    • Part 17: Natural History of the Peace River Region
    • Part 18: Interviews with Old Timers
    • Part 19: Remembering Our Veterans

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BN17-16: Work Begins on Creating South Peace Bird Atlas

Recent Items – 2001

June 25, 2001

DAWSON CREEK – Work has begun on compiling information for an atlas for the birds of the South Peace.

Starting this spring, bird watchers have been out looking for species, jotting their information down on special cards.

Over the next five years, they hope to cover about half of the 118 ‘squares’ that make up the British Columbia Geological Survey grid system for the area which reaches from Hudson’s Hope to Clayhurst to Redwillow River to Mount Wendt.

The end result will be a book that documents the densities, activities, and locations of birds in the South Peace. Speaking Saturday to the B.C. Field Ornithologists Society, Mark Phinney said that a quick turn-around on the book is necessary to keep the information fresh.

“The resulting data will provide a baseline snapshot of bird distribution and population that will be of interest to a wide audience, including land managers, conservation planners, biologists, and birders,” Phinney said.

The project is being administered by the South Peace Bird Atlas Society, with financial and in-kind contributions from Louisiana Pacific, Canfor, B.C. Ministry of Forests, and Ducks Unlimited.

For information on how you can contribute, contact the South Peace Bird Atlas Society, P.O. Box 2534, Dawson Creek, B.C. V1G 5A1 or Mark.Phinney@LPCorp.com.

This article is taken from the Peace River Block Daily News, Dawson Creek, with the permission of the publisher. The Daily News retains all rights relating to this material. The information in this article is intended solely for research or general interest purposes.

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