History is Where You Stand

Part 17: Natural History of the Peace River Region

 

This section will grow slowly as articles are commissioned and prepared for inclusion. When complete, there will be information about the environment, geology, paleontology, climate, wildlife and natural vegetation of the region. This photo shows an example of the cactus (opuntia fragilis) which grows on the south-facing banks of the Peace River, much to the surprise of people expecting only sub-arctic plants.

Photo by Gerry Clare

 

 

17-01: Geology of the Peace by Rick Geunther

Recent Items - 1999

BN17-01: New land use plan unveiled by Minister (March 1999)

BN17-02: 140,000 Hectares of New Park Land

BN17-03: Different objectives for different LRMP zones

BN17-04: Domesticated "wildlife" a problem

BN17-05: Don Pettit Honoured for Environmental Work

BN17-06: Forestry and the Kiskatinaw River watershed

BN17-07: Donaldsons receive prestigious Conservation Award

BN17-08: Ichthyosaurs -- some technical information

BN17-09: Waterfowl plan comes to the Peace

Recent Items -- 2000

BN17-10: Oil Spill Threatens Chetwynd

BN17-11: Peace fish habitats to get a boost

BN17-12: South Swan Lake purchase protects flood plain habitat

Recent Items -- 2001

BN17-13: Regional Landfill decision nearing

BN17-14: Significant Earthquake Hits Region

BN17-15: Seismologists in Peace to study Earthquake

BN17-16: South Peace Bird Atlas project under way

BN17-17: Peace River Hit by Heavy Rains

BN17-18: Recycling company expands operations

BN17-19: Hydro to test local winds

Recent Items -- 2002

BN17-20: Nature, Not Soccer Say Environmentalists

BN17-21: Nature Park or Soccer Park?

BN17-22: Controversy dogs Nature Park

BN17-23: Gibson Petroleum gives $5,000 to Nature Conservancy

BN17-24: Peace Wildlife Projects to get $400,000

BN17-25: Area businesses encouraged to recycle

BN17-26: Major find of dinosaur bones near Tumbler Ridge

BN17-27: Wind to be monitored for power potential

Recent items -- 2003

BN17-28: Dinosaur footprints may be found in local oil site

BN17-29: Stiff Competition for Wind Power Site on Bear Mountain

Recent items -- 2004-2005

BN17-30: Swan Lake enhancement funds requested

BN17-31: February 2005 warmest in almost thirty years

BN17-32: Dawson Creek looks at Solar Power alternative

BN17-33: Restoring the wetlands

BN17-34: Another step toward the Wind Farm

BN17-35: Taking care of the creek

 

 

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