A Society member collecting samples from Hoy Creek for an invertebrate discovery in 2017.
Explore ‘life in the water’ as you get up close with aquatic invertebrates that live in Hoy Creek.
Join volunteers from the Hoy/Scott Watershed Society as they help you to identify and document local aquatic species. Event is held at the Hoy Creek Hatchery.
This is a free drop-in event, no registration required. Join us between 9 and 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 30 at the Hoy Creek Hatchery.
Coquitlam is collaborating with the City of Port Coquitlam and Port Moody, local stewardship groups, institutions and Metro Vancouver Parks to host free events and activities as part of the City Nature Challenge (CNC), a friendly global competition that encourages people to find and document wildlife in their cities.
The Tri-Cities will compete with communities around the world to gather the most observations about nature, find the most species and engage the most people from Apr. 29 to May 2 through iNaturalist, a project of National Geographic and the California Academy of Sciences.
You can always take part in this on your own. Just download the app and head out into nature to explore and document plants, animals and other organisms.
For updates on the Tri-Cities' results during the challenge, visit the Tri-Cities iNaturalist project page.
Read the City of Coquitlam information bulletin.
Come join us to explore and count aquatic invertebrate!
Using iNaturalist
An initiative of National Geographic and the California Academy of Sciences, iNaturalist is a network of citizens, naturalists and biologists who map and share observations about biodiversity around the globe.
Open to everyone, members can browse nearby posts, upload their own images and audio recordings, and receive feedback and information from the iNaturalist community.
To have your observations counted for the Tri-Cities in this year’s City Nature Challenge:
Go to inaturalist.org or download the free iNaturalist app from the App Store or Google Play and create an account.
Under Projects, search for and join “City Nature Challenge 2022: Tri-Cities, British Columbia”.
From April 29 to May 2, click Observe on the app or Add Observations on the website to add observations of any wild living or dead organism you see in the Tri-Cities – including plants, animal, birds, fungi, etc. – or evidence of them, such as shells, feathers or scat.
Observations may include descriptions, uploaded photos, or photo or audio recordings through the app. Photos should be clear and full-frame.
Visit the CNC FAQ page at citynaturechallenge.org for detailed instructions and tips for making eligible observations.
Stonefly are freshwater aquatic insects. Their larvae occur on rocks in streams and live in cold, gravelly or mucky stream bottoms and are a key food for fish.
