by project curator | Feb 25, 2023 | News
Galiano Island harnesses iNaturalist to detect historical changes in the local bumble bee community Andrew D. F. Simon, Lincoln R. Best, Brian M. Starzomski Three bumble bee species have disappeared from Galiano Island, where they have not been seen since 1990: the...
by project curator | Jun 6, 2022 | Community
The Biodiversity Galiano Research Community Jeannine Georgeson Jeannine Georgeson is Coast Salish and Sahtu Dene. Galiano Island has been her home for most of her life. When her son Austin became involved with Biodiversity Galiano, his learning reminded her of what...
by project curator | Mar 10, 2022 | News
Toward a Flora and Fauna of Galiano Island Our community is formalizing the results of the last century and a half of biodiversity research on Galiano Island, BC, with a series of taxonomic data papers summarizing the island’s flora and fauna. The first instalment in...
by project curator | May 15, 2021 | News
iNaturalist Photo Guide A great new resource is now available to help you help others in the naturalist community identify your observations on the iNaturalist platform. The iNaturalist Photo Guide is a collaboration between the BC Parks iNaturalist Project, the BC...
by project curator | Jan 31, 2021 | News
Spring 2017 Bee Survey Preliminary Results In the spring of 2017, with the support of melittologist Lincoln Best, Galiano community members participated in a coordinated effort to document the bees of Galiano Island. Our surveys took place during the months of April...
