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 | 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...
by project curator | Dec 12, 2019 | News, Web of Life
The Web of Life: biodiversity and the arts! Beginning January 4, 2020, you are invited to help illustrate a dynamic data visualization featuring the marine biodiversity of Galiano Island in a series of art workshops at the Yellowhouse. To date more than 3,500 species...
by project curator | Nov 30, 2019 | News
Fall 2019 Newsletter Check out our Fall Newsletter, illustrated by Kath Boake Wüthrich, covering project highlights from 2019! You can support the Biodiversity Galiano project by purchasing a set of biodiversity art cards, featuring charismatic animals and winter...
