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Best of both worlds: Moth antenna on a smelling drone

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Nature has developed amazing chemical sensors which greatly surpass man-made sensors in sensitivity and speed. A male Manduca sexta hawkmoth can sense the female's pheromone in concentrations as small as 1 in 10^17 molecules of air! To learn more about and mimic the way moths locate food and mates, I equipped a small palm-sized drone, […]

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The Magical World of Bats

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Life At Night, Speakers Series 2023 The Magical World of Bats Like bats or not, you will after hearing and seeing for yourself what Dr. Tuttle has learned about these mysterious but magical animals. As you’ll see bats come in an amazing variety, as cute as any panda or as strange as any dinosaur, ranging from […]

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Owls: A short tale about long-ears

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Since 1984 my wife Patsy and I have studied owls in Manitoba, Canada. Recently we wanted to start a new research project using camera traps to record owl breeding behaviour. In 2015 a pair of Long-eared Owls nested on our farm literally a stone's throw from our house. This was a great chance to test […]

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Galactic Archaeology: The history of our home in the cosmos

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Life At Night, Speakers Series 2023 Galactic Archaeology - This is the encore presentation of February 23 The history of our universe spans 13 billion years, 99.998% of which humanity did not yet exist. Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, is at least ten billion years old, having survived what we believe is a violent […]

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Shorebird Soiree

Roar @ Hotel Zed 1258 Pacific Rim Hwy, Tofino, BC, Canada

We are having a party, a celebration of the shorebird migration and the Raincoast Education Society!!  🎉 Thursday April 27th, the Raincoast Education Society will be having our annual Shorebird Soiree fundraiser from 5 - 9pm at Roar & Hotel Zed. This event will be a magical evening of good food, good people, shorebirds flying […]

$1.00 – $25.00

Birding on the Mudflats

Hotel Zed Tofino 1258 Pacific Rim Highway, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada

Find fellow birders, spotting scopes and bird guide Mark Maftei from the RES on the viewing platform of Hotel Zed Tofino!

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Coastal Raincoast Ecology

Yellowgate Trail across from Pacific Sands Resort Tofino

Part of the West Coast Ambassador Program: This 2 - 2.5-hour session, taught by Barb Beasley, focuses on coastal terrestrial ecosystems. From the forest floor to the top of the canopy, this course will explore the interactions that occur in our local terrestrial ecosystems and the many species that inhabit them. This alternates between Ucluelet […]

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Urchins by Dane Stabel

Marine Ecology

Ucluelet Aquarium 180 Main St, Ucluelet, BC, Canada

The West Coast Ambassador Program: This 2 - 2.5-hour session focuses on the rich marine environment that plays an integral role in life on this coast. This course will cover the intertidal and pelagic ecosystems of Clayoquot and Barkley Sounds, including seaweeds, invertebrates, and marine mammals (and more!) as well as local oceanographic conditions. The […]

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Shaun Stewart Capturing the Coast cox bay

Small Town, Big Picture: Tofino

Načiks/Monks Point 174 West St., Tofino, BC

Learn about local history, cross-cultural understanding, businesses and activities, festivals, host etiquette, and important civic information specific to Tofino.

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Birding on the Mudflats

Hotel Zed Tofino 1258 Pacific Rim Highway, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada

Find fellow birders, spotting scopes and bird guide Mark Maftei from the RES on the viewing platform of Hotel Zed Tofino!

Birds of the West Coast

Ucluelet & Tofino

In this weekend field course, participants will be introduced to the general ecology and biology of birds with an emphasis on the species commonly found in and around Clayoquot Sound.

$330.00
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Coastal Raincoast Ecology

Rainforest Loop A Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

Part of the West Coast Ambassador Program: This 2 - 2.5-hour session, taught by Barb Beasley, focuses on coastal terrestrial ecosystems. From the forest floor to the top of the canopy, this course will explore the interactions that occur in our local terrestrial ecosystems and the many species that inhabit them. This course is in […]

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