2025 Heffley Lake Bird Count
By Doug Broadfoot Read the background here Our 17th annual Bird Count has wrapped up for another season. Thank you to all who... Read More
2023 Heffley Lake Bird Count
By Doug Broadfoot Read the background here Our count has finished for our 15th consecutive year. Once again, all participants were original... Read More
LakeLife: Mountain Whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni)
Originally published in BCLSS Newsletter Volume 17, Issue 1, 2014. Updated January, 2023. Mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni), also known as Rocky Mountain... Read More
Lake Life: Chinook Salmon
Quick Facts: Scientific name: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha. The chinook is the largest of the Pacific salmon species, the world record standing at 57.27... Read More
Heffley Lake Bird Count Update
By Doug Broadfoot In 2009, a member of the Heffley Lake stewardship committee noted that there seemed to be fewer ducks than... Read More
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
Original article posted in BCLSS newsletter Volume 13, Issue 3, October 2010. Updated April 2022. With their bright red spawning colours and... Read More
Pacific Treefrog (Pseudacris regilla)
Original article posted in BCLSS newsletter Volume 14, Issue 2, July 2011. Updated March 2022. The Pacific Treefrog, or Pacific Chorus Frog... Read More
Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush)
Original article posted in BCLSS newsletter Volume 13, Issue 1, April 2010. Updated February 2022. The lake trout (actually a char) is... Read More
What’s Happening Under the Ice?
By Marie McCallum The basics: Lake thermal stratification patterns Have you ever wondered what is happening to lakes and all the organisms... Read More