Great-horned Owl perched in a farm hedgerow (David Bradbeer) Short-eared Owl hunting voles over a grassland (Hank Tseng). A farm lane in Delta, BC (Tyler Garnham). A Marsh Wren singing atop a hedgerow (David Bradbeer). A diversity of food grown in Delta, BC (Markus Merkens). Coopers Hawk perching on a fence (Markus Merkens). Barley growing in a Delta field (Tyler Garnham). Trumpeter Swans feed on a cover crop (David Bradbeer). Spring plowing on a Delta farm (Markus Merkens). Snow Geese taking off from a farm field (David Shackleton) Ladybird beetle on a barley plant (David Bradbeer)

Newsletters

Read "Farmland & Wildlife," the biannual newsletter of Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust. To subscribe to an electronic copy of our newsletter, email dfwt@dccnet.com with "e newsletter" in the subject heading. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader (download it here) to view the newsletter.

NEW!!! DECEMBER 2012: New Program Coordinator, Ag & Environemnt Forum, Young Naturalist Citizen Science, Earthworm Study, Biodiversity of Set-asides

July 2012: The True Cost of Food, Interview with Noel Roddick, Wildlife Research Updates, Visit from UK Farmers

December2011: Frozen Foods, Interview with Art Bomke, Day at the Farm, Grassland Set-aside Experiment

July 2011: Arthropod Diversity Inventory, Clover Acreage Increased, Barn Owl Boxes, Summer Solstice Fundraiser, Vancity Funding

December 2010: Crop Harvest Woes, Benfits of Clover Cover Crops, Greenfields Bulletin, and Meadowlarks

July 2010: Cover Crop Research, Invertebrate Sampling, Day at the Farm, Short-eared Owls, and Environment Canada Grant

December 2009: Losing Wildlife, Winter Wheat, Former Trust Biologist Helps Out, Snow Goose Habitat Changes, and Student Work Experience with DF&WT

July 2009: Short-eared Owls, Day at the Farm, National Wildlife Areas, UBC Agroecology Students, GIS Student Work Experience, Stripe Rust and Winter Wheat

December 2008: GIS Software, Winter Wheat Trials, Farm Biodiversity, Eco-friendly Crop Rotations, Greenfields Bulletin, and Barn Owls

July 2008: 15 Years of DF&WT Stewardship, Crop Rotations, Swans and Potatoes, Honey Bees in Grassland Set-asides, Farmer Service & Stewardship Awards, Century of Farming in Delta, and BC Fresh Signage

December 2007: Message from DF&WT Chair, Greenfields Bulletin, Urban Forest Planting, Day at the Farm, and Snow Geese from the Air

July 2007: Delta Agricultural Census, Regional Soil Surveys, Barn Owls, Greenfields Bulletin, and Hedgerows