Delta Farmland Blog - DELTA FARMLAND & WILDLIFE TRUST

Exploring the Success of Cover Crops: Our First Variety Trial

Education, Farming in Delta

Each fall, farmers across the lower mainland plant cover crops to enhance soil productivity and support wildlife. These crops play a crucial role in maintaining soil health, reducing soil erosion, improving nutrient cycling and providing food for migratory waterfowl. As…

Patricia K.
October 31, 2024

The Sounds of Delta Farmland

Delta Wildlife, Farming in Delta, Our Programs

The Sounds of Delta FarmlandLittle Brown BatSavannah SparrowHoary BatBarn SwallowPacific Tree Frog Bald EagleSnow GooseCoyote

Connor H.
August 21, 2024

Pollinator Monitoring 2023

Delta Wildlife, Our Programs

Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust (DFWT) is excited to conclude our first summer of pollinator monitoring within farmland in Delta.

Patricia K.
November 8, 2023

Bat Monitoring 2023

Delta Wildlife, Our Programs

We explore which bat species are present within Delta farmland. Bats are an important species at risk and may benefit from the habitat provided by farmland ecosystems

Connor H.
October 31, 2023

Songbirds

Delta Wildlife, Education

Songbirds, or passerines, are a diverse group of small birds that use song to attract mates & defend breeding territories.

Madyson G.
June 27, 2023

Waterfowl

Delta Wildlife, Education

Waterfowl are migratory water birds. During the summer, they breed from the interior of the province all the way to the high arctic.

Madyson G.
June 27, 2023

Wading Birds & Cranes

Delta Wildlife, Education

Wading birds & cranes can both be found on farmland in Delta. They appear similar in body type but are actually from different families.

Madyson G.
June 27, 2023

Shorebirds

Delta Wildlife, Education

‘Shorebirds’ is used to describe plovers & sandpipers. Both are highly migratory birds that generally use marshes, estuaries, & sea shores as feeding habitat.

Madyson G.
June 27, 2023

Small mammals

Delta Wildlife, Education

Small mammals are critical to the conservation of raptors and wading birds. Shrews, mice, and especially Townsend’s vole are prey for these predatory birds.