Newsletter

A look at nature-based solutions being promoted to mitigate climate change and other environmental issues; research results from a recent University of British Columbia study that examined the impact of winter cover crops, grassland set-asides, and hedgerows on soil organic matter; and findings from DF&WT vegetation surveys of cover crop fields (download here).

Recap of DF&WT 2020 accomplishments; article by DF&WT's field technician on the impact of climate change and sea-level rise; and results from a study conducted by UBC that examined changes in organic matter in soils across the Fraser Valley over the last three decades (download here).

UBC MSc student- Carly McGregor- discusses a new multi-year project examining the impact of natural habitats on insect communities and crop yields; DF&WT's long-term partnership with the University of British Columbia; and BCIT intern- Sara Yeomans- discusses her summer internship project that is assessing the impact of cattle grazing on set-asides (download here).

Milestone for Hedgerow Stewardship Program; Investment Agriculture Foundation Grassland Set-aside Project; New Research Project on Beneficial Insects; Computer Animator Turned Field Technician; and 2019 Day at the Farm - A Community Volunteer's Perspective (download here).

Local Farmers are Doing Their Part to Mitigate Climate Change; Field Margin Habitat for Beneficial Insects; Hunters and Farmland Stewardship; 2019 Summer Solstice BBQ; and New Cost-share Rate for Grassland Set-aside Program (download here).

2018 - Year in Review; Spilling the Beans about Spilled Grain Fields; Waterfowl Surveys Update; Home-grown Heron Habitat; and New DF&WT Director - Liz Walker (download here).

25 Years of Farmland and Wildlife Conservation; Hedgerows - An Agricultural Investment (references available here); and Forage Enhancement Pilot Program - Supporting Dairy Farmers & Wildlife (download here).

Lessons from the DFWT; IAF GLSA Project Update; The value of field margins for wild bee conservation; and Update of 2017/18 waterfowl surveys (download here)

Recap of 2016; New DF&WT Chair; Benefits of buying local; and BCIT FWR 2016/17 Waterfowl Surveys (download here)

New DF&WT Program Manager; Day at the Farm Wrap-up; and Summer Songbird Surveys with BCIT (download here)

DF&WT-UBC Soil Evaluation; Bryanna Thiel's Hedgerow Research Results; 10th Anniversary "Day at the Farm" 2015 (download here)

Barn Swallows in Grassland Set-asides; Nutrient Management in Delta; and Dru Yates' GLSA Research (download here)

The True Cost of Food; Interview with Noel Roddick; Wildlife Research Updates; and Visit from UK Farmer (download here)

Crop Harvest Woes; Benefits of Clover Cover Crops; Greenfields Bulletin; and Meadowlarks (download here)

Short-eared Owls; Day at the Farm; National Wildlife Areas; UBC Agroecology Students; GIS Student Work Experience; and Stripe Rust and Winter Wheat (download here)

Message from DF&WT Chair; Greenfields Bulletin; Urban Forest Planting; Day at the Farm; and Snow Geese from the Air (download here)

Crop Harvest Woes; Benefits of Clover Cover Crops; Greenfields Bulletin; and Meadowlarks (download here)