Vancouver making homes for mason bees

Volunteers are installing 53 "bee condos" in public areas around Vancouver in the second phase of a project to bring pollinators to the city, says this story in the Vancouver Sun

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Herring spawn in heart of Vancouver

Scientists have discovered a ribbon of herring spawn about a kilometer long on newly restored shoreline in Vancouver's False Creek, says this story in the Vancouver Sun. For those of you unfamiliar with Vancouver jargon, False Creek isn't a creek at all, but an inlet, which snakes under the shadow of high-rises southeast of downtown. There are no modern records of herring spawning there before.