#youbou — Public Fediverse posts

#ThrowbackThursday
2016.
When I lived in #Youbou - one block from #LakeCowichan & the area was totally flooded for a few days. This #dock access had its whole boardwalk go underwater.

#flood #BritishColumbia #Cowichan #photography #nature #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #PNW #lake #scenery #landscape #water #WorldInMyEyes #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #GrayDays #Moody

Remembering Bob the elk: what the life and death of a B.C. town’s beloved neighbour can teach us
When a Vancouver Island elk was killed by a car, the story unravelled before local journalist Emma Gilchrist like a true-crime mystery, nature edition. Why was Bob living here in the first place and how many more elk will die on our roads before something changes?
By Emma Gilchrist
March 30, 2024

https://thenarwhal.ca/bob-the-elk-youbou-bc/

#Youbou #elk #VancouverIsland

Summer 2016; I was living in #Youbou - South #Cowichan - #LakeCowichan was steps from backyard. Orange skies & smoky air from #wildfires on #VancouverIsland & #BritishColumbia mainland.

2023's worst so far. 2017/2018 was scary too. #BCNDP #BCgovernment & #GovernmentOfCanada & their #ecocide pals fueled growing wildfires(& the floods to follow).

Please read:
https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2019/01/canadas-scientists-conclude-that-human-induced-climate-change-had-a-strong-impact-on-forest-fires-in-british-columbia.html

Related:
https://www.policynote.ca/horrific-wildfires
https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-forest-fires-restoration-secwepemc

#BCpoli #CanPoli #ClimateCrisis #Canada #StopEcocide

I saw an Elk for the first time slow and up close! Looked like two young bucks. Youbou is famous for having Elk just wandering around town.
https://mstdn.ca/@alberniweather/110501332952206574

#BucketList #Elk #RooseveltElk #Endangered #Youbou #VancouverIsland #Wildlife #Deer

Welp. I took a 240km detour, 100km on a logging road, around #CameronLakeFiee to get home to #PortAlberni #BCWildfire but I met two new very tall friends! #CameronBluffs #Elk #RooseveltElk #Youbou

Here's a younger #bull #elk - from my past homesteading life, in #Youbou on the shores of #LakeCowichan

You can hear me tell trespassers to stay out of my yard. They ignored my no trespassing sign & lifted rope gate to try to get closer to the elk. Not cool on both fronts. Don't try getting close & respect wildlife with distance. These elk can easily maim/kill humans if spooked & feel threatened. Leave them alone!

https://youtu.be/S1UnKTXoP6o

When I lived in #Youbou & had #RooseveltElk visit daily. I miss living on edge of wilderness. Hoping I can get back to homesteading life in the future, with a better kindred partner who shares similar simple lifestyle dreams 🙌
https://youtu.be/xtNS0prY0CY

#nature #elk #wildlife #ungulate #cowichan #mammal #wapiti #LargestElkSpecies #BullElk #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #herbivores #BritishColumbia #Canada #Westcoast #Cascadia #ProtectElkHabitats #StopEcocide #StopClearcutting