Garry Oak Ecosystem Recovery Team (GOERT)

We lead projects & provide resources to gardeners, developers, government & scientists — helping protect & restore ecosystems & species at risk.

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Registration is open!! It's GOERT's 20th anniversary and 14th annual Restoration and Research Conference this April. Reserve your spot before it's sold out: https://t.co/8GtXP4CPfg

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2016 is a good year to be a Cowichan bluebird! New Bring Back the Bluebirds Project update: https://t.co/6kO859BQ21

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New Bring Back the Bluebirds Project video! Thanks @ShawTV_SVI for sharing the story: https://t.co/lHHt1z7FUK

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Happy #CanadaDay from the Bluebird Project - this chick was banded yesterday in Cowichan

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Banding days are our favourite! #BringBackTheBluebirds #EcologistConfessions

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Thanks to amazing aviary #volunteers who put up this beauty in an hour. Countdown to welcoming new bluebirds is on

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Translocating western bluebirds has re-established this extirpated species on Vancouver Island #EndangeredSpeciesDay

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Thanks to great #volunteers we're gearing up for our big 2016 fundraiser. Will you be there?

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Great student Qs today on temperature + bluebirds. Normally warmer = faster development. Temp + clutch size science: https://t.co/c10sIAp78v

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A well deserved award goes to longtime bluebird project #volunteer and all around amazing lady Genevieve https://t.co/1ispm6yjyg

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Here is a peek at the first 2016 bluebird nestlings!

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With a simple modification you can make sure your birdhouses are useable by native birds rather than invasive ones https://t.co/hrBGX3aHTI

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We have a happy mystery on our hands! 3 unbanded bluebirds spotted outside of our release area! Photo A. Nightingale

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Not #aprilfools the bluebirds are back! 1 of first island-hatched bluebirds from 2012 (not this pic) seen yesterday

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May 29 at Cowichan Bay Pub: Great food & entertainment, + fundraiser for Bring Back the Bluebirds! Get your tickets!

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Have you seen @TheTyee article on Garry Oak Ecosystems? https://t.co/nMmQiig6As Our blue birds project continues https://t.co/SIc1wqmKMT

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At 64, she has clocked over 6 million ocean miles of flight time... this albatross is the oldest living banded bird.

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Our #nestcam caught the last #bluebird nestlings fledging! http://t.co/TQhMDhxQm1 http://t.co/Mgidrt3ZVM

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Just one #bluebird nest left to fledge! Can't wait to see these last 3 nestlings fly into our growing #VancouverIsland population!

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Our first ever #nestcam gives a glimpse into the secret world of nesting Western #Bluebirds http://t.co/OmdAvajsNu http://t.co/r4qXyGMpAh