Blackbird Environmental Ltd.
10421 100 St. V1J 3Z3 Fort Saint John, BC, Canada

These temperatures make us think about the advantages of having some solid cold adaptations this time of year... Take voles for example: they create a huge network of tunnels under the snow with air shafts connected to the surface. The temperature under the snow is much warmer than above (must be nice. We’re not bitter, you are. Sorry, that’s the frostbite talking ). Anyways, food is readily available with grasses, seeds, and bark remaining unfrozen down there, plus most predators have to rely on their sense of hearing to get you. Not half bad on a day like today.

We’ve been pretty quiet, because that’s just who we are... No seriously, we’ve been working hard on proposals and bids and now have a ton of interesting projects lined up for 2021! ... As a result, we’re hoping to hire two summer students for this growing season! Link below, you know what to do https://blackbird.ca/careers/

Holiday giveaway! We’ve been off of here for a while... so we decided to come back with a bang! We are giving away two Nalgene water bottles, two pairs of the softest cotton socks you’ve ever worn (plus one of the coolest logos you’ve ever had on your feet ), and two 2021 Blackbird calendars (featuring our best wildlife and landscape shots from the BC Peace from this year ). ... What do you have to do to win?? Like our page and tag a friend you want to split this package with! Winners announced next Friday (December 18th).

Happy Halloween We run into our share of ghoulish creatures with empty stares and sluggish movements, sometimes when we look at camera footage and sometimes when we accidentally bump into ANY coworker near 5 pm on the day when all the research grant proposals for next field season are due #earlyrisers #procastination #wildlifebiology

Have been very busy trying to beat the snow (failed spectacularly) these last couple weeks. Here’s a couple beautiful eggs we found in one of our nest boxes that didn’t quite make it into ducklings. They’re also quite possibly the rankest smelling things we’ve run into this year! #fieldbiology #northernBC #ducks #crackingeggs #inthenameofresearch #curiositykills