Michael P. asked -


> Why the dwindling--and not just at Iona--of local interest?
> Is this kind of contraction happening elsewhere besides Vancouver BC? That's
> not a rhetorical "Whither-?" kind of question, but a serious query. It's
> very odd, considering that birding, acccording to the media, has become such
> a popular hobby in North America: you'd never know it here; in fact, you'd
> come to the opposite conclusion as the local nature society gets smaller and
> smaller as its oldest members die off.

I don't think one can make a blanket statement on this. When it dies off in one
area, it likely picks up in another. There are sundry reasons for people
spending less time in the field. Myself, I just seem to have way too much on my
plate these days to get out birding as much as I would like.

- Jack



Jack Bowling
Prince George, BC
jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca