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And just like that, it's April! Representing this month is a Cornice Calendar favourite - the American Pika. Be sure to pop over to our website and vote for next year's calendar photos - yes, there is a Pika! (Link in bio!)
 
This Pika (Ochotona princeps), was spotted along the Glacier Crest Trail, in Glacier National Park, BC. That high-pitched pee-ka sound you hear in rocky areas of the high mountains could be one of these small “rock rabbits”. They always seem to be busy stacking “hay” and other edibles deep in the rocks where they remain active throughout the winter in tunnels beneath several feet of insulating snow. They are ventriloquists so you may have to sit quietly and let one come to you before you spot them.
 
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Construction season is well underway, as are rising spring flows.

This site checks many boxes on the environmental risk list:
✔Wildlife habitat interface.
✔Sensitive fish species and habitat.
✔Adjacent to a public use area.
✔Water quality.
✔Equipment access challenges.
✔Variable precipitation conditions.
✔A LOT of water.

The Cornice team, led by Senior Ecologist, Jim Trask, active and onsite involvement of Federal Fisheries and Oceans, with our client are working hard to beat the rise of water and failing banks to create the best solution for this complex situation.

Bank stabilization requires a high degree of technical expertise, adaptability, and collaboration to reduce impact to sensitive resources while protecting infrastructure for the long term.

At Cornice we have a proven track record for innovative solutions to environmental challenges.

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#environmentalsolutions
#wildlifehabitat #aquaticresource #fishhabitat #fisheriesassessment #collaboration #infrastructure #projectmanagement
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Today on International Women's Day, I am grateful for the opportunities I have had to transform my dreams into reality.  Throughout my career and my life there have been incredible women leading, encouraging, and challenging me. Today I am proud of my achievements – and the countless stumbles – to find myself in this moment today. I am grateful for the group of incredible young women in our world who are making a difference, having an impact and desire more, and more for themselves.  To be connected and in conversation with up-and-coming ladies in is a gift I greatly cherish.  We live in a time where equality and opportunity to choose – and chase the dream! – must be a right to each and every one of us. And a little help goes a long way.
 

If it truly matters to you, you will find a way to make it happen. Though there is no need to do so alone.

Don’t forget to have some fun along the way!

 
I am proud of my company, the amazing team we have built and what we are collectively striving for.

Celebrate you, your dreams and those along the way with you.
 
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And just like that, March has arrived!

The 2021 Cornice Calendar March photo is of the Upper Blaeberry River Valley view from Mount Mummery Glacier near Golden, BC.

Have you explored this area?

Southeast view from around 2,000 m elevation below the 3,331 m high peak of Mount Mummery across the receding face of the glacier with Hagen Peak (elev. 2,635 m) in the background. The Blaeberry River is a tributary of the Columbia River and the river valley is a popular recreation area that offers hiking, rafting, paddling and fishing opportunities for Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus). 

PC: Jim Trask, Cornice Sr. Ecologist ...