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Brochure Will Help Tourists and Residents

The work will include the writing of a
brochure showing the locations of the
selected environmental habitats; charts
describing life forms found at each site;
a slide show depicting the entire project;
and several 'bioramas" - lifelike displays
of the plants and animals discovered in

a particular place.

"This will certainly help the tourists
and residents in New Westminster," says

Peacock. "Many people tend to neglect
those natural areas which are closest
to home."

The brochure will be like a key to the
ecological havens of the city, and people
who use it won't have to drive 30 miles
just to see something that they could
have found in their own backyard."

Basis for Future City Planning

This project will also be used as the
basis for future city planning and
research, Peacock says.

One example of what could be included
in the report is a description of the

 

edible plants, herbs and other vegetation
in the city.

 

"A good number of the plants people don't
usually think of as edible are actually
quite good for you," Peacock says. "Many
of the local herbs make excellent spices,
or go great as teas."

The project, which received $5,500 from
government sources, will also be used
for future planning and research by city
hall, and much of the work will be used
in displays at local schools and other
cultural centres.

 

"Most of us need to me made more aware of
our environment, and projects such as this,
are a good start," Peacock says. "With
the guides these students are writing,
people will have the opportunity to learn
an appreciation for natural history by
actually seeing that history."

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Taking a first look at the
plant and animal life in the
Royal City are three Douglas
College biology students,
Joel Hagen, Rhonda Zimmerman
and Dana Anderson, at an
open area to the north of
the Queensborough Bridge.
With the help of another
student, Cynthia Ashikian,
the group will be preparing
a booklet and slide show on
the interesting sites of
natural history in New
Westminster.