About: sandymcruer

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Long-time Vancouver Island resident, Sandy McRuer, runs an ecotourism & sightseeing business in the Port Alberni & Qualicum Beach area. He is an ex-forester and avid birder.

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Top Five Birding Spots in the Alberni Valley

I recently ran across a couple at Victoria Quay in Port Alberni. They had the tell-tale sign of a birder and a visitor – binoculars hanging from their necks and hanging around the signs by the Somass River. I approached them and they started asking about how to get to the bird sanctuary on the [...]


Spawning Spectacle!

Each year herring spawns around Vancouver Island, British Columbia in early March. This year is no exception. Last week, I heard that the herring were spawning near French Creek between Parksville and Qualicum Beach. This area has traditionally been one of the most important spawning areas on the British Columbia Coast. The spawn attracts tens [...]


Rainfall on the “Wet Coast”

One of the questions I often get asked is, “How much does it rain on Vancouver Island? Good question. After all, we live here in a temperate rainforest. And the answer, of course, is “It varies!” But it is a considerable amount. I pulled out some precipitation data from the Environment Canada Weather Office site. [...]


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