A renowned Metro 麻豆传媒映画conservationist is profiled in a video this month for his work as a longtime volunteer with Metro Vancouver.
Kiyoshi Takahashi, a member of the Burke Mountain Naturalists (BMN) who鈥檚 been honoured by the cities of Coquitlam and Port Moody and is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, was featured for his work in Metro parks.
Metro 麻豆传媒映画spokesperson Sarah Lusk said the parks division marked its 50th year last year and highlighted some of its regional helpers. The video of Takahashi 鈥渋s a continuation of that and we have more coming out this year,鈥� she said.
The five-minute production puts the spotlight on Takahashi鈥檚 life passion to preserve bats, owls and purple martins and to photograph the featured creatures.
Trina Sakata of Metro 麻豆传媒映画Parks and Elaine Golds, a Tri-City News columnist and acting president of Burke Mountain Naturalists, are interviewed in the video to tout Takahashi鈥檚 efforts.
鈥淚 loved the video,鈥� Golds said. 鈥淜iyoshi deserves some recognition for all his hard work. A group of BMNers cleaned the nest boxes for the purple martins last weekend鈥�. Kiyoshi helped, of course.鈥�
Takahashi, who will be 86 next month, is credited for building 500 bat boxes around the region and for being instrumental in the return of the purple martins 鈥� after a 25-year absence 鈥� with monitoring nesting boxes off Rocky Point Park.
