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Selected Excerpts from the Vancouver Natural History Society “Bulletin” (With Notes and an Index) (Number 1, September, 1943 to Number 153, December 1971) Compiled by Bill Merilees Vancouver Natural History Society 2005 Dedication I would like to dedicate this contribution to our understanding of Greater Vancouver’s natural heritage to the members, past, present and future, of the Vancouver Natural History Society. To those past, for putting on record the observations and information contained within these pages, and to present and future members, in the hope that they will continue the ‘tradition’ as well as gain an appreciation of the Society’s roots and accomplishments. Along my personal path of life, three individuals have played very important roles in shaping my appreciation of the natural world. First is my father, Welborne Lawrence Merilees, whose love of the out doors, its vegetation and wildlife, first introduced me to Vancouver’s living heritage. Second is William Marsden Hughes, war veteran, bird-bander and V.N.H.S. Ornithology (Birding) Section leader during the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. Bill took me ‘under his wing’ and honed my skills in the techniques of field observation and data collection. Finally to Dr. Ian McTaggart-Cowan, Head of the Zoology Department and later Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies at U.B.C., who further inspired and stimulated me to build on my curiosity from a more academic perspective. Along my path, an incredible number of individuals have ‘assisted the process’ in countless ways. Many, are mentioned within these pages. Introduction to the V.N.H.S. Newsletter Project Although the Vancouver Natural History Society had its origin in 1918 it was not until 1943 that the Society began producing a newsletter. Although titled V.N.H.S. News it was simply referred to as ‘The Bulletin’ and began as a way of