October 2026
Welcome to the 83rd EcoLogic staff newsletter! All archived newsletters can be accessed here!
Health & Safety
Update from Safety Officer Wade:
Hello Everyone,
There were no reported incidents in September.
In our ongoing quest to further integrate safety into our culture, one of the actions is to create a safety program survey, review the results, implement key areas (3) for improvement and share the results with the team. That survey is having the final touches completed and will be open until the end of October.
The Notice of Audit Activities (NOAA) has been sent to the BC Forest Council for approval. The Safety Audit is scheduled to begin on Oct 13 and the interviews with approximately 15 team members will begin shortly afterwards.
Thank you. Enjoy all the autumn and the fall colours that it brings. -Wade
Celebrations!
Happy Company Anniversary to…
Tobi Anaka - 2 year (October 7)
Happy Birthday to…
Scott Hawker - October 5
Evan Hersh - October 11
Rachel Kruger - October 29
Kyla Workun - October 31
EcoLogic Bulletin Board
Fun in the Field
Fabulous Fungi and Spectacular Slime Moulds!
In October Ryan and fellow fungi enthusiasts Tyson Ehlers and Brian Bookhout participated in a MycoBlitz, a community science hunt for mushrooms with Wildsight in the Rainbow-Jordan Wilderness. This was the first mushroom survey carried out in the Rainbow Valley! During the trip Ryan and co made some exciting slime mould discoveries, including a species that had never before been seen in BC (check out this month’s weird and wonderful iNatualist observation)!
Wildsight produced a beautiful photo story of the adventure which you can enjoy here -
https://wildsight.ca/2026/10/26/the-magical-fungi-of-the-rainbow-jordan-wilderness-a-photo-story/
The otherworldly slime mould Lamproderma columbinum. Photo by Tyson Ehlers
Ross Lake Toad Underpasses
Alice writes -
The Toad Team was onsite at Ross Lake Provincial Park near New Hazelton for the installation of two amphibian underpasses designed last year in collaboration with Onsite Engineering. Construction took place near the end of September and ended for the year mid-October. Mark and Alice set the stage for environmental monitoring duties during the first week, to train Gitxsan Laxyip Management Office (GLMO) Land Guardian extraordinaire, Jesse Olson! Jesse has now been involved with amphibian conservation activities at Ross Lake for several years, and is well-equipped to monitor amphibians for years to come!
Drone imagery (by Jesse Olson) of one of the underpasses installed. If you look close enough, you can see the cedar guide fencing associated with the tunnels to help guide wildlife in.
C'mon into the toad tunnel!
GLMO Land Guardian, Jesse - ready for construction.
Mark and Alice did one night-time amphibian survey. They spotted three toads on the roads at the end of September.
When Alice's environmental monitoring shift was over, she spent some time in the park looking at logs for spooky slimemolds (Ryan's enthusiasm for slime molds is contagious!)
Mark and Alice inspecting a toadlet VERY closely. Maybe TOO closely....
Celebrating Halloween!
Kyla shares Poe's yearly Halloween photo!
Kyla writes -
A local pet store holds adoption events a few times a year, and the photos are a big fundraiser for the rescue groups involved. This event had all the available dogs (no cats this time) adopted by mid-afternoon!
Things got pretty spooky scary at the Prince George office! Alice dressed up as the rare sedge species Carex sprengelii while Lauren was the iconic puppet from the SAW movies.
The resemblance? Uncanny…
Alice also shared her jack-o-lanterns and fall wreath! Alice made the wreath using pressed leaves dipped in beeswax, willow catkins, feathers, and cones from last year's field shift!
EcoLogic Book Club
This month, Adam recommends the Dungeon Crawler Carl Series by Matt Dinniman
Adam writes -
The story follows Carl, an ordinary guy who suddenly finds himself competing in a deadly, galaxy-wide reality show after Earth is transformed into a massive, video-game-style dungeon. Accompanied by Princess Donut, his ex-girlfriend's opinionated cat, Carl must survive increasingly ridiculous challenges while entertaining an audience of billions.
What makes this series special is its ability to balance laugh-out-loud comedy with emotional storytelling, clever characters, and genuinely high stakes. It's completely ridiculous in the best possible way, yet somehow manages to have a lot of heart.
Even if you're not normally into fantasy or gaming, don't let the premise scare you away. It's fast-paced, wildly creative, and incredibly difficult to put down.
Bonus recommendation: The audiobook narrated by Jeff Hays is phenomenal. His character voices and delivery take an already amazing story to another level. By far the best voice narrator I have ever listened to. Further, I highly encourage you to listen to audio snippets of characters like Carl, Doughnut, and the system AI before reading, so you have an understand of the personalities they have. Will make the book even more enjoyable to read.
Weird and Wonderful iNaturalist Observation of the Month
Ryan’s never before seen in BC slime mould Tubifera digitella! This species is rare worldwide and was previously only known in Japan!
