Social distancing sign
Vaccination, masks and social distancing are important measures to protect yourself and to minimize the spread of Covid-19. British Columbia parks have come up with many interesting social distancing signs using bird and animal pictures to guide the required 6 metre distancing between individuals:
Bald eagle (from wing tip to wing tip) at Richmond’s Iona; Cougar (from nose to tip of tail) at Burnaby Lake and Bowen Island’s Crippen Park; Great blue heron (from beak tip to outstretched toes) at Richmond Nature Park; Sasquatch (length of a Sasquatch’s arms stretched out) at Harrison Village; and Sturgeon (from nose to tip of its tail fin) at Richmond’s Terra Nova as shown in this photo.
I was curious to know why a sturgeon was used for the social distancing sign in Terra Nova. It turns out that west of the West Dyke Trail from Terra Nova Rural Park to Garry Point Park is Sturgeon Banks Natural Area. The Sturgeon Banks Natural Area is a tidally influenced salt marsh that is a rich habitat zone for waterfowl, migrating birds and fish species, including juvenile salmon.
Social distancing sign
Vaccination, masks and social distancing are important measures to protect yourself and to minimize the spread of Covid-19. British Columbia parks have come up with many interesting social distancing signs using bird and animal pictures to guide the required 6 metre distancing between individuals:
Bald eagle (from wing tip to wing tip) at Richmond’s Iona; Cougar (from nose to tip of tail) at Burnaby Lake and Bowen Island’s Crippen Park; Great blue heron (from beak tip to outstretched toes) at Richmond Nature Park; Sasquatch (length of a Sasquatch’s arms stretched out) at Harrison Village; and Sturgeon (from nose to tip of its tail fin) at Richmond’s Terra Nova as shown in this photo.
I was curious to know why a sturgeon was used for the social distancing sign in Terra Nova. It turns out that west of the West Dyke Trail from Terra Nova Rural Park to Garry Point Park is Sturgeon Banks Natural Area. The Sturgeon Banks Natural Area is a tidally influenced salt marsh that is a rich habitat zone for waterfowl, migrating birds and fish species, including juvenile salmon.