| From BCNature.. June 2025 newsletter |
A loss for our Naturalists Community – Bill Merilees June 18, 2025 |
Our condolences to the family of Bill Merilees. Bill made innumerable contributions to our natural world and will be sorely missed. Bill was a life member of both Nature Nanaimo and Nature Vancouver. A few of his many accomplishments are listed on the Nature Nanaimo website – https://naturenanaimo.ca/2020/ Among Bill’s many accomplishments, he was also a recipient of Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) and recently donated his mollusc collection to the Beaty biodiversity Museum – 2023 (150,000 specimens). Photo: Bill Merilees on the right |