This usually means it continued to do pretty much the same work and fulfill the same functions of its predecessor.Īrrows with dotted lines show that some functions moved to another ministry. The ministries are arranged in columns that represent broad categories of government functions, such as health or agriculture.Īrrows with solid lines show that a ministry was renamed. The oldest departments are at the top, moving down to the current ministries at the bottom of the page.
Ministries are shown in square bubbles and are connected to each other with arrows. I created the chart using information from BC Archives authority records, Orders-in-Council and lists of Cabinet Appointments from the Legislative Library. It eventually grew to cover all ministries (and their precursor departments) from 1871, when the province was created, to 2021. This soon expanded to include several other ministries whose records I worked on. To help myself better understand who created some of the land records I was working with, I set out to create a visual representation of how the land management functions of government moved around over time. These changes can make it tricky to track which government body was responsible for creating and maintaining particular records through the years. This often results in the renaming and reorganizing of its various branches and departments. Government is constantly evolving to meet the needs of the citizens it serves. Mapping 150 Years of Government Change post Studying Lizard Love Through Citizen ScienceĪlligator Lizards: Mating season has begun – YouTube Love in the Time of Coronavirus: The Alligator Lizard Version
You can share photos and information with Greg at are a few of his blog posts: Greg Pauly, curator of herpetology at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, studies natural history, evolution and conservation of reptiles and amphibians, and the impact of urbanization on biodiversity. Community science (sometimes called citizen science) is a way to get very detailed views of species distributions to see how species are responding to our increasing sprawl. It’s also helpful to record mating activity and how long a pair stays together. In BC, the alligator lizards tend to vanish when new urban developments spread across the landscape-maybe (probably) the habitat is unsuitable, roadkill happens, a certain invasive lizard certainly doesn’t help, and well-fed domestic cats also take their toll, as do lawn mowers and weedwackers.īut if you are lucky enough to have northern alligator lizards in your garden, please take detailed notes on their activity, prey, and how they use your garden structures. Mating itself doesn’t take 24 hours-so perhaps males hang on to make sure other males are excluded. Males bite the head and neck of females and hang on, sometimes for over 24 hours.
Have you seen alligator lizards mating? If so, please take note how long they spend together. ‘Tis the season: northern alligator lizards are busy making little lizards.