translate English to French: Although most tall trees were cut down when the estuary was settled, a number of herons gather on lona Island from a nesting colony on the nearby University of British Columbia endowment lands to feed on fish in tidal pools. Great Blue Heron nesting areas are also reported in two locations on Sea Island.
Le gibier d’eau et les oiseaux de greve frequentent les champs inondes, mais le developpement de I’urbanisation a reduit de man&e constante ce type d’habitat.