Author Archives: Botany

General Meeting March 15 2020 has been moved

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Botany

The General Meeting from March 15 , 2020 has been moved to hopefully March 22, 2020 as a Webinar Meeting. further information via weekly email.

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Guest Speaker : Denman Island Marine Stewards, Protecting Marine Ecosystem, 19. January 2020

Posted on January 12, 2020 by Botany

CVN invites the public to learn about protecting a Marine Ecosystem     Aerial photo of the annual herring spawn at the North End of Denman Island. Photo by Hal Schulz.     Comox Valley Nature is pleased to host … Continue reading →

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Guest Speaker : Paula Wild, In Search of the Real Wolf, 17. November 2019

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Botany

Comox Valley Nature is pleased to host a public lecture featuring author Paula Wild. “In Search of the Real Wolf” features striking images of wolves, as well as some little-known facts. The lecture is on Sunday Nov. 17, 2019 and … Continue reading →

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Public invitation to Urban Forest Conference 26. October 2019

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Botany

CVN Press Release Comox Valley Nature Holds 1 Day Island Conference on Courtenay’s Urban Forest Plan and Its Implications for Climate Change and Biodiversity Comox Valley Nature is opening its annual Fall Vancouver Island Regional BC Nature conference to the … Continue reading →

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Guest Speaker: David Fraser, Bird Observation on Vancouver Island, 20. October 2019

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Botany

CVN invites the public to learn about bird observation on Vancouver Island Comox Valley Nature is pleased to host a public lecture. Join David Fraser for a talk entitled: “Things I Learned Birding for 31 Years with Tom Briggs: – … Continue reading →

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Program Schedule Urban Forests and Sustainable Cities Conference 26. October 2019 Courtenay

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Botany

Urban Forests and Sustainable Cities Conference Program Schedule The Conference is  October 26th, from 9 am to 6 pm, at the Filberg Center 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay. The goal of this conference is to have an open forum for discussions … Continue reading →

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Invitation to the “Urban Forests and Sustainable Cities” Conference, October 26th, 2019

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Botany

Comox Valley Nature (Comox Valley Naturalists Society) PO Box 3222, Courtenay BC, V9N 5N4, Invitation to the “Urban Forests and Sustainable Cities” Conference, October 26th, 2019 Hello; Comox Valley Nature is hosting a one day conference on the importance … Continue reading →

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Shoreline Outing: Trent River Estuary, Sept 26th 2019

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Botany

The next shoreline outing will be our first estuarine outing. When: 9:30-11:30 am, Thursday, September 26th. (3.5 foot low tide is 10:15) Where: Meet at the the end of Carey Place in Royston What: Surveying the algae, plants and invertebrates … Continue reading →

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Botany Outing Report: Seal Bay Sept 9th 2019

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Botany

At our last gathering at Seal Bay on September 9th we were not disappointed in the array of botanical forms : flowers in still bloom, including the musk-flower- Erythranthre moschata ( yellow monkey flower with slimy leaves) and the abhorred … Continue reading →

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Shorline Outing: Seal Bay Park August 28th 2019

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Botany

The last good tide of summer hits next week. Ian and Dianna suggested Seal Bay sensu stricto as a summer destination, so lets give that a try. Where: Seal Bay Park, Seabank Road Entrance (link to google map). Meet at entrance. … Continue reading →

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