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CVRD News: Watershed Awareness Days: Discover Where Your Water Comes From 🫗The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) invites the public to explore the Comox Lake Watershed during Watershed Awareness Days, taking place from May 26 to 30, 2026. This week-long event features guided walks, lakeside talks, presentations, and family-friendly activities. It’s a unique opportunity to experience the watershed firsthand and learn how it sustains the health and wellbeing of the entire Comox Valley community.
Read the full story here 👉 comoxvalleyrd.ca/connect/news/watershed-awareness-days-discover-where-your-water-comes
View all the FREE* events here:
www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/connectedbywater
*Some events require registration
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Photos from Tsolum River Restoration Society's post
Andy MacKinnon on the story behind Fomitopsis Mounceae:
The Plant Native Grow Wild event is coming up soon. This is your chance to learn more about supporting wildlife in your area by growing native plants. Have a look at the beautiful native gardens around the MARS visitor centre, chat with knowledgeable experts and purchase some plants to help you become a habitat steward in your own backyard. We are looking forward to meeting you there.We're joining our fabulous community partners for a fun and educational day of learning how to support wildlife close to home with native plants and ecological practices. Local experts and environmental groups will have friendly advice to help you become a habitat steward in your own yard. Oh, and there'll be 35+ native plants species for sale for a variety of different growing conditions.📆 Saturday, May 30th 10 am - 2 pm
📍 1331 Williams Beach Rd. Merville
Our guests experts:
🌱 Comox Valley Nature
🌱 Gone to Seed Little Library
🌱 Vancouver Island Master Gardeners
🌱 Native Bee Society of BC
🌱 Comox Community Bat Program
⭐️ Some vendors cash-only
☑️ Bring your own flats
🚗 Limited parking: carpool if you can
❤️ MARS Visitor Centre and Gift shop open but no site tours
🛑 No dogs, please
❓️ email
Author Archives: Botany
Club Walk report: Lower Trent River June 13th, 2015
A good time was had by all. We compiled a list of about 65 plant species. Loys and Joel CVNS Grassy Walk June 13 2015 CVNS Walk June 13 Compiled by Joel Kositsky Latin Name Common Name Acer macrophyllum bigleaf … Continue reading
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BC Nature eNews June 2015
Upcoming Events Chilcotin Experience Camp There are 2 spots left! For more information please contact Harrison Salmon Stronghold Camp November 26 – November 29, 2015 Registration opens 9:00 am June 15,2015 – BC Nature office 604 985 3057 Manning … Continue reading
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Upcoming Botany Walk: 9 km. Bog, June 15th 2015
This coming Monday, June 15th, Terry Thormin will lead a field trip to 9 km. Bog. We will meet at Harmston at 10:00 and will have a second meeting place at the first parking lot on the Strathcona Parkway at … Continue reading
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Upcoming Botany Walk: Miracle Beach, June 1st 2015
Botany walk – June 1 – 10:0O am – Miracle Beach – Leader, Betty Brooks Betty will lead an easy walk in Miracle Beach Park – Meet at the main Beach Parking Lot at 10:00 am or car pool from … Continue reading
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Botany Outing Report: along the Puntledge, May 25th 2015
On Monday 6 botany group members went on a beautiful walk along the dry open area of the water pipes, then veered off towards the Puntledge river. After a windy path we had a short lunch break at the beach. … Continue reading
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Upcoming Botany Walk: along the Puntledge, May 25th 2015
I’ll lead a walk along the Puntledge next Monday (May 25th). We can meet at 10:15, at the North end of Powerhouse Rd, at the yellow barrier just before the pipeline. Lots of parking there. We’ll walk along the pipeline … Continue reading
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Botany Outing Report: Helliwell Park – Hornby Island, April 29, 2015
We enjoyed a cool but dry trip to Helliwell Park – the following plants were observed – Bluff ecosystem plants : Dwarf owl clover, camus, flax flower (rare), spring gold, sea blush, monkey flower, yerba Buena, poverty clover, tomcat clover, white … Continue reading
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Upcoming Botany Walk: Harewood Plains in Nanaimo, May 11th 2015
The next botany walk will be to Harewood Park in Nanaimo on May 11th.
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Guest Speaker: instead CVN Field trip to Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve “In Bloom Wildflower Festival” May 9th
CVN Field trip to Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve for the In Bloom Wildflower Festival This replaces our monthly meeting, and you will get to hear expert speakers. (Very good value.) Saturday, May 9, 2015 10:00am–2:00 pm We will be meeting … Continue reading
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YNC Outing: Mack Laing Nature Park, May 24th 2015 from 1pm – 2:30pm
Hello YNC Families and CVN Members, Here is the information about our next Explorer Day. We look forward to seeing you. If you can attend, please RVSP to this post…thanks! Sunday, May 24th from 1pm – 2:30pm Mack Laing Nature … Continue reading
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