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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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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 ... See MoreSee Less
Author Archives: Botany
Upcoming Walk: Puntledge River from Comox Lake, April 27th
Saturday, April 27th. (Earth Day April 22th). (Club walk). Puntledge River from Comox Lake. Meet at Harmston at 9:30 am or at the Upper Dam at 10:00am (Follow Comox Lake Road and turn right at the Rod and Gun Club). … Continue reading
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Upcoming Walk: New: Bear Creek Park. (old Paradise Meadows Loop Walk), April 18th
Saturday, April 18th (CLUB WALK ). Bear Creek Park. Meet at Country Market just north of Courtenay at 9:30 or 10am at park entrance. – 19A north, left onto Hamm Road, immediate right onto McCaulay Road, about 2kms on … Continue reading
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Upcoming Walk: Cumberland Forest Trails hike, April 12th
Sunday, April 12th. (Club walk). Cumberland Forest Trails hike. Meet at Harmston at 9:30am or at Jumbo’s Cabin on the Comox Lake Road beyond Cumberland at 10:00am. A 2-hour hike, some steep-ish slopes. Leader: Andrew Nicoll.
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Upcoming Walk: Fawn Lily Walk, April 4th
Saturday, April 4th. (Club walk). Fawn Lily Walk – Exhibition Grounds, Courtenay. Meet at 10:00am at the Exhibition Grounds parking lot beside the Comox Valley Curling Club on Headquarters Road across from Vanier High School.
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Guest Speaker: John Neville, BC Ornithologist, Sun. March 15, 2015
John Neville, BC ornithologist well-known for his recordings of bird songs, and past-president of BC Nature will give an illustrated talk at CVN’s next lecture: Avian Carpenters : Canada’s Woodpeckers. John Neville is well known for his CD recordings of … Continue reading
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Public Walk Report: Coal Hills, Feb. 28, 2015
The coal hills walk at Union Bay drew about 45 people of all ages on a beautiful sunny Saturday morning. We had the good fortune of being joined by Juanita and her children who was able to provide us with … Continue reading
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News Article: Morrison Creek’s Wild Headwaters
Morrison Creek’s Wild Headwaters The Morrison Creek Headwaters is a wild area roughly the size of Stanley Park set between Lake Trail Road to the north and Maple Lake to the south. It extends west from the Inland Island Highway … Continue reading
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Upcoming Botany Walk: Kitty Coleman Provincial Park, Feb 17th
Robbie and I will lead a field trip to Kitty Coleman Provincial Park on Tuesday, February 17. Meet at the Seal Bay parking lot on Bates Road at 10:15 or at the Kitty Coleman boat ramp at 10:30. We will … Continue reading
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Upcoming Walk: Woodlot Walk Strathcona Parkway, March 29th
SUNDAY, March 29th. (Club Walk). Woodlot walk Meet at Harmston at 9:30am. Leader: Fred Newhouse. (Strathcona Parkway, on the way up to Mt. Washington. West of the Island Highway, on Strathcona, there is a yellow gate on the first right. … Continue reading
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Upcoming Walk: Goose Spit, March 21st
Saturday, March 21st. (Club walk). Goose Spit. Meet at 10:00 a.m. at the DND gate on the Spit. Leader:
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