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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:
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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
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Author Archives: Botany
Upcoming Walk: Nymph Falls, March 14th
Saturday March 14th (Club Walk) Nymph Falls. Meet at Nymph Falls up Forbidden Plateau Road. Meet at the first parking lot at 10am.
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Upcoming Walk: Cumberland Marsh walk, March 8th
SUNDAY, March 8th. (Club walk). (Daylight Saving Time begins). Cumberland Marsh walk. Meet at Harmston at 9:30. 10:00 am at Cumberland. Leader:
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Upcoming Walk: Union Bay Coal Hills, Feb 28th
Saturday, February 28th. (Public walk). Union Bay Coal Hills. Meet at Harmston at 9:30 am (10:00 am at the Union Bay Boat Launch). Leader: Loys Maingon
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Upcoming Walk: Courtenay Airpark and Estuary, Feb 14th
Saturday February 14th. (Club walk). Courtenay Airpark and Estuary. Meet at Marina parking area off 20th street at 10:00 am. Leader: Dan Bowen
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Public Walk: Mack Laing Memorial Birthday Walk
New series of walks were kicked off with a Mack Laing Memorial Birthday Walk, on what started out as a very blustery rainy Sunday morning, and contrary to expectations that this should have been literally “a wash out” drew some 40 … Continue reading
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Young Naturalists Outing: Seal Bay Nature Park
Hello Young Naturalists Club Families, We are very excited to begin the YNC’s 2015 schedule with the following details: Sunday, February 22, 2015 from 1pm – 3pm Seal Bay Nature Park Meet at the big parking lot on Bates Road … Continue reading
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Botany Meeting: Ferns and Mosses, Feb 9th
Botany meeting: February 9th – 11:30 at Karin’s Bring your books on ferns and mosses – If Jocie can make it we will do mosses – otherwise will discuss local ferns and go out and look at what … Continue reading
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Upcoming Walk: Mack Laing Park and Baybrook area, Feb 8th
SUNDAY February 8th. (Club walk). Birthday walk for Mack Laing Mack Laing Park and Baybrook area. Meet at Balmoral Ave and Croteau Road in Comox at 10:00am. Leader: Loys Maingon.
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BC Nature eNews Dec. 2014
Upcoming Events Deadline for Club Applications for “Club Support” Grants – January 31, 2015. See Website for grant application criteria Deadline for Resolutions to be presented at the AGM – 2015 is February 28, 2015. Please view details and the … Continue reading
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