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☀️ 💦 What a great way to wrap up the summer with a splash! We're joining our large community of folks who love and care for our watersheds. Come celebrate and learn--and chat with MARS and meet one of our wildlife ambassadors on the glove. Look for our green tent.It's wonderful opportunity to get to know the special community organizations who steward the natural systems and beautiful landscapes that surround us. Discover key land, water, and climate issues facing our community, find out how you can get involved, and learn more about the long standing stewardship of K'omoks people, the original keepers of this land. Explore restoration and habitat enhancement projects, salmon cycles, drinking water, forests, creeks, wetlands and estuaries - and so much more. Start the day with Yoga by the River, participate in watershed art projects, enjoy kids activities, take in some hands-on learning, or join a guided walk - all looking out over the Puntledge River. Uncover all the ways we are truly Connected by Water in the Comox Valley.Look at these activities!🧘 Gentle Flow Yoga for the River (bring a mat!) with Annicia 9:30-10:30 am💦 Lake Park Society - Environmental Games for Kids - all day🌀 Woven by Water - Participatory Watershed Art with Plants are Teachers - all day🥒 Luke the Cuke - Pop Up Poetry, Games and Riverside Antics 9 am -1 pm🚶 Morrison Creek Guided Walk 11 am - Meet at Morrison Streamkeepers Tent🎶 Reverberation Song Circle - join in and sing 12 noon🎨 Intro to Field Drawing with Lyndsay 1:00 pm - Meet at Cumberland Forest tent🎻 Music for the River w/ Cam Boyce - to close the dayFamily Watershed Day is presented by the members of the Comox Valley Conservation Partnership and their community partners. K'ómoks First Nation Project Watershed Plants Are Teachers Cumberland Forest Comox Valley Nature CV Land Trust & Conservation Partnership
The CVN photo group met last night for its September meeting and here are a few of the photos we shared with one another.Species and photographer shown in each photo...
Join the Comox Valley Conservation Community for a day long celebration of the watersheds and waterways that connect us all in the Comox Valley!Learn about restoration and habitat enhancement projects, salmon cycles, drinking water, forests, creeks, wetlands and estuaries – and so much more. Art projects, kids activities, volunteer engagement opportunities, hands on learning and guided walks – all looking out over the beautiful Puntledge River.Comox Valley Nature will be there with our new outreach tent. Come by and say hello, and try our bird identification game. We can also show you why native plants are best for your garden, and how to spot invasive species.Pack a picnic and stay for the day! Saturday Sept 19th from 9 am – 3 pmin Puntledge Park 1111 1st , Courtenay
In her memoir, Pacific Northwest author Caroll Simpson recounts the highs and lows of running a remote fishing lodge on her own following the untimely death of her husband, and of falling in love with the natural world. Simpson tells stories of living in the remote wilderness and managing the lodge, becoming an accidental environmental activist, fending off wild animals, working as an angling guide and finally, fighting off a proposed mining operation and participating in the development of a government land management plan as a spokesperson for the wilderness tourism industry.While Simpson welcomed paying guests at Ookpik Lodge, unwanted house guests included a woodchuck, a pack rat, and martens. Simpson constantly had to watch out for grizzlies, moose, and cougars. Storms and extreme weather also provided fodder for hair-raising tales. All this makes for wonderful storytelling.Caroll’s story is essentially a love story. In an essay for Sierra Club, Simpson wrote: “I developed an immense passion for flora and fauna. Just walking back and forth on the 300’ dock several times a day, I was exposed to the unbelievable beauty of the northern spectrum of water life: the golden eagle soaring above, the osprey and kingfisher diving and coming up with fish for their hatchlings, the muskrats and otters looking for an easy meal, the tireless beaver working into the late evening sunsets. All of these creatures and more expressed their generational ownership of this small piece of the world. In return each was given my utmost respect and admiration…As I listened to the loons at the end of each day and the owl and the wolf in the night, I felt blessed to be witnessing such beauty. “On September 20th, join Comox Valley Nature and Save Our Forests Team for an afternoon of storytelling about this remarkable time spent living on a remote British Columbia lake.The event is being held at the Comox United Church Hall. (250 Beach Drive, Comox) Admission is by donation. Doors open at 2:30; the event begins at 3:00 p.m. There will be time for Q&A after the presentation, as well as books available for purchase. Tea/coffee and cookies - including forest-themed cupcakes - will be available for a donation.Join us, and prepare to fall in love.
🎟️ Get your tickets to the Project Watershed 2026 Keeping It Living Dinner today! projectwatershed.ca/2026-keeping-it-living-dinner/Every ticket holder makes a difference. 💙 🎟️ Get your tickets to our 2026 Keeping It Living Dinner today! projectwatershed.ca/2026-keeping-it-living-dinner/When community and local businesses invest in conservation, our entire ecosystem benefits. Ticket sales directly support habitat restoration, scientific research, and environmental education, while the generosity of our sponsors helps offset event costs, ensuring that more of the funds raised can go directly toward this important work. Thank you to our incredible sponsors and dinner attendees for believing in the power of community-led conservation. Odlum Brown Community and Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, 40 Knots Winery, CNB Together, we're keeping our watersheds living. 🌿 Hope to see you September 12, 5 - 8 pm at 40 KNOTS Winery #KeepingItLiving #ProjectWatershed #CommunitySupport #Conservation #ComoxValley
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Bird Outing Report: Englishman River Estuary, Aug. 27,2015
Today eight birders went to the Englishman Estuary in Parksville in search of shorebirds. The weather was partly cloudy to sunny. We didn’t see many shorebirds but we found the 30 species below. Highlights were the alcids (Rhinoceros Auklet, Common … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Oyster Bay, Aug.20, 2015
This morning at Oyster Bay it was sunny with a light breeze. Fifteen birders saw the following 19 species. The highlights for the morning were excellent, close looks at Least and Western Sandpipers, giving a nice ID comparison. Canada Goose … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Simpson Farm,Aug.13, 2015
Today 9 birders went to the Farm and found 22 species of birds. Highlights were a Red-tailed Hawk, a Coopers Hawk and a Merlin that were working the far fields where the farmer was harvesting. Additional highlights were a very … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Oyster Bay, Aug. 6, 2015
This morning at Oyster Bay it was sunny and calm. The highlights for the morning were 2 Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Long-billed Dowitchers, and a mix of approximately 250 Least and Western Sandpipers. Nine birders saw the following 27 species: Pacific … Continue reading
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Botany Outing Report: Little River Nature Park, July 27,2015
Ten botanists had a lovely gathering on Helen’s Beach for coffee and delicious cake, then walked around the pond and along the river at Little River Nature Park. Most of the plants such as the Lomatium nudicaule are in their … Continue reading
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Hornby Island Website
Conservancy Hornby Island has developed a new website which includes detailed nature viewing information for the island. Their online Nature Guide is modelled on the CV Nature online Nature Guide, including seasonal highlights & tips for viewing. An excellent brochure … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Oyster Bay, July 16,2015
Twelve birders went to Oyster Bay and Saratoga Beach this morning in search of shorebirds. The weather was sunny with a breeze off the water. A highlight was a Sanderling in breeding plumage. Twenty species were found along the shore: … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Lake Helen Mackenzie, June 25,2014
Today, on the way up Mount Washington and then on a walk to Lake Helen Mackenzie, 10 birders found 29 species – but not the Three-toed Woodpecker. Highlights for some of the birders were hearing several higher elevation species – … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: One Spot Trail, June 18,2015
Eleven birders went out to the One Spot Trail on Brazier Rd. Thursday. The weather was overcast and mild with only a couple of drops of rain falling on us towards the end of our walk. We did the new … Continue reading
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Botany Outing Reports: Miracle Beach + 9 Km Bog
As many locations have a lot of the same plants it has been suggested that we just list the plants that are special to that location so here goes: June 8th – Miracle Beach – Small flowered bulrush, diverse leaved … Continue reading
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