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Drought in the summer is hard on plants in our environment. The trees in your yard may have begun to respond to this stress. Our next knowledge walk will help you to learn how to keep your trees healthy and thriving.Join Verna Mumby as we look at the effects of drought and climate change on trees.
This knowledge walk will be at the Airpark. Taking the trees there as a sample, we will look for signs of drought stress, and indications of healthy growth. We will examine factors such as hydrology, disease vectors and soil compaction.
We will discuss watering and other methods of mitigating stress.
Meeting location will be sent before the walk.
Bring binoculars to examine higher branches. Wear sturdy footwear and dress for the weather. We will be walking on the airpark paths.
REGISTRATION required using RSVP link at comoxvalleynaturalist.bc.ca/event/trees-and-drought/ An easy 1 km walk on a wheelchair accessible paved path. Sorry, no dogs. This event is free, but donations are welcome.
Bruce Moffat, our very own CVN Nature Photography group coordinator will be presenting at this month’s general meeting. He has prepared a handful of wildlife vignettes collected over the past 7 years on Vancouver Island. Each of these shorts will be played with Bruce pausing to describe the experiences and challenges for each of the diverse subjects covered.This presentation includes images first shown as entries in the Comox Valley Photographic Society’s annual Imagefest show at the Sid Williams Theatre. There will be time to ask questions after each short film and following the wrap up. Bruce will bring some of the equipment used to capture his images.
Bruce has been an avid photographer since his teen years and has focused on nature photography for the past 20 years. He has been published regularly in the local CV Land Trust
calendars and 4 of the last five CV Collective magazines here in the valley. His latest published shot is featured on this month’s cover of Scout Life magazine.
Comox Valley Nature is pleased to announce that Sophie Johnston has been awarded the Brandt Research Grant. This is a $5,000 grant in support of her field research on coastal areas of north Vancouver Island. Sophie is currently a PhD Student at the University of British Columbia.The intertidal zone ecosystem is critically threatened by ongoing climate change. Sophie’s PhD research is documenting the effects of ocean acidification on intertidal marine communities in the Johnstone Strait, British Columbia.
The goal of her research is to investigate how a dominant ecosystem engineer shapes marine community structure along a gradient of ocean acidification.
Ocean acidification not only alters the morphology of limpet species by increasing shell erosion, but can also increase their thermal sensitivity, limiting limpet grazing efficiency and survival in the intertidal zone. Thus, the effects of ocean acidification on such ecosystem engineers could result in large-scale, rippling impacts on marine communities, from microscopic algae to top predators.
The results of this research will be of particular interest to residents who inhabit areas near or along the Johnstone Strait and those interested in the trophic level effects of ocean acidification i.e., the reduced growth of herbivores, barnacles, mussels, and oysters can affect the population sizes of predators like sea stars and otters.
For more information on this grant and CV Nature in general, visit our website at cvnature.ca
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
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www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/connectedbywater
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Guest Speakers: Members Night & AGM, Sun. Feb. 16, 2014
Every February, Comox Valley Nature calls on members to make presentations on topics of local and international interest to celebrate the wide range of natural history talent representative of the society, before holding its official AGM. As the fastest growing … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Airpark, Feb. 6, 2014
It was cold but calm at the Courtenay Air Park on Feb. 6. Highlights were 6 Ring-billed Gulls and 12 Bushtits. 6 birders saw the following 35 species: Horned Grebe Rock Pigeon Trumpeter Swan Common Raven Great-blue Heron Northwestern Crow … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Jan. 30, 2014
Thursday birders went to Perrey’s Beach, Little River, and Kin Beach. Highlights were a Brown Creeper and a flock of Dunlin at Kin Beach. 6 birders saw the following 33 species: Common Loon Dunlin Pacific Loon Mew Gull Horned Grebe … Continue reading
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BC Nature enews Jan. 2014
Upcoming Events Club Grant Applications – Deadline January 31, 2014 BC Nature Awards Nominations – Deadline February 28 2014 Nominate a worthy member today! Link Here for application Deadline for Resolutions for the AGM February 28, 2014 – See Winter 2013 Magazine on “How … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Gartley Point, Jan. 23, 2014
Despite the fog this morning birders were able to observe an abundance of water fowl at Gartley Point. 6 birders saw the following 29 species…..highlights being 2 Savannah Sparrows, and a Northern Harrier. Common Loon Red-breasted Merganser Trumpeter Swan Northern … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Four Beaches, Jan. 16, 2014
An overcast sky and a calm ocean made for a good morning for birding. 9 birders went to Williams Beach, Miracle Beach, Saratoga Beach, and Salmon Point. The highlight of the day were 3 Barn Swallows at the Salmon … Continue reading
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Guest Speaker: VI Conservation Planning, Sun. Jan. 19, 2014
CV Nature hosts a monthly lecture on natural history and environmental topics. This month’s guest speaker will be Tim Ennis, Director of Land Stewardship at the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Tim Ennis will present an illustrated lecture on conservation plans … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Ship’s Point, Jan. 9, 2014
The weather cooperated as far as the rain holding off but the wind picked up as the morning progressed. Birders started at Ship’s Point and made a few stops before ending the morning at the wrecks at Royston. Highlight of … Continue reading
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Public Walk: Pub to Pub, Jan. 11, 2014
To kick off the New Year, CV Nature will be hosting a free public walk on the ‘Pub-to-Pub’ Trail from the Fishermen’s Pub on the Oyster River to Salmon Point. The shoreline from the mouth of the Oyster River to … Continue reading
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Bird Report
Several Audubon Christmas Bird Counts have been completed in the Comox Valley area with the following results: Comox Valley count: 105 species Deep Bay count: 96 species Little River/ Powell River Ferry count: 16 species. Of note was a flock … Continue reading
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