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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
View all the FREE* events here:
www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/connectedbywater
*Some events require registration
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Nature Hike Report: Puntledge River from Morrison to Browns, Sept. 23, 2013
Just two CVN members had an excellent adventure exploring up the Puntledge River , from the Morrison Creek confluence to the Browns River confluence, on Sept. 23. We started where Morrison Creek enters the Puntledge River – at Puntledge Park … Continue reading
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Nature Hike Report: Courtenay River, Sept. 16, 2013
Four CVN members explored the Courtenay River on Sept. 16, up to the confluence of the Puntledge & Tsolum Rivers in downtown Courtenay. Using the information on our online Nature Viewing Guide as reference, we started at Simms Park, observing … Continue reading
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Field Trip Series: Up the Puntledge
CVN members are invited to join a series of Nature Hikes up the Puntledge River, following the river upstream along with the returning salmon. Each location is one of the sites described in our online CV Nature Viewing Guide. The … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Neck Point Park, Sept. 12, 2013
Seven birders made the trip down to Neck Point Regional Park in Nanaimo on Sept. 12. The weather was beautiful, but not too hot since we were next to the water. One of the highlights at Neck Pt. was seeing … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Oyster Bay, Sept. 1, 2013
12 birders met at Oyster Bay for another search for migrating shorebirds. We had front row seat looks at Baird’s Sandpipers and Semipalmated Plovers. Thanks to Art Martell for supplying the following species list: Oyster Bay, Comox-Strathcona, CA-BC Sep 1, … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Oyster Bay, Aug. 22, 2013
Eight birders met at Oyster Bay for another search for migrating shorebirds. This field trip also acted as an outing for the Thursday Birding group. We saw good numbers of the usual sandpipers and plovers. However, the highlight was 2 … Continue reading
Bird Outing Report: Oyster Bay, Aug. 10, 2013
Nine birders went to Oyster Bay to look for migrating shorebirds. We had an enjoyable morning, even though there weren’t many shorebirds, other than plovers, around today. We had good looks at couple of the plovers that were still in … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Bear Creek Park, July 10, 2013
Eight birders went to Bear Creek Nature Park (along the Oyster River) . Although birdsong is gradually declining as summer wears on, there was still quite a bit of singing in the woods today, and we managed to see and/or … Continue reading
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BC Nature enews June 2013
Upcoming Events FGM Cranbrook – Sept 19-22, 2013. Registration and Outings and Presentation information is now available at the BC Nature Website BC Rivers Day – Sept 29, 2013 Look for events in your community Club Grant Applications – … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Bear Creek Park, May 18, 2013
Seven birders met at Bear Creek Nature Park for a morning of mostly birding-by-ear. There were lots of flycatchers and warblers, as well as a few tangers and grosbeaks. There were a total of 27 species, but most of the … Continue reading
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