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🌿 One week left to share your feedback on the Anderton riverbank.We've heard from many residents already, and there's still time to add your voice.
Review three conceptual design options for restoring the riverbank along Anderton Avenue and tell us what you think.
📅 Survey closes August 10.
👉 Take the survey: courtenay.ca/anderton-restoration
The conceptual design phase of the project is funded by the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness through the Disaster Resilience Innovation Funding program.
🌿 One week left to share your feedback on the Anderton riverbank.We've heard from many residents already, and there's still time to add your voice.
Review three conceptual design options for restoring the riverbank along Anderton Avenue and tell us what you think.
📅 Survey closes August 10.
👉 Take the survey: courtenay.ca/anderton-restoration
The conceptual design phase of the project is funded by the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness through the Disaster Resilience Innovation Funding program.
If you've been enjoying snapping photos and uploading them to iNaturalist, you won't want to miss this webinar on getting the most out of Smartphone Photography for iNaturalist:
A new club; "The Friends of Eagle Bluffs Forest Society" has just joined BC Nature:
There are 100's of toadlets migrating across the trail systems in Cumberland Forest. Please note the trail closures, and share this post.Major trail closures. Please do not use the west side of the network, see the map. Tens of thousands of toads are dispersing in all directions west and south of Alan Lake. SoBo No Michi is closed Sykes Bridge area is teaming, Perseverance Creek is also extremely busy. The south side of Alan Lake is also covered with toads. We have closed all access via Davis lake main to Perseverance Creek, the Potholes, Sobo No Michi etc. All trails that come down the west side back to Perseverance area are closed. Please do not go into that zone for the next few days. Hopefully we will be clear to roll by the weekend.Please respect all signage at the trail access points and in the CRI car park, informing you of up-to-date information of trail closures and the migration routes.
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Author Archives: Krista
Bear Creek Park Walk, Sept. 15
Our Regional Park system is an important part of the ecological legacy to coming generations. Maintaining this legacy depends on understanding and appreciating the constituent values it helps sustain. The best way to preserve it is to use it. As … Continue reading
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Fall 2012 Nature Walk Schedule
CVNS Nature Walks & Activities, September to November 2012 Car pool from the Old Church Theatre, 755 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay unless otherwise indicated. Sept. 15, Saturday, Bear Creek Park. Meet 8:15am at Harmston or 9am at park entrance. Leaders: Art … Continue reading
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Trent River Walk, Sept. 8
Sept. 8, Saturday, Trent River, Meet 9 am at Harmston or 9:30am at Hutton Road (off Briardale). Bring water and a snack, also clippers for minor trail maintenance. Leader: Kate Pierce 1-250-703-9623
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BC Nature enews August 2012
Upcoming Events FGM – 2012 FGM is being co-hosted by Nanoose Naturalists and Arrowsmith Naturalists. Dates are September 27-30th, 2012. Registration in the Summer Magazine or BC Nature Website . Only 5 weeks away, register now. To BC Nature Representatives … Continue reading
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Quinsam River Walk, Aug. 25
As the regional representative for BC Nature, Comox Valley Nature (Comox Valley Naturalists Society) is offering a free public nature walk along the Quinsam and Campbell Rivers. The public is invited to join biologists Loys Maingon (RPBio), President of Comox … Continue reading
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Rosewall Creek Walk, Aug. 18
In the third of their summer Watershed Walk series, Comox Valley Nature and Comox Valley Conservation Strategy are offering a free, guided public walk in the Rosewall Creek forest and watershed on Saturday August 18th starting at the park trailhead … Continue reading
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Dragonfly Field Workshop, Aug. 11
The Comox Valley is blessed with an extraordinary richness in regional biodiversity. To a large extent this is because of the foresight of local government leaders and planners to create and maintain regional parks which provide many species with a … Continue reading
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New Bird Checklist
A new version of the Comox Valley Checklist of Birds has just been published. Updates include clearer distinction of rare birds as well as notation of historical records of rarities prior to 1970. The previous issue from 2007 was completely sold out. … Continue reading
BC Nature enews June 2012
Upcoming Events FGM – 2012 FGM is being co-hosted by Nanoose Naturalists and Arrowsmith Naturalists. Dates are September 27-30th, 2012. This event also should be circled as a no miss event. Registration in the Summer Magazine – early payment discount … Continue reading
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May 20, 2012: Dragonflies of the Comox Valley
In March many readers were dismayed to hear that our guest speaker Terry Thormin was rushed to hospital and would not be able to present his dragonfly show. Comox Valley Nature (Comox Valley Naturalists Society) is pleased to announce that … Continue reading
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