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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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Botany Outing Report: Paradise Meadows, Oct. 3,2016
On our October monthly gathering (Oct 3rd) nine of us toured the Paradise Meadows and Centennial Loop to collect all the SWI plant signs for winter storage. It was a bitterly cold day, but we were fortified by the late … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Comox Shorelines, Oct. 12,2016
This morning ten birders explored various spots between Little River and Kin Beach. We had a beautiful morning with a decent variety of species, although with low numbers. The day’s highlight was a Lincoln’s Sparrow at Little River Nature Park. … Continue reading
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Guest Speaker: Dan Strickland, ‘West Coast Gray Jays’, Sun. Oct. 16, 2016
Comox Valley Nature would like to introduce Dan Strickland, the Chief Naturalist of Ontario’s Algonquin Provincial Park from 1970 to 2000. Dan grew up as a keen young naturalist at the west end of Lake Ontario, graduating in biochemistry from … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Courtenay Airpark, Oct. 6, 2016
Today, October 6th, the rain held off and 11 birders spent a pleasant morning at Courtenay Airpark and found 50 species. Most of our winter birds were back in good numbers, which was an overall highlight. Canada Goose American Wigeon … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Tyee Spit, Sept.29,2016
Today, Sept 29th, 16 birders spent a pleasant morning at Tyee Spit. Large numbers of waterbirds were moving and feeding in Discovery Passage which gave us multiple good views. Overall we found 33 species. Thanks particularly to Gordon for looking … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Simpson Farm, Sept. 22,2016
Today, Sept 22nd, 11 birders went to Simpson Farm (restricted access) to look for fall migrants, and found 29 species. Highlights included nine juvenile Long-Billed Dowitchers, an Anna’s Hummingbird displaying on territory, a young Merlin trying to hunt Northern Flickers, … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Lighthouse Regional Trail, Sept. 15,2016
Today 8 birders went to the Lighthouse Country Regional Trail between Bowser and Qualicum Bay. We walked the full loop, plus part of the Lost Runners trail, which we renamed the Lost Birders trail. The woods were quiet, but we … Continue reading
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Guest Speaker: Dr. Will Marsh, “On the Ragged Edge of Land & Water”, Sun. Sept. 18,2016
The next Comox Valley Naturalists Society meeting will feature Dr. William Marsh, who comes to British Columbia from the University of Michigan where from 1970 to 2000 he enjoyed a diverse career as an earth scientist, landscape planner, teacher, author … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Hornby Island, Sept. 8,2016
Yesterday 14 birders travelled to Hornby Island, where another 7 Hornby birders joined us. We visited Gurney Point and Sandpiper Beach to look for shorebirds. We had good looks at Black-bellied Plovers in various plumages and at Black Turnstones. This … Continue reading
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Birds of the K’omoks Estuary
A great video featuring members of the Comox Valley Naturalists Society Birders Group has been produced and can be viewed here .
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