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Find trees to nominate for Trees of the Year 2024

The nomination period for CVN’s Trees of the Year 2024 runs from February 1 to March 31. If you do not already have a tree in mind, we have suggestions for where you can look for one (or more). This … Continue reading

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Learn about seed-based restoration for urban settings

Comox Valley Nature members and the general public are invited to the following free online lecture presented by CVN and facilitated by the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists: Title: Seed-based Restoration for Urban Settings on Vancouver IslandSpeakers: Kristen Miskelly (Satinflower … Continue reading

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Recording for talk on Vanier Garry oak restoration

Comox Valley Nature recently hosted the following webinar, facilitated by the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists: Title: Conserving and Restoring a Legacy: Vanier Forest Garry Oak Restoration ProjectSpeakers: Jim Boulter, Karen Cummins, Eloise HollandDate: Sunday, January 21, 2024 If you … Continue reading

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Learn about restoring Garry oaks in Vanier Forest

Comox Valley Nature members and the general public are invited to the following free online lecture presented by CVN and facilitated by the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists: Title: Conserving and Restoring a Legacy: Vanier Forest Garry Oak Restoration ProjectSpeakers: … Continue reading

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Recording for talk on climate adaptation at the local scale

Comox Valley Nature members and others recently attended the following webinar facilitated by the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists: Title: Beyond Climate Change: the nuts and bolts of adaptation at the local scaleSpeaker: Dr. Ruth WaldickDate: Sunday, December 10, 2023 … Continue reading

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Learn about wildfires and how to reduce harms

This webinar, which was originally planned for September 21, has been rescheduled as noted below. CVN members and the general public are invited to attend the following free online lecture hosted by the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists: Title: To … Continue reading

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Purple fungi

From an email by Jocie to the Botany/Mycology Group on November 22. Click a photo to enlarge it. Here are a few examples of colourful purple-tinged fungi recently seen:

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New article: All about bunchberries

In the latest in our occasional series of long-form articles, Vรฉronique McIntyre dug deep into the life histories and origins of the herbaceous members of the dogwood genus (Cornus) to find some lessons in anatomy, ecology and evolution. Learn all … Continue reading

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Later fall fungi in the Comox Valley

Notes and photos from Alison M., distributed to the Botany/Mycology Group on November 18. Click a photo to enlarge it. Until a couple of days ago I had given up on there being anything of interest in our woodlands here … Continue reading

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Mushrooms at Paradise Meadows in October

From an email by Jocie to the Botany/Mycology Group on November 16. Click a photo to enlarge it. One of the highlights from our fungi trip to Paradise Meadows on October 20 was the handsome Admirable bolete (Aureoboletus mirabilis). The … Continue reading

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