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CVN activities calendar
We have revived a former website feature—a calendar of CVN activities—for the convenience of members who want to know about upcoming activities. See it here, or navigate to it anytime via the About menu. One benefit of this calendar is … Continue reading
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Learn about Kus-kus-sum restoration
Comox Valley Nature members and the general public are invited to CVN’s October general meeting for the following keynote presentation: Title: An Overview of the Kus-kus-sum Restoration ProjectSpeaker: Caitlin Pierzchalski (Project Watershed)Date: Sunday, October 27, 2024Time: 3:00 p.m. PTLocation: Main … Continue reading
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Exploring Willow Point reef, July 2024
The CVN Shoreline Group had a productive field trip to the Willow Point reef in Campbell River this year on July 5. As on trips to this location in previous years, the group enjoyed the excellent leadership of Campbell River’s … Continue reading
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Recording for talk on Buttle Lake ecology
The Strathcona Wilderness Institute recently hosted the following online presentation, facilitated by the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists: Title: Observations on the fish and aquatic ecology of Buttle LakeSpeaker: Paige StuartDate: Tuesday, August 27, 2024 If you missed this event … Continue reading
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New article: Hybrid swans
In the last couple of decades you might have seen reports of some hybrid swans (Mute Swan x Trumpter Swan) in our region. In her latest long-form article, CVN member Véronique McIntyre collects those reports and delves into the behaviour … Continue reading
