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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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Cumberland Forest
Village of Cumberland
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CVN 2023 AGM scheduled
Comox Valley Nature’s Annual General Meeting will be an online meeting as follows: Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2023Time: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. PT All CVN members are encouraged to attend this important meeting. This is also an excellent opportunity for … Continue reading
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Learn about tidal marsh plant communities and effects of goose grazing
Comox Valley Nature is pleased to host the following free online lecture: Title: Changes in Salish Sea tidal marsh plant communities, with or without grazing by Canada geeseSpeaker: Stefanie LaneDate: Sunday, February 12, 2023Time: 7:00 p.m. PT This webinar is … Continue reading
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Winter at Miracle Beach
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on December 31. Click a photo to enlarge it. Here are a few wintery photos from Miracle Beach Provincial Park. 1. Black Creek view. 2. Cones of western red cedar. 3. Cones … Continue reading
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Article: Taildropper slugs
In a fascinating and amusing article titled “Life Over Limb: Conversation with a Taildropper Slug“, CVN member Véronique McIntyre describes this unusual creature and how and why it manages to sever its own tail section and still survive. Read the … Continue reading
Book review highlights looming global soil crisis
In the initial contribution to a new facet of this site, CVN member Tony de Castro has shared his review of the book Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations by David R. Montgomery. As a longer form article the review has … Continue reading
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Recording for talk on conservation implications of clearcutting
Comox Valley Nature, facilitated by the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists, recently presented the following webinar: Title: Conservation Implications of Clearcutting around Strathcona Provincial ParkSpeaker: Loys MaingonDate: Sunday, January 15, 2023 If you missed this event or would like to … Continue reading
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Nominate a tree for 2023 Tree of the Year
Nominations for Comox Valley Nature’s Tree of the Year for 2023 are now open. Some key features of the contest: You can nominate a tree any time between January 15 and March 15. Visit our Tree of the Year page … Continue reading
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Learn about conservation implications of clearcutting near Strathcona Park
Comox Valley Nature is pleased to host the following free lecture at our January online meeting: Title: Conservation Implications of Clearcutting around Strathcona Provincial ParkSpeaker: Loys MaingonDate: Sunday, January 15, 2023Time: 7:00 p.m. PT This webinar is facilitated by the … Continue reading
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New online membership renewal and donations
Membership CVN has a new and improved online method for new members to join and existing members to renew. With this new method you can provide your contact information, affirm the waiver, optionally make a donation, and pay with a … Continue reading
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Tree of the Year 2023 is coming
Contributed by Karen Cummins, leader of the Tree of the Year team. Click a photo to enlarge it. Meet the tree-checking crew for Tree of the Year 2023 We had our first workshop for CVN members who will help check … Continue reading
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