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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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Recording available for talk on Garry oak benefits
Comox Valley Nature, in conjunction with the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists, recently presented the following webinar: Title: Garry Oak Ecosystems – Benefits to Urban AreasSpeaker: Thomas MunsonDate: Sunday, February 20, 2022 If you missed this event or would like … Continue reading
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Learn about the benefits of Garry oak ecosystems
Comox Valley Nature is pleased to host the following free online lecture: Title: Garry Oak Ecosystems – Benefits to Urban AreasSpeaker: Thomas MunsonDate: Sunday, February 20, 2022Time: 7:00 p.m. PST This webinar is facilitated by the Canadian Society of Environmental … Continue reading
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Cooley spruce gall
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on January 30. Fanciful-looking Cooley spruce galls add a splash of colour to these grey, dreary days. Many have funky shades of purple, red and yellow. They vary depending on what … Continue reading
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Gorse and broom a source of protein?
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on January 29. An article from the Guardian, here, tells how gorse and broom could potentially be used as a source of protein. Maybe we should be using more invasives as … Continue reading
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Nominate a tree for the 2022 CVN Tree of the Year
In this fifth year of our Tree of the Year contest, we continue with the improvements made last year, including: Any resident of the Comox Valley can nominate a tree, not just CVN members. We have an online nomination form … Continue reading
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More Nordic botany
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on January 22. Here are a few more trees from the subalpine (photos from the Jutland nordic ski trail). One of my favourite trees is the amabilis fir (Abies amabilis). The … Continue reading
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Nordic botany
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on January 17. I was up the mountain on Saturday, x-country skiing on the upper west-Jutland loop. The conditions weren’t great…it had rained heavily up there a week or so ago. … Continue reading
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Recording available for talk on BC Parks iNaturalist project
Comox Valley Nature, in conjunction with the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists, recently presented the following webinar: Title: Using iNaturalist to document biodiversity patterns in BC ParksSpeaker: Dr. Brian Starzomski and Kate McKeownDate: Sunday, January 16, 2022 If you missed … Continue reading
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Learn about the BC Parks iNaturalist Project
Comox Valley Nature is pleased to host the following free online lecture: Title: Using iNaturalist to document biodiversity patterns in BC ParksSpeakers: Dr. Brian Starzomski and Kate McKeownDate: Sunday, January 16, 2022Time: 7:00 p.m. PST This webinar is facilitated by … Continue reading
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Winter observations
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on December 24. Wishing you all a belated happy solstice and a Merry Christmas. A rare white Christmas this year! Between deluges of rain and the current wintery state, botany walks … Continue reading
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