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Join master melittologist Bonnie Zand for a Zoom webinar introducing the BC Bee Atlas. This is your chance to become more involved in native bee conservationThinking about ways to get more involved in Native Bee Conservation? Looking for programs that allow you to commit as much or as little time as you want? Join us for an informative Webinar March 27th at 7PM via ZOOM (bcnativebees.org/outreach-events)Learn about the BC Bee Atlas, and how training through the Master Melittology Program can get you ready to do meaningful and vital data collection. Learn about the importance of understanding and documenting BC’s bee populations, their floral hosts, and how that data can be used to inform conservation efforts and protect BC bees and their unique ecosystems.
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Volunteer with the Hakai Institute, monitoring larval crab!🦀 The Hakai Institute is looking for volunteers to monitor larval crab in Comox! 🦀💡 The Light Trap Project tracks Dungeness Crab abundance and dispersal through a network of community-monitored light traps from Sooke to Haida Gwaii between April 15th and September 1st.
🐟 The process involves removing the trap from the water, counting and releasing juvenile Dungeness crabs, and filling out a digital data form. Training will be provided - no need to be an expert!
📧 If you’re interested in volunteering, please send an email Lauren at
On Saturday March 15th from 10-12, join naturalists from Comox Valley Nature on a guided botany walk around Lazo Marsh. Get to know the variety of plants and trees that have found a home this park.Sharpen your plant identification skills and learn about the history of the park. This is an easy walk over mostly level ground. To learn more; and to register email
As part of the Tree of the Year campaign for 2025, we are offering a series of guided workshops and walks to explore and learn more about the trees in our community, including the benefits, history and care of the trees in our gardens, public spaces, parks and urban forests.The first spring workshop will be held on March 8 in Seal Bay Nature Park, led by members of Comox Valley Nature. “Finding the Mother Tree” features the western white pine and explores the concept of the Mother Tree through a guided walk of discovery. Participants will learn about the forest environment, the evolution of maturing second and third growth forests, and the ecological role of the western white pine.
The second workshop is “Don’t Fear Your Trees” which is focused on the bio-mechanics of trees. Why are some trees more prone to storm damage than others? What makes a tree move in the wind? (Scheduled for May 3, 2025.)
The June workshop is all about growing: “Getting to the Roots of the Matter.” How do roots work, and what do they do? We will dig up some small roots and look at root plates of trees to understand this vital but often forgotten part of a tree. (Scheduled for June 7, 2025.)
Depending on public interest, more workshops and guided walks may be offered in the autumn. We invite you to check back on CVN’s blog and our events calendar to stay up to date on our Trees of the Year activities.
Updates on the location, date and time of each workshop will be on the CVN website. Walks are limited to a maximum of 15 participants, to register follow visit
comoxvalleynaturalist.bc.ca/events/
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Learn about Buttle Lake ecology
CVN members and the general public are invited to attend the following free online lecture hosted by the Strathcona Wilderness Institute, and facilitated by the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists: Title: Observations on the fish and aquatic ecology of Buttle … Continue reading
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SWI workshop: Subalpine mycology
CVN members and others are invited to participate in the following two-day workshop organized by the Strathcona Wilderness Institute as part of its “Discovering our Biodiversity” series exploring the natural history of Strathcona Provincial Park. Title: Subalpine Mycology Workshop (Sep … Continue reading
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Botany at Rosewall Creek Park, July 2024
The Botany/Mycology Group’s July field trip was popular with members. On July 2, the group observed a variety of plants and fungi in the lower part of Rosewall Creek Provincial Park, with a particular eye out for these species: eyelash … Continue reading
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Botany at Comox Lake Eco Reserve, June 2024
A small contingent of Botany/Mycology Group members enjoyed the group’s June field trip to the Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve on June 4. They explored both the forested area adjacent to the reserve and trails inside the reserve leading to … Continue reading
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SWI offers lichen identification workshop
The Strathcona Wilderness Institute is offering a workshop this summer on identifying lichens in Strathcona Provincial Park: Title: Field Identification of Basic Lichens in Strathcona Provincial ParkDate: July 27, 2024Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Location: Strathcona Park Wilderness Centre, Paradise … Continue reading
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Mycoheterotrophs at Puntledge forest, June 2024
The identification guide linked here was updated on July 13 with a few minor changes, replacing the version that was posted originally. The Botany/Mycology Group held an extra outing in June (on June 12) at the Puntledge forest with the … Continue reading
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Recording for talk on understanding watersheds
Comox Valley Nature recently hosted the following presentation at our May general meeting: Title: Understanding our Watersheds “One Puzzle Piece at a Time”Speaker: Dave Weaver (Beaufort Watershed Stewards)Date: Sunday, May 26, 2024 If you missed this event or would like … Continue reading
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Botany at Little River, May 2024
The Botany/Mycology Group’s May field trip took place on May 14 at Little River Nature Park and was well-attended. This CVRD nature park has three special ecosystems which the group explored: Many of the spring flowers on the beach plain … Continue reading
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Coastal waterbirds workshop on June 9
Comox Valley Nature is hosting a workshop by Birds Canada to promote interest in its Coastal Waterbird Survey and Beached Bird Survey citizen-science programs. CVN members and the general public are invited to this two-part workshop to be held on … Continue reading
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Tour native plant gardens and learn about carbon sequestration
Comox Valley Nature is sponsoring a special all-day event at Steller Raven Ecological Farm that will highlight native plant gardening techniques and research into the potential of such gardens for carbon sequestration. The public is invited to attend this free … Continue reading
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