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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
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Shrooms and slimes
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on September 26. Jan S. passed along these wacky looking chanterelles! Also, some close-up photos from Sharon N. of slime moulds from Nymph Falls. While looking for chanterelles last week I … Continue reading
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Public invited to learn about humpback whales in our waters
Comox Valley Nature is pleased to host a free online lecture by Jackie Hildering. The lecture entitled The Return of Giants! is on Sunday October 18, 2020, 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Given the current situation with the Covid-19 virus, Comox … Continue reading
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Amanitas (Alison’s fungi notes, part 2)
Contributed by Alison M. Click an image to enlarge it. Amanitas are amongst the most stunning, but toxic fungi. In general, most species in the Amanita genus are easily recognizable through the following features (see illustration 1): a cap with … Continue reading
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Bird sighting – Wilson’s Snipe
Mark and Pat W. recently contacted the Birding Group when a pair of unusual (at least to most of us) birds was spending time feeding in their back yard for about a week. From the mobile phone photos provided, several … Continue reading
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Alison’s fungi notes, part 1
Notes and photos provided to the Botany Group by Alison M. Click a photo to enlarge it. Part 1: Fungi with veins and folds As you will have noticed with the cooler wetter weather, fungi are starting to appear. Jocie … Continue reading
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Fall = fungi!
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on September 25. It’s that time of year again, when the fruiting fungi start to magically appear after the rain. Here’s a few photos of the Pacific golden chanterelle (Cantharellus formosus). They … Continue reading
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Recording of Canada Jay talk now available
If you missed the fascinating presentation by Dan Strickland on his research into the Canada Jay in Strathcona Park (see the announcements here and here), a recording of the webinar is now available, courtesy of the Canadian Society of Environmental … Continue reading
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Slime mould photo gallery
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on September 19. Slime mould continues to fascinate…the video clips sent recently by Joy inspired me to put together a few photos of local slimes. [Click a photo to enlarge it.] … Continue reading
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A few summery plants!
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on September 14. Here’s a note from John and some pics that will brighten these rather sombre smoky days: “With all this gloomy smoke around us I thought I should send … Continue reading
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2020 CVN Tree of the Year winner announced!
Submitted by Fred N. on behalf of the Tree of the Year committee. When I heard one of the Tree of the Year nominees was a yellow cedar in Royston I became intrigued. Yellow cedar (Xanthocyparis nootkatensis, formerly Chaemacyparis nootkatensis) on … Continue reading
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