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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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NatureKids: Upcoming Explorer Days, March & April 2020
March 8: Seaside Treasures – We will go on a beach walk at Goose Spit Park to find and identify different beach items. Note: the time will be earlier than usual (11am to 1pm) to match with low tide times. More … Continue reading
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NatureKids Explorer Day Report – Fun in the Forest – Feb. 9, 2020
Hello NatureKids families! What a refreshing afternoon in the Seal Bay Park forest. We learned how forests can be magical by providing us with many different things such as homes, food, jobs, products, clean water, and oxygen. Not only do … Continue reading
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The public is invited to learn about CVN activities at the AGM on February 16
Comox Valley Nature has a number of active groups focussed on nature and the environment. These include: Birders, Botany, Courtenay Airpark, Weekend Walkers, Conservation, Garry Oaks, Environmental Heritage & Culture, Photography, Shoreline, Swan Count, Tree of the Year, and Wetland Restoration. … Continue reading
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Weekend Walk Schedule for Spring 2020
The advance schedule of weekend walks for members for the period from February 16 to May 16 is now available. Download it here. Of these trips, the ones on the following dates will be open to the public: March 22 … Continue reading
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Jillian Stelfox, CVN Bursary Recipient, 2019
The 2019 recipient of our $1000 bursary award was Jillian Stelfox, who graduated from Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School and enrolled in the Bachelor of Science (Ecology) program at the University of Calgary in 2019. She intends to pursue a … Continue reading
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Empower the 99%: Visit the 1% forest, and learn about Courtenay’s threatened Garry Oak heritage
Comox Valley Nature wishes to thank the 40 residents and the staff of School District 71 who made the Garry Oak Gardening Workshop a very successful educational event, and an important step towards recovering the valley’s natural heritage. Fresh out … Continue reading
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Mar. 18, 2012: The Value of Fisheries Habitat Protection
Due to unforseen circumstances there is a change of speaker for Sunday’s meeting. Jack Minard, President of the Tsolum River Restoration Society, will give a one hour lecture on the value of habitat protection in light of his two decade experience … Continue reading
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CVNS Nature Walks & Activities 2012
CVNS Membership is required for most field trips. Trips marked with * are open to the public. Also, check the calendar at the bottom of the home page. Please note: Guides: All non-member field trip participants need to sign a waiver … Continue reading
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Feb. 19, 2012: Celebrated Comox Valley Historian Richard Somerset Mackie to lecture on Pioneer Naturalist, Mack Laing (1883-1982)
On Sunday, February 19 Comox Valley Nature (Comox Valley Naturalist Society) will hold its Annual General Meeting, at the Filberg Centre at 8pm. The meeting is open to all members. Prior to the AGM, as part of its public educational … Continue reading
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BC Nature enews Jan 2012
Upcoming Events AGM – Hosted by Central Okanagan Naturalists – May 10 – 13, 2012. Registration and details at BC Nature. Mark this on your calendar and get your registration forms in early! FGM – 2012 FGM is being … Continue reading
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