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- Exploring Willow Point reef, July 2024
- Recording for talk on Buttle Lake ecology
- New article: Hybrid swans
- Botany at Paradise Meadows, August 2024
- New article: Life cycle of mosses
- Learn about Buttle Lake ecology
- SWI workshop: Subalpine mycology
- Botany at Rosewall Creek Park, July 2024
- Botany at Comox Lake Eco Reserve, June 2024
- SWI offers lichen identification workshop
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September 30th is National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. Comox Valley MIKI'SIW Métis Association and Indigenous Women's Sharing Society are hosting the Comox Valley Spirit Walk. It is a meaningful way to get involved and to show your commitment to a better way forward.Check in anytime between 11am-5pm at the Florence Filberg Centre (411 Anderton Avenue). For more information, call 250-871-7353.#nationaldayfortruthandreconciliation#spiritwalker #comoxvalley #MIKI'SIW #metis #komoksfirstnation2 weeks ago
Today is Family Watershed Day ! Be sure to visit our booth to learn about invasive species and conservation in your Watershed. We'll be there from 10 until 3, with our partners @projectwatershed in Courtenay Riverway Heritage Park ... See MoreSee Less3 weeks ago
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Join GOERT and guest speaker Dr Jennifer Grenz for a weekend of learning and connection:🌿 **Save the Date: October 5th!** 🌿Join us at the annual Garry Oak Ecosystems Conference held on the traditional territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən speaking peoples at the University of Victoria. This event brings together researchers, practitioners, governments, community members, and students passionate about the restoration and preservation of Garry Oak ecosystems. This year GOERT is working towards better representation of Indigenous voices in the wider understanding of Garry Oak ecosystems. This is vital to the future of caring for these ecosystems and we are humbly learning to walk this path. We are thrilled to be hosting Dr. Jennifer Grenz as our keynote speaker and will be announcing a full list of speakers soon.Free admission for Indigenous attendees. 🎟️ Tickets are available now. www.eventbrite.ca/e/16th-annual-garry-oak-ecosystems-conference-tickets-1009411776797?utm-campaig...#GarryOakEcosystem #Conservation #Restoration #Community #UVic #GOERT #GarryOak ... See MoreSee Less
Category Archives: Amphibians and reptiles
Recording for talk on amphibian populations in old-growth microclimates
In April, Comox Valley Nature members and others attended the following webinar facilitated by the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists: Title: Amphibian Populations in the Old-growth Microclimates of British ColumbiaSpeaker: Mark ThompsonDate: Sunday, April 16, 2023 If you missed this … Continue reading
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Learn about amphibian populations in old-growth microclimates
Comox Valley Nature is pleased to host the following free online lecture: Title: Amphibian Populations in the Old-growth Microclimates of British ColumbiaSpeaker: Mark ThompsonDate: Sunday, April 16, 2023Time: 7:00 p.m. PT This webinar is facilitated by the Canadian Society of … Continue reading
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Another day in paradise!
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on September 29. Click a photo to enlarge it. Last weekend the Strathcona Wilderness Institute (SWI) wrapped up its season with a walk around Paradise Meadows, which several of you joined … Continue reading
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Oct. 21, 2012: Amphibians & Road Crossings
Elke Wind, a contract biologist, is the speaker at the monthly Comox Valley Nature meeting Sunday, October 21. Ms. Winds talk “ Why Did the Toad Cross the Road – Amphibians and Road Crossing Issues” will be at 7 pm … Continue reading
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