TONIGHT— Comox Valley Nature is pleased to host the following free online lecture in conjunction with our first fall general meeting “Logging in Your Watersheds – A Hydrological Report Card” with Dave Weaver, Vice President of the Beaufort Watershed Stewards, tonight Sunday, September 18th at 7 pm.Have our local watersheds been logged too much or not hydrologically? What would be the implications? This information session will attempt to answer these questions by presenting the findings from the Beaufort Watershed Stewards’ 2021 Hydrological Health Report Card, on four local watersheds on the east side of the Beaufort mountains.
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Comox Valley Nature is pleased to host the following free online lecture in conjunction with our first fall general meeting:
Eleven birders participated in the group walk on Thursday at the Courtenay Airpark under good weather conditions. Canada Goose were in abundance as were Mallard. Highlights were a bush full of Bushtits and a good view of an Orange-crowned Warbler.Canada Goose 200
American Wigeon 25
Mallard 67
Northern Pintail 6
Green-winged Teal 3
Common Merganser 11
Eurasian Collared-Dove 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
California Gull 50
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
American Crow 9
Common Raven 1
Bushtit 8
Marsh Wren 1
European Starling 80
American Robin 3
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Spotted Towhee 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Bushtit Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
www.allaboutbirds.org
Bushtits are sprightly, social songbirds that twitter as they fly weakly between shrubs and thickets in western North America. Almost always found in lively flocks, they move constantly, often hanging...
Renowned naturalist Mack Laing left this house, Shakesides, and his property to the Town of Comox in the early 1980’s, shortly before his death. Today, the Mack Laing Heritage Society is going to trial in an attempt to save Shakesides from being torn down, which is the wish of the Comox Mayor and town council. Gordon Olsen, Jim Boulter and many others have been working on this for years, putting in thousands of volunteer hours, to save this heritage building which belongs to all of us! The trial is open to the public and will be ongoing this week at the Courtenay courthouse. Come out and show your support, or consider a donation to help with legal fees. To learn more, check out the MLHS website at macklaingsociety.ca
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Link to: Slideshow – Wetland Conservation and Resilience with Dan Buffett
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Link to: Slideshow – Limits to Growth by Neil Dawe May 2016
Ever since the publication of “Limits to Growth” in 1972 it has been obvious to practicing scientists that environmental conservation was unsustainable if the problems posed by classical economics of endless growth was not simultaneously addressed. Limits to Growth advocated that … Continue reading
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Link to: Slideshow – Tree Diseases in Gardens and Parks with Duncan Morrison
Tree Diseases in Gardens and Parks with Duncan Morrison Diseases are normal components of ecosystems and will be illustrated with examples of diseases of foliage, stems, and roots from local broadleaf and conifer species. In his presentation, Duncan will define … Continue reading
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Botany Outing Report: News of things Botanical on the BC Nature Field Trips, May 12-15. 2016
Greetings all, There was no monthly gathering in the second week in May because of the BC Nature AGM being held here May 12-15th. The weather could not have been better for the Field Trips and here are some comments … Continue reading
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