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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
*Some events require registration
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Photos from Tsolum River Restoration Society's post
Andy MacKinnon on the story behind Fomitopsis Mounceae:
The Plant Native Grow Wild event is coming up soon. This is your chance to learn more about supporting wildlife in your area by growing native plants. Have a look at the beautiful native gardens around the MARS visitor centre, chat with knowledgeable experts and purchase some plants to help you become a habitat steward in your own backyard. We are looking forward to meeting you there.We're joining our fabulous community partners for a fun and educational day of learning how to support wildlife close to home with native plants and ecological practices. Local experts and environmental groups will have friendly advice to help you become a habitat steward in your own yard. Oh, and there'll be 35+ native plants species for sale for a variety of different growing conditions.📆 Saturday, May 30th 10 am - 2 pm
📍 1331 Williams Beach Rd. Merville
Our guests experts:
🌱 Comox Valley Nature
🌱 Gone to Seed Little Library
🌱 Vancouver Island Master Gardeners
🌱 Native Bee Society of BC
🌱 Comox Community Bat Program
⭐️ Some vendors cash-only
☑️ Bring your own flats
🚗 Limited parking: carpool if you can
❤️ MARS Visitor Centre and Gift shop open but no site tours
🛑 No dogs, please
❓️ email
Category Archives: Plants and fungi
Learn about notable flora of Strathcona Park
Comox Valley Nature members and the general public are invited to attend the following free online lecture presented by the Strathcona Wilderness Institute: Title: Notable Flora of Strathcona ParkSpeaker: Eva UllstromDate: Sunday, September 12, 2021Time: 7:00 p.m. PDT This webinar … Continue reading
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Iris on the Croteau Lake trail
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on Aug 27. Mandy and Krista recently found this out-of-place looking iris blooming along the trail that runs alongside Croteau Lake. Loys reports that the iris was there last year also, … Continue reading
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Learn about white pine blister rust in Strathcona Park
Comox Valley Nature members and the general public are invited to attend the following free online lecture presented by the Strathcona Wilderness Institute: Title: Investigating White Pine Blister Rust in Strathcona ParkSpeaker: Kaitlyn Kuzma-WellsDate: Sunday, September 5, 2021Time: 7:00 p.m. … Continue reading
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A few aquatic plants
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on August 26. There are many beautiful, intriguing aquatic plants that often escape our notice, especially since some are totally submerged (maybe botanical snorkeling would be fun?). Here are a few … Continue reading
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August blooms at Paradise Meadows
Photos and notes by Alison M., distributed to the Botany Group on August 22. Click a photo to enlarge it. King gentians (Gentiana sceptrum) are now in full bloom in the Meadows (photos 1 and 2) – though remember that … Continue reading
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Plants of lakes and roadsides (and old ketchup)
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on July 14. In early July I did some exploring around the Whymper Lake area (across the Strathcona dam, west of Campbell River). Here are a few photos (mostly botany…and other … Continue reading
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Paradise Meadows: Winter to summer in 3 weeks
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on July 12, with photos from Alison M. Despite being laid up with a broken wrist and having to type with one hand, Alison has come through with some colourful photos … Continue reading
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Botanizing on the Strathcona Bird Search
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on June 14. Last weekend I was up in Strathcona Park for the annual Strathcona Bird Search, which is always very enjoyable even if the weather was cool and showery. Though … Continue reading
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Paradise Meadows not yet clear
Notes and photos from Alison M. on some of the first flowers blooming in the subalpine and other observations, distributed to the Botany Group on June 13. Click a photo to enlarge it. We were up at Paradise Meadows last … Continue reading
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Camas and candystick
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on June 9. A few notes from our [Botany Group] members [click a photo to enlarge it]: Kate reported that there is some nice candystick (Allotropa virgata) emerging at Nymph Falls … Continue reading
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