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Instead of our monthly General Meeting, Comox Valley Nature is celebrating our 60th anniversary at the Filberg Centre, Rotary Hall, 411 Anderton Ave, Courtenay.This event is open to CVN members and guests. We’d love to see longtime members, new faces and friends of nature alike. Bring your curiosity, your stories, and your sense of wonder.
To celebrate our 60th anniversary we invite you to come for a guided stroll on the Courtenay Riverway Heritage Walk with a member of Comox Valley Nature on April 24, 10 am -noon. Learn about the history of this area, including how the former sewage lagoon has become one of the most popular walking spots in the Comox Valley. Check out the restoration work that has replaced invasive plant species and added more native plants, shrubs and trees that is being done by Comox Valley Nature in partnership with the City of Courtenay. Hear why invasive plant species are so damaging to the ecosystems. Enjoy the view from the "lookout" over the estuary and be reminded how important the estuary is to the web of life.REGISTRATION required on our events page cvnature.ca/events An easy 1 km walk on a wheelchair accessible paved path. Dress for the weather and bring a water bottle Sorry, no dogs. This event is free, but donations are welcome.
For more information, add your name to a wait list or to cancel your reservation email: .
To celebrate our 60th anniversary Comox Valley Nature is offering this opportunity to get together with knowledgeable birders to share skills and learn more about birding in the Comox Valley.This outing is designed for beginners, but birders of all levels are welcome. Experienced birders will help with identifying species, equipment, useful apps, and field guides.
Both CVN members and the public are welcome on this walk at the Courtenay Airpark which will be on a wide smooth pathway for about 2km round trip. Bring binoculars if you have them. Dress for the weather. Warm clothing necessary – it’s often windy there! Please leave pets at home.
Register through our events page at This event is free. Donations welcome.
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Category Archives: Plants and fungi
Upcoming Botany Walk: Kitty Coleman Provincial Park, Feb 17th
Robbie and I will lead a field trip to Kitty Coleman Provincial Park on Tuesday, February 17. Meet at the Seal Bay parking lot on Bates Road at 10:15 or at the Kitty Coleman boat ramp at 10:30. We will … Continue reading
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Botany Meeting: Ferns and Mosses, Feb 9th
Botany meeting: February 9th – 11:30 at Karin’s Bring your books on ferns and mosses – If Jocie can make it we will do mosses – otherwise will discuss local ferns and go out and look at what … Continue reading
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Botany Outing Report: Puntledge River, Apr. 14, 2014
Along the trails of Puntledge Park & Ruth Masters Greenway, botanists had a fine display of trilliums, fawn lilies, slender toothwort , bleedingheart, skunk cabbage and the yellow stream violet in full bloom. Plants emerging were false bugbane, vanilla leaf, … Continue reading
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Botany Meeting Report: Seal Bay Park, Nov. 11, 2013
A dozen botanists met at a member’s home near Seal Bay Park and reviewed the updated Comox Valley Plant List compiled by Helen Robinson. The list is organized alphabetically by scientific family name & can be download from the Publications … Continue reading
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Botany Outing Report: Saratoga Beach, Oct. 7, 2013
Ten botanists explored the Saratoga Beach area with Betty Brooks. The rain held off until after the outing. Some highlights seen: Driftwood Marine Regional Park: Douglas knotweed, northern wormwood, seacoast bulrush, salicornia, silverweed, slough sedge, Pacific crabapple, blackcap. We also … Continue reading
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Botany Outing Report: Harewood Plains, May 13, 2013
10 botanists braved to rain to visit the Harewood Plains in Nanaimo. Luckily the weather cleared up just as they started up the hill into the Plains and were rewarded with magnificent displays of camas, spring gold, monkey flower and … Continue reading
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Botany Outing Report: Kin Beach, Apr. 8,2013
Approximately 15 naturalists attend a botany outing to Kin Beach on a lovely sunny spring day. The plants identified were: Flowering plants : common chickweed, little western bittercress, pale spring beauty, red stem spring beauty, miner’s lettuce, shepherd’s cress, common … Continue reading
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Burning at the Courtenay Airpark
Fire and the Garry Oak Ecosystem The Wetland Restoration Project had a unique opportunity to experiment with a prescribed burn in the Courtenay River Airpark recently. Why would we want to burn this popular park? In fact … Continue reading
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Return of the Camas
For a naturalist these current times can be depressing with widespread ecological destruction being one of the constant themes of life in the new millennium. However optimism is also part of the human condition and with most naturalists it gains momentum … Continue reading
