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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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Category Archives: Climate
Recording for talk on polar adventures and citizen science
Comox Valley Nature hosted the following presentation at our March 2026 general meeting: Title: Embracing our planet – one adventure at a timeSpeaker: Sunniva Sorby (sunnivasorby.com)Date: Sunday, March 22, 2026 If you missed this event or would like to see … Continue reading
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Learn about polar adventures and citizen science at our March general meeting
Comox Valley Nature invites its members and the public to CVN’s March general meeting. where you can hear the following keynote presentation by our guest speaker: Title: Embracing our planet – one adventure at a timeSpeaker: Sunniva Sorby (sunnivasorby.com)Date: Sunday, … Continue reading
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Learn why nuclear energy cannot solve the climate crisis
The Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists invites CVN members and the general public to attend the following free online lecture: Title: Why nuclear energy cannot solve the climate crisisSpeaker: Dr. M.V. Ramana (UBC)Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025Time: 12:00 p.m. (noon) … Continue reading
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Slides for native plant gardening talk
At Comox Valley Nature’s general meeting on April 28, the keynote presentation by Royann Petrell on “Native Plant Gardening and Carbon Sequestration” was well-attended and stimulated an interesting discussion. Some audience members expressed an interest in seeing the slides again, … Continue reading
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Learn about native plant gardening and carbon sequestration
Comox Valley Nature invites the public to our in-person April general meeting as follows: Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024Time: 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. PTLocation: Main hall of Comox United Church, 250 Beach Drive, ComoxKeynote Presentation: Native plant gardening and carbon … Continue reading
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Recording for talk on climate adaptation at the local scale
Comox Valley Nature members and others recently attended the following webinar facilitated by the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists: Title: Beyond Climate Change: the nuts and bolts of adaptation at the local scaleSpeaker: Dr. Ruth WaldickDate: Sunday, December 10, 2023 … Continue reading
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Learn about climate adaptation at the local scale
Comox Valley Nature members and the general public are invited to the following free online lecture facilitated by the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists: Title: Beyond Climate Change: the nuts and bolts of adaptation at the local scaleSpeaker: Dr. Ruth … Continue reading
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Recording for talk on 21st century forest solutions
Comox Valley Nature members and others recently attended the following webinar presented by the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists: Title: 21st-Century Forest Solutions: How Can We Slow Down or Stop: Heat Domes, Droughts, Forest Fires, & Flooding?Speaker: Erik PiikkilaDate: Sunday, … Continue reading
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Learn about 21st century forest solutions
Comox Valley Nature members and the general public are invited to the following free online lecture presented by the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists: Title: 21st-Century Forest Solutions: How Can We Slow Down or Stop: Heat Domes, Droughts, Forest Fires, … Continue reading
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Recording for talk on insectivorous birds in Strathcona Park
Comox Valley Nature members recently attended the following webinar presented by the Strathcona Wilderness Institute, facilitated by the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists: Title: Climate Change and its Potential Impact on Insectivorous Bird Populations of Strathcona Provincial ParkSpeaker: Mateo JaeckelDate: … Continue reading
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