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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: Field Trips
Upcoming Walk: Nymph Falls, north side, Saturday, November 14th 2015
Saturday, November 14th . (Club Walk). Nymph Falls, north side. Meet at Park entrance on Forbidden Plateau Road at 9:00AM. Leader Loys Maingon.
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Upcoming Walk: Seal Bay Park, Sunday, November 8th 2015
Sunday, November 8th . (Club Walk). Seal Bay Park. Meet at the Bates Road parking lot at 9:00AM. Leader: Loys Maingon.
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Upcoming Walk: Goose Spit, Saturday, October 31st 2015
Saturday, October 31st . (Club walk). Goose Spit. Meet at the DND Gate at 9:00AM. Leader: Loys Maingon.
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Upcoming Walk: Ralph River, Strathcona Park, Sunday, October 25th 2015
Sunday, October 25th . (Club walk). Ralph River, Strathcona Park (Bring a picnic lunch). This is not an arduous walk but it is farther and longer than usual. Meet at 8:00AM at Courtenay Country Market. Leader: Loys Maingon.
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Upcoming Walk: Lazo Garry Oaks and Dunes, Saturday October 17th 2015
Saturday October 17th . (Public Walk). Lazo Garry Oaks and Dunes. Meet at the Point Holmes Boat Launch at 9:00AM. Leader: Judy Morrison.
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Upcoming Walk: Shoreline clean-up with Project Watershed, Saturday, October 10th 2015
Saturday, October 10th . (Club/Public event). Shoreline clean-up with Project Watershed. (Timed to access lower tides) CVN to meet at Air Park Café 9:00 am. (Leaders: Bill Murray and Bill Heidrick).
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Upcoming Botany Walk: Tsolum River Mushrooms, Monday October 5th 2015
The Group will meet at Alison’s. We will meet here at 11.00 am, and have a walk around our trails first to see what mushrooms are popping up, then have lunch, for which I will provide wild mushroom soup. If anyone needs … Continue reading
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Botany Outing Report: Kin Beach, Sept. 14, 2015
Six botanists visited Kin Beach Park on a cloudy day, discovering several unusual beach plants including California broomrape , previously unknown in the area. Uncommon plants: California broomrape, American and European sea-rocket ( the latter new to Helen at Kin … Continue reading
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Upcoming Walk: Royston Trail, Saturday, October 3rd 2015
changed to Sunday, October 4th. (Club walk). Royston Trail. Meet at Harmston at 9:00 AM. Leader: Loys Maingon). not Saturday, October 3rd. (Club walk). Royston Trail. Meet at Harmston at 9:00 AM. Leader: Loys Maingon)
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Upcoming Walk: Morrison Creek area, Saturday, September 26th 2015
Saturday. September 26th. (Club event). Morrison Creek area. Meet at Harmston at 9:00AM. Leaders: Jim Palmer and Jan Gemmell.
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