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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: Paradise Meadows, Saturday July 11th 2015
Saturday July 11th: (Club event). Paradise Meadows. Meet at 9:00 AM at the parking lot at the foot of Strathcona Parkway, just off the Inland highway. Or at Paradise Meadows (Strathcona Wilderness Institute facility) about 9:15. Leader: Joel Kositsky.
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Upcoming Botany Walk: Little River Park Aquatic Plants, July 27th 2015
We would like to invite the Botany Group members to coffee/tea and muffins/coffee cake on our beach (sitting on the logs) at 10.00 am on Monday July 27th, and then we will drive to Little River Nature Park to walk … Continue reading
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Upcoming Botany Walk: Garry Oaks, July 20th 2015
As there is no walk planned for tomorrow Monday July 20th 2015, I thought I would lead a short walk nearby, and look at some of the Garry Oaks (and associated plants) right here in the valley. Because of the … Continue reading
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Upcoming Botany Walk: Paradise Meadows, June 22nd 2015
Fran Newson has offered to lead a walk tomorrow – short notice I know but the weather is good and the flowers will soon be over with up there. Please bring a lunch and sun protection. The walk around the … Continue reading
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Botany Outing Report: Little River Nature Park, July 27,2015
Ten botanists had a lovely gathering on Helen’s Beach for coffee and delicious cake, then walked around the pond and along the river at Little River Nature Park. Most of the plants such as the Lomatium nudicaule are in their … Continue reading
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Botany Outing Reports: Miracle Beach + 9 Km Bog
As many locations have a lot of the same plants it has been suggested that we just list the plants that are special to that location so here goes: June 8th – Miracle Beach – Small flowered bulrush, diverse leaved … Continue reading
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Club Walk report: Lower Trent River June 13th, 2015
A good time was had by all. We compiled a list of about 65 plant species. Loys and Joel CVNS Grassy Walk June 13 2015 CVNS Walk June 13 Compiled by Joel Kositsky Latin Name Common Name Acer macrophyllum bigleaf … Continue reading
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Upcoming Botany Walk: 9 km. Bog, June 15th 2015
This coming Monday, June 15th, Terry Thormin will lead a field trip to 9 km. Bog. We will meet at Harmston at 10:00 and will have a second meeting place at the first parking lot on the Strathcona Parkway at … Continue reading
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Upcoming Botany Walk: Miracle Beach, June 1st 2015
Botany walk – June 1 – 10:0O am – Miracle Beach – Leader, Betty Brooks Betty will lead an easy walk in Miracle Beach Park – Meet at the main Beach Parking Lot at 10:00 am or car pool from … Continue reading
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Botany Outing Report: along the Puntledge, May 25th 2015
On Monday 6 botany group members went on a beautiful walk along the dry open area of the water pipes, then veered off towards the Puntledge river. After a windy path we had a short lunch break at the beach. … Continue reading
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