Category Archives: Field Trips

Upcoming Walk: Field Trip to Cowichan Garry Oaks Reserve (Nature Conservancy of Canada). Bloom Festival, May 9th

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Botany

Saturday May 9th. (Club walk). Field Trip to Cowichan Garry Oaks Reserve (Nature Conservancy of Canada). Bloom Festival. Leave Harmston at 8:00 am. (Car pooling will be organized in advance).

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Upcoming Walk: Stotan Falls, May 2nd

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Botany

Saturday May 2nd. (Public walk). 9:30-12:00 Stotan Falls. With well-known naturalist, professional biologist, riparian and wetland ecology specialist. Meet at Harmston at 9:00 am or 9:30 at Stotan Falls. Leader: Loys Maingon

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Upcoming Event: Spring Bird Count, May 3rd

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Botany

Sunday May 3rd. (Club event). Spring Bird Count

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Upcoming Walk: Puntledge River from Comox Lake, April 27th

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Botany

Saturday, April 27th. (Earth Day April 22th). (Club walk). Puntledge River from Comox Lake. Meet at Harmston at 9:30 am or at the Upper Dam at 10:00am (Follow Comox Lake Road and turn right at the Rod and Gun Club). … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Walk: New: Bear Creek Park. (old Paradise Meadows Loop Walk), April 18th

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Botany

Saturday, April 18th   (CLUB WALK ). Bear Creek Park. Meet at Country Market just north of Courtenay at 9:30 or 10am at park entrance.  – 19A north, left onto Hamm Road, immediate right onto McCaulay Road, about 2kms on … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Walk: Cumberland Forest Trails hike, April 12th

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Botany

Sunday, April 12th. (Club walk). Cumberland Forest Trails hike. Meet at Harmston at 9:30am or at Jumbo’s Cabin on the Comox Lake Road beyond Cumberland at 10:00am. A 2-hour hike, some steep-ish slopes. Leader: Andrew Nicoll.

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Upcoming Walk: Fawn Lily Walk, April 4th

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Botany

Saturday, April 4th. (Club walk). Fawn Lily Walk – Exhibition Grounds, Courtenay. Meet at 10:00am at the Exhibition Grounds parking lot beside the Comox Valley Curling Club on Headquarters Road across from Vanier High School.

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Botany Outing Report: Mar. 9, 2015

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Krista

Botanists met at the Maingon house on the Tsolum River. The sun came out and we had a nice walk along the river to see the coltsfoot in bloom and lots of leaves of various plants, but no fawn lilies … Continue reading →

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Public Walk Report: Coal Hills, Feb. 28, 2015

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Botany

The coal hills walk at Union Bay drew about 45 people of all ages on a beautiful sunny Saturday morning. We had the good fortune of being joined by Juanita and her children who was able to provide us with … Continue reading →

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YNC Walk: Sunday, March 22nd,1pm – 3pm, Kye Bay Beach

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Krista

Join the Young Naturalists down at sandy Kye Bay to explore the beach at low tide, and walk along the coastline towards Air Force Beach. We will be looking at the sand flats and tide pools, with creatures such as … Continue reading →

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