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๐ฟ 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.
๐ Survey closes August 10.
๐ 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.
6 days ago
๐ฟ 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.
๐ Survey closes August 10.
๐ 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. ... See MoreSee Less
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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: ... See MoreSee Less3 weeks ago
A new club; "The Friends of Eagle Bluffs Forest Society" has just joined BC Nature: ... See MoreSee Less3 weeks ago
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: Field Trips
Mycoheterotrophs at Puntledge forest, June 2024
The identification guide linked here was updated on July 13 with a few minor changes, replacing the version that was posted originally. The Botany/Mycology Group held an extra outing in June (on June 12) at the Puntledge forest with the … Continue reading
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Botany at Little River, May 2024
The Botany/Mycology Group’s May field trip took place on May 14 at Little River Nature Park and was well-attended. This CVRD nature park has three special ecosystems which the group explored: Many of the spring flowers on the beach plain … Continue reading
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Botany at MacDonald Wood and Mack Laing Parks, April 2024
The Botany/Mycology Group was privileged to have Marta Donovan lead the group in a very informative walk through MacDonald Wood Park and Mack Laing Nature Park in Comox on April 9. Marta is a professional botanist who recently retired after … Continue reading
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Botany at Tsolum floodplain trails, March 2024
The Botany/Mycology Group had a well-attended field trip on March 12 to the Tsolum River floodplain trails adjacent to the Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds to see signs of early spring growth. The new leaders of the group, Vรฉronique M. and … Continue reading
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Kitty Coleman fungi (fall 2023)
From an email by Jocie to the Botany/Mycology Group on January 4. Catching up from our November 23 outing to Kitty Coleman Provincial Park…. We found a wealth of fungi — it was quite a treasure hunt. Joy said that the excitement level … Continue reading
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Mushrooms at Paradise Meadows in October
From an email by Jocie to the Botany/Mycology Group on November 16. Click a photo to enlarge it. One of the highlights from our fungi trip to Paradise Meadows on October 20 was the handsome Admirable bolete (Aureoboletus mirabilis). The … Continue reading
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Merville Woods fungi
From an email by Jocie to the Botany/Mycology Group on October 18. Click a photo to enlarge it. We had a great time looking at a bonanza of fungi at Merville Woods on October 12! I got a bit carried … Continue reading
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Plants of Miracle Beach Park, part 2
From an email by Jocie to the Botsny/Mycology Group on September 19. Click a photo to enlarge it. Here’s “Part 2” of the September 15 walk, featuring plants from the Black Creek gravel flats (accessed just upstream from the bridge … Continue reading
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Plants of Miracle Beach Park, part 1
From an email by Jocie to the Botany/Mycology Group on September 19. Click a photo to enlarge it. On September 15 we took advantage of a sunny day to check out Miracle Beach Park, visiting the Black Creek estuary and … Continue reading
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Tidepooling at Willow Point Reef with Sandra Milligan
This is a belated posting of the report from the Shoreline Group on their July field trip. On July 4 the CVN Shoreline Group enjoyed another excellent field trip. Making a return as guest leader, Sandra Milligan provided her usual … Continue reading
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