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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
Bird Outing Report: Englishman River, Sept. 19, 2012
Englishman River Estuary Trip Report – Art Martell On Wednesday, 19 September, 7 birders visited the Englishman River Estuary. We started on the north side of the Englishman River at the end of Shelly Street in the morning, birded along … Continue reading
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Bird Outing Report: Hornby Island, Sept. 13, 2012
On Thursday, 13 September, 7 birders visited Hornby Island. We went to Collishaw Point in the morning, and visited Dunlop Point in the afternoon. The weather was warm and sunny. The highlights were Heermann’s Gull, Surfbird (one of which came … Continue reading
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Bear Creek Park Walk, Sept. 15
Our Regional Park system is an important part of the ecological legacy to coming generations. Maintaining this legacy depends on understanding and appreciating the constituent values it helps sustain. The best way to preserve it is to use it. As … Continue reading
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Fall 2012 Nature Walk Schedule
CVNS Nature Walks & Activities, September to November 2012 Car pool from the Old Church Theatre, 755 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay unless otherwise indicated. Sept. 15, Saturday, Bear Creek Park. Meet 8:15am at Harmston or 9am at park entrance. Leaders: Art … Continue reading
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Trent River Walk, Sept. 8
Sept. 8, Saturday, Trent River, Meet 9 am at Harmston or 9:30am at Hutton Road (off Briardale). Bring water and a snack, also clippers for minor trail maintenance. Leader: Kate Pierce 1-250-703-9623
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Quinsam River Walk, Aug. 25
As the regional representative for BC Nature, Comox Valley Nature (Comox Valley Naturalists Society) is offering a free public nature walk along the Quinsam and Campbell Rivers. The public is invited to join biologists Loys Maingon (RPBio), President of Comox … Continue reading
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Rosewall Creek Walk, Aug. 18
In the third of their summer Watershed Walk series, Comox Valley Nature and Comox Valley Conservation Strategy are offering a free, guided public walk in the Rosewall Creek forest and watershed on Saturday August 18th starting at the park trailhead … Continue reading
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Dragonfly Field Workshop, Aug. 11
The Comox Valley is blessed with an extraordinary richness in regional biodiversity. To a large extent this is because of the foresight of local government leaders and planners to create and maintain regional parks which provide many species with a … Continue reading
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CVNS Nature Walks & Activities 2012
CVNS Membership is required for most field trips. Trips marked with * are open to the public. Also, check the calendar at the bottom of the home page. Please note: Guides: All non-member field trip participants need to sign a waiver … Continue reading
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