Category Archives: Field Trips

NatureKids Explorer Day Report – Fun in the Forest – Feb. 9, 2020

Hello NatureKids families!  What a refreshing afternoon in the Seal Bay Park forest. We learned how forests can be magical by providing us with many different things such as homes, food, jobs, products, clean water, and oxygen. Not only do … Continue reading

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Weekend Walk Schedule for Spring 2020

The advance schedule of weekend walks for members for the period from February 16 to May 16 is now available. Download it here. Of these trips, the ones on the following dates will be open to the public: March 22 … Continue reading

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January 30 Bird Walk to Little River Nature Park

Let’s go to Little River Nature Park. Meet at 9am at Quality Foods on Guthrie Road, Comox.  Park in the back lot, south of the store. We will car pool and depart at 9:10. Should be back before noon. Good … Continue reading

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JANUARY 23, 2020- MILLARD CREEK NATURE PARK

This bird walk will be led by Nancy St. Hilaire. Take Fraser Road (just past Millard) from the old highway. Turn left on to Comox Logging Road. Meet at the corner of Comox Logging Road and Buckstone Road at 9am. … Continue reading

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Sunday, February 2, 2020 Bird Walk

New birders are welcome to this bird watchers outing on the beach at Point Holmes. Bruce Moffat will be the leader. To get suitable tide level we will meet at 1:00pm. Meet near the gazebo on Lazo Road.

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Botany Outing Report: Seal Bay Sept 9th 2019

At our last gathering at Seal Bay on September 9th we were not disappointed in the array of botanical forms : flowers in still bloom, including the musk-flower- Erythranthre moschata ( yellow monkey flower with slimy leaves) and the abhorred … Continue reading

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Shoreline Outing Summary: Willow Point Reef, June 17th, 2019

We had a great outing yesterday at the Willow Point Reef just south of Campbell River. Endless thanks to Sandra Milligan from NIC for leading the group and knowing this shoreline inside and out. We got to see an octopus … Continue reading

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Shoreline Outing Summary: Comox Peninsula Tip, June 5th. 2019

Hey Everyone, We had 19 members and a little assistant show up at the very tip of the Comox peninsula. Some observations, follow ups and a species list can be found below. A sluggish leopard The spotted leopard dorid, Dialula … Continue reading

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Outing: Botany, Harewood Plain, May 7th 2019

Greetings all, On May 27th eight of us were treated to a brilliant display of later spring flowers at Harewood Plains in Nanaimo.  Our target was to see the red-listed Hosackia pinnata ( formerly Lotus pinnatus) – bog bird’s foot … Continue reading

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Shoreline Outing Reports: Oyster Bay, May 8th, 2019

Hey Everyone, Betty Brooks led a great outing around Oyster Bay Shoreline Park last Wednesday. We got a bit of history, a bit of botany and a lot of interesting invertebrates, including an octopus. Species list to the best of … Continue reading

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