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WE REGRET THAT WE ARE OBLIGED TO CANCEL THIS EVENT.The latest in our series of guided botany walks will take us to the Puntledge Forest on Saturday July 12th at 10:00 am. This mature forest includes up to 30 species of conservation concern, and 22 plant communities that are listed as endangered or threatened. As a low elevation coastal forest, it also has very high carbon capture and storage potential, making its preservation an important natural climate solution.
This walk will be at our usual botanists’ pace, on a mostly flat and shaded trail that follows the river, with very few roots or rocks underfoot. Please dress for the weather and wear
sturdy shoes. Bring water, insect repellent and possibly a snack as we’ll take a good 3 hours to complete the trail.
Binoculars used the “wrong” way make very good magnifiers Mosses and
many small plants look much better when enlarged. Your phone magnifier or flashlight can help with very shy samples.
No dogs allowed. There is a pit washroom facility in the parking lot.
Please do not come if you are unwell. Thank you for your consideration.
For more information, and to reserve a spot contact
#puntledgeforest #comoxvalley #naturewalk #botany #cvlt
Take this opportunity to join a Naturalist for an easy 1 km walk at the Courtenay River Airpark. Learn about its history and how the town’s former sewage lagoon has become one of the most popular walking spots in the Comox Valley. Observe our native plants and birds which make a home here in the estuary. See some of the restoration work in progress.Wheelchair accessible on this flat paved path. Sorry, no dogs please!
This is a free event but donations are welcome. Limited numbers – register early – Meeting By “D’s” Café and boat ramp at 10.00am
To get more information, add your name to a waitlist or to cancel your reservation email:
#naturewalk #cityofcourtenay #comoxvalleylandtrust #habitatrestoration
Beaufort Watershed Stewards are monitoring benthic invertebrates :📣 Looking for the ‘canary in the coal mine’The Beaufort Watershed Stewards (BWS) are on the lookout for a “canary in the coal mine”— only, in this case, the canary is a tiny, wiggly insect living under rocks in the streams and rivers of the Beaufort range watersheds.
The bottom-dwelling creatures, known as benthic invertebrates, are excellent indicators of a stream’s health. “The streams need a steward,” says BWS volunteer Jill Chudleigh. “With growth and climate change, everything that relies on this water is affected.”
Funding for this project was made possible thanks to Comox Valley Community Foundation’s Environmental & Conservation Community Table, one of many initiatives funded through over $1 million in community grants to 53 local charities this year.
📖 Read the full story: buff.ly/VqjIxQC
📘 Browse the full Impact Report: buff.ly/5XEQRFm
🙏With gratitude to our sponsors, including Champion Sponsor Cameron Contracting LTD.
#WatershedStewardship #BeaufortWatershed #ComoxValley #CVCF
Comox Valley Nature is offering a free Nature Walk for the public in the Royston Trent River Estuary area, at the south end of Marine DriveExpert birders, photographers and CVN members Bruce Moffat, Kelly Kline and Roger Beardmore will help you develop birding skills and show you how to use 2 free apps; Merlin and iNaturalist. Download these apps (including Merlin West bird pack) before the walk to get the most out of this outing.
If you are new to birding, check out www.birdscanada.org/discover-birds/new-to-birding.
This walk will cover uneven terrain so participants will need to be prepared for mud or sand and wear sturdy footwear. Bring a camera (with macro lenses if you have one) or cell phones or both. Bring binoculars if possible.
Limited online registration.
Email: to join the waiting list or to cancel your registration.
Details of the meeting place will be sent to those registered prior to the event. No dogs please!
This is a free event but donations to CVN are welcome.
(photo by Bruce Moffat)
Enjoy a 1.5 hour stroll around the Courtney Airpark learning about bees with Bonnie Zand, the Bee Atlas lead for BC Native BeesThis June, celebrate pollinators while supporting the BC Bee Atlas! Join one of our by-donation, member-led events.
Bee Walk with Bonnie - Enjoy a 1.5 hour stroll around the Courtney Airpark learning about bees with our Bee Atlas lead Bonnie Zand
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RSVP at bcnativebees.org/event-details/pollinator-month-events-for-bc-bee-atlas
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#beeatlas #BCbeeatlas #beewalk #vancouverislandbees #beesofBC #exploreBC #explorevancouverisland #nbsbc #nativebeesocietyofbc #bcnativebees #nativebees
Category Archives: Miscellaneous
CVN activities calendar
We have revived a former website feature—a calendar of CVN activities—for the convenience of members who want to know about upcoming activities. See it here, or navigate to it anytime via the About menu. One benefit of this calendar is … Continue reading
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Help out local nature-based education
From Hand-in-Hand’s website: “Hand-In-Hand Nature Education is an outdoor educational program located in the Comox Valley and Campbell River that is designed to offer a unique learning experience for children who are walking to 17 years old.” Jarrett Krentzel, founder and … Continue reading
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Strathcona Wilderness Institute events
This summer the Strathcona Wilderness Institute (SWI) is planning workshops and hikes that will be of interest to CVN members and others. The first workshop is an Introduction to iNaturalist by Loys Maingon on June 25 (pre-registration required). For details … Continue reading
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AGM recording
On February 15, Comox Valley Nature conducted its Annual General Meeting for 2023 as a videoconference, enabled by the online meeting capabilities of the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists. See the announcement in this earlier post. If you missed the … Continue reading
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New online membership renewal and donations
Membership CVN has a new and improved online method for new members to join and existing members to renew. With this new method you can provide your contact information, affirm the waiver, optionally make a donation, and pay with a … Continue reading
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Winter observations
From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on December 24. Wishing you all a belated happy solstice and a Merry Christmas. A rare white Christmas this year! Between deluges of rain and the current wintery state, botany walks … Continue reading
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CVN AGM to be held online February 14
Comox Valley Nature’s Annual General Meeting will be held as a videoconference on Sunday February 14 at 7:00 pm. For access to this online meeting, you need to register in advance: Register here Here’s a preliminary agenda for the meeting: … Continue reading
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Using iNaturalist: BC Parks project
On May 14 of this year, CVN’s guest speaker Dr. John Reynolds presented a very informative webinar on how to use the iNaturalist online platform for recording and viewing nature observations from around the world. Following the tutorial part of … Continue reading
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COVID-19 policy still in effect
The COVID-19 pandemic continues. We are facing a potential second wave in B.C. and around the world, and, with many CVN members in a higher-risk age group, the CVN Board reminds members that our policy response from April (see this … Continue reading
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Bird carcasses needed
Reprinted from BC Nature August eNews. A message from Tara Imlay (PhD) from the Canadian Wildlife Service: Last year, my colleagues and I began a research project to understand the breeding area of bird species that experience high rates of anthropogenic (human-caused) … Continue reading
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