Rare bird alert— a Whooper Swan (a Eurasian species) was found yesterday off Headquarters Road and relocated today in the Marsden/Charter Roads area.Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands
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To report rare birds or sightings of interest in this area and to submit pictures, please email Jeremy Gatten at jarofme@hotmail.com WH...
Botany Group News: Our last outing was to Woodhus Slough in early October. We saw many fruiting shrubs & some late blooming flowers, as well as some lovely sedges along the slough edge. Thanks to Veronique for many of the photos.
More invasive species are causing problems. The brown marmorated stink bug is thriving in BC.An invasive stink bug may be crawling into B.C. homes | CityNews Vancouver
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Like many insects, the brown marmorated stink bug has thrived in B.C.’s warm and dry temperatures, but the colder nights ahead may draw them into homes.
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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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