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CVN Facebook Posts
1 week ago
🌿 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.
📅 Survey closes August 10.
👉 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.
2 weeks ago
🌿 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.
📅 Survey closes August 10.
👉 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
3 weeks ago
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 Less4 weeks ago
A new club; "The Friends of Eagle Bluffs Forest Society" has just joined BC Nature: ... See MoreSee Less4 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: Photography
Smartphone photography for iNaturalist
This notice from iNaturalist invites you to attend their upcoming webinar on this subject. You will need a free iNaturalist account to register. Smartphone cameras are great for taking photos of your friends, your food, and yourself, but what about … Continue reading
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Bruce Moffat’s nature photography talk materials
Comox Valley Nature hosted the following presentation at our May 2026 general meeting: Title: Island vignettes from a nature photographer’s lifeSpeaker: Bruce Moffat (moffatphotography.zenfolio.com)Date: Sunday, May 24, 2026 If you missed this event or would like to see some of … Continue reading
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Hear about a nature photographer’s experiences at our May general meeting
Comox Valley Nature invites its members and the public to CVN’s May general meeting. where you can hear the following keynote presentation by our guest speaker: Title: Island vignettes from a nature photographer’s lifeSpeaker: Bruce Moffat (moffatphotography.zenfolio.com)Date: Sunday, May 24, … Continue reading
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Spherical panoramas now in Nature Viewing Guide!
As the result of a recent project, our online Nature Viewing Guide now features a new photographic element: spherical (360º) panoramas. These great images give you a birds-eye view of the location. Try the one above (tip: when the static … Continue reading
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The 2020 Bird Photo Challenge
From an email by Bruce Moffat distributed to the Birders Group on January 2. The CVN Photography Group took up the challenge started by Terry Thormin last year to photograph (web worthy vs. just ID shots) as many bird species as … Continue reading
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