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The BC Nature Photo Contest 2023 is open for entries until February 24th. Prizes will be awarded in the following five categories:BC Wildlife
BC Botany, Landscape
BC Weird and Wonderful
Entries from BC – Youth 12-18, photographer
Entries from BC – Child 11 and under, photographer
Photographers over 18 must be a member of BC Nature (membership is included with your membership to Comox Valley Nature.) BC Youth and Child photographers do not need to be members. We encourage all members to invite any youth and children they may know to participate.
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The 2023 BC Nature Photo Contest is a celebration of the plants and animals, landscapes, and nature moments that show how naturalists of all ages spend their time outdoors. Whether you like to hike, b...3 weeks ago
On Thursday, January 12th the birders group visited Miracle Beach Provincial Park and found the following 15 species despite the rain:Canada Goose 1
American Wigeon 1
Surf Scoter 2
Bufflehead 6
Common Goldeneye 5
Common Merganser 2
Black Oystercatcher 1
Glaucous-winged Gull 9
Common Loon 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Common Raven 1
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 12
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Several groups of Golden-crowned Kinglets were foraging low in the trees and on the pathway giving good looks including of the males' often-hidden orange central crown feathers. ... See MoreSee Less
Golden-crowned Kinglet Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Golden-crowned Kinglets are boldly marked with a black eyebrow stripe and flashy lemon-yellow crest. A good look can require some patience, as they spend much of their time high up in dense spruce or ...3 weeks ago
This Sunday, January 15th from 7 to 9 p.m. we are hosting an online lecture entitled “Conservation Implications of Clearcutting around Strathcona Provincial Park” with Loys Maingon, a retired registered professional biologist and research director for the Strathcona Wilderness Institute.This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the conservation implications of clearcutting around Strathcona Provincial Park. For more information and to register visit our website: ... See MoreSee Less
Learn about conservation implications of clearcutting near Strathcona Park | Comox Valley Nature
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Title: Conservation Implications of Clearcutting around Strathcona Provincial ParkSpeaker: Loys MaingonDate: Sunday, January 15, 2023Time: 7:00 p.m. PT
Category Archives: Tree of the Year
Tour the nominees for Tree of the Year 2022
The nomination period for CVN’s 2022 Tree of the Year contest ended on April 1. The voting period is now open and runs until June 1. We encourage everybody to go out and experience these beautiful and important trees first-hand. … Continue reading
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Nominees for Tree of the Year 2022
Although there will be only one winner of the Tree of the Year contest, all the 36 nominated trees have interest and value. We invite everybody to go out and enjoy these trees as part of their nature activities this … Continue reading
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Nominate a tree for the 2022 CVN Tree of the Year
In this fifth year of our Tree of the Year contest, we continue with the improvements made last year, including: Any resident of the Comox Valley can nominate a tree, not just CVN members. We have an online nomination form … Continue reading
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2021 CVN Tree of the Year winner announced!
By Kerri Scott For the first time, the annual “CVN Tree of the Year” has been chosen by public vote instead of by committee. The contest, inspired by European tradition and now in its fourth year, fosters a strong connection … Continue reading
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