Category Archives: Wetland Restoration

Airpark Restoration 2022

This year’s 2022 Restoration Report for the Courtenay River Airpark has been posted on the Comox Valley Nature Website. It is under publications on the top bar of the page. Click on this and go to Wetland Restoration. I wish … Continue reading

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Airpark Restoration 2021

This year’s 2021 Restoration Report for the Courtenay River Airpark has been posted on the Comox Valley Nature Website. It is under publications on the top bar of the page. Click on this and go to Wetland Restoration. I wish … Continue reading

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CVN birders and the MARS connection

This report was prepared by Royann Petrell and Kelly Kline. In 2020, the CVN Birders Group established a partnership with the Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society (MARS) to enhance the bird displays at their visitor centre. Last spring, Art Martell gave … Continue reading

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Courtenay River Airpark 2020 Report

This years 2020 Restoration Report for the Courtenay River Airpark has been posted on the Comox Valley Nature Website. It is under publications on the top bar of the page. Click on this and go to Wetland Restoration. I wish … Continue reading

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Invasive plant: Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)

This post is by Jocie Brooks, leader of the Botany Group, from an email to members of the group on April 27. I was out walking along the Puntledge River recently (downstream from the Condensory Bridge on the Courtenay side), … Continue reading

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Restoration Project 2019 Courtenay River Airpark

This years 2019 Restoration Report for the Courtenay River Airpark has been posted on the Comox Valley Nature Website. It is under publications on the top bar of the page. Click on this and go to Wetland Restoration. I wish … Continue reading

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Airpark Report 2017

A short report highlighting the work done in the Courtenay River Airpark this year(2017) is now available under Publications.

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Earth Day (April 22nd 2017) planting of over 80 native shrubs at Courtenay Airpark

Earth Day (April 22nd 2017)  brought in volunteers from many Comox Valley organizations to assist in the planting of over 80 native shrubs and small trees at the Courtenay Airpark.  This was truly a community effort with Project Watershed leading … Continue reading

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Scotch Broom

Media Release Scotch broom With sunny May weather comes the blooming of Scotch broom in the Comox Valley. It also means that community groups like the Broombusters and Comox Valley Nature will be out cutting it down. If you have … Continue reading

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In the News: Planting Native Species in Courtenay Airpark

On Tuesday October 22 several members of CV Nature planted native species in an area of the Courtenay airpark formerly infested with highly invasive Japanese knotweed. The knotweed was continuously cut every two weeks over the course of two years, … Continue reading

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