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    • Botany at the Airpark, May 2025
    • Recording for talk on growing old-growth forests
    • Learn about growing old-growth forests at our next general meeting
    • Botany at Ruth Masters Greenway, April 2025
    • Audio and slides for “Bird Friendly” Comox talk
    • Learn about the Comox “Bird Friendly” initiative at our next general meeting
    • Botany at Lazo Marsh, March 2025
    • Recordings for the two March meeting talks
    • Learn about pronghorn antelope in Alberta
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    6 days ago

    Comox Valley Nature
    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 wearsturdy 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 andmany 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 ... See MoreSee Less

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    2 weeks ago

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    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 10.00amTo get more information, add your name to a waitlist or to cancel your reservation email: #naturewalk #cityofcourtenay #comoxvalleylandtrust #habitatrestoration ... See MoreSee Less

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    3 weeks ago

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    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 ... See MoreSee Less

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    1 month ago

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    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 Drive Expert 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) ... See MoreSee Less

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    1 month ago

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    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.Jun 22, 12:00 p.m.RSVP at bcnativebees.org/event-details/pollinator-month-events-for-bc-bee-atlas.And make your donation here: bcnativebees.org/donate....#beeatlas #BCbeeatlas #beewalk #vancouverislandbees #beesofBC #exploreBC #explorevancouverisland #nbsbc #nativebeesocietyofbc #bcnativebees #nativebees ... See MoreSee Less

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