OCTOBER 27th & 28th, 2018
VANCOUVER ISLAND AND GULF ISLANDS REGIONAL SEMINAR
Hosted by Comox Valley Nature
October 27th, 2018: Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Ave., Courtenay BC
Schedule:
09:30 am Registration open
10:30 am Seminar starts: Chaired by John Neville. Meeting will have 4 discussion periods: Topic one: Shoreline Concerns: started by Sharon Niscak,Comox Valley Nature
Topic two: Wetlands Preservation: started by Genevieve Singleton,Cowichan Valley Nature
Topic three: Invasive Species: started by Jim Boulter, Comox Valley Nature Topic four: Biodiversity & Development: started by Loys Maingon, Comox Valley Nature
12:00 pm Lunch Break; light lunch at hall, featuring soup, sandwiches and fruit
13:00 pm Grant Scott: Are BC Herring in Dire Straits?
13:45 pm Randal Mindell: South Coast Fossil Conservation
14:30 pm Coffee break
14:45 pm Michael Motek: Native Plants: Restoration is for the Birds
15:30 pm Loys Maingon: Forgotten Wetlands, Future Water Quality, Freshwater & Marine Biodiversity
4:15 pm Discussion
4:30 pm Closing remarks and social until 6 pm closing
October 28th 2018: Field trips;
All Car Pooling occurs at Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Ave., Courtenay
Coal Hills with Loys Maingon: Car pool at Filberg at 9:00 am, Trailhead at 9:30 am
Morrison Creek Headwaters with Jan Gemmell and Jim Palmer Car Pool at Filberg at 10:00 am
Cape Lazo with Will and Alison Marsh: Car pool at Filberg at 12:30 pm, Trailhead at 1:00 pm
