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Cowichan Green Community is again hosting this year's Seedy Sunday event! Claire Watson, intern at the Farm Hub is organizing 250-748-8506
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Join us to pull invasive hawthorn, blackberry, and broom from the Somenos Garry Oak Protected Area. Learn about different removal methods and the uniqueness of the Garry oak ecosystems. You can expect to do some digging, cutting and moving of invasive plant material. Bring weather appropriate clothing and water, SMWS will provide tools, snacks, and... |
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Spring is the time to see the Garry Oak ecosystem return to life! Come out and do a bit of gentle maintenance while appreciating some of the flowers and birds under the leafing Oaks. Please rsvp by email if you can: info@cowichanlandtrust.ca |
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Local, retired ship captain, Don Feil will share an audio-visual presentation of the Flora and Fauna of the Canadian Arctic and Antarctic Regions which he observed during voyages through the Northwest Passage, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica. This will be in-person only - no zoom - so we can appreciate the photos full-size on...
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Yes - Easter Monday!! We meet up at the Kinsman Hut on the 1st Monday of the month until November to care for the Butterfly Meadow and Bird Shrubbery we planted in 2024. Come and help weed, plant, collect seeds, learn about native plants and the communities they support. Bring your own coffee and favourite gardening... |
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Join us for a morning of hands-on water quality monitoring across the S-amunu/Somenos Watershed! We’ll visit Somenos, Bings, Averill, and Richards Creeks, carpooling between sites to collect samples and record data. It’s a great opportunity to learn about key water quality parameters and how our creeks are affected by development and climate change. If you are interested in joining us, please email us... |
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Full Day seminar awakening participants to the Indigenous Peoples journey. Nobody will be turned away for insufficient funds. |
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Meet up is at the hut on Methuen and 6th. We will walk upstream cutting broom and removing other invasives. Dress for the weather and bring refreshments. We can supply some gloves and tools but if you have loppers and weeding tools, please bring them. Lead - Jillian |
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Young and old, novice and pro birders are all welcome to join in the Coastal Bird Counts at high tide on the second Sunday of each month. The route is along a nice flat track. Sea lions tend to be an added attraction for the first few months. Later on, the Great Blue Herons at... |
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Spend a few hours helping with maintenance at the Nature Conservancy Canada's Maple Bay Garry Oak Preserve. This is one of our Valley's largest and best examples of a Garry Oak ecosystem. Planting natives, pulling invasives or just working gently in the nursery. Pubic access is prohibited otherwise, so this is a chance to view,...
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Spring is the time to see the Garry Oak ecosystem return to life! Come out and do a bit of gentle maintenance while appreciating some of the flowers and birds under the leafing Oaks. Please rsvp by email if you can: info@cowichanlandtrust.ca |
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Bald Mountain Park is a popular hiking destination near the community of Youbou. Its spectacular views and 7.6 kilometers of trails make it a hot-spot for the local hiking community as well as visitors to the area. The park also features sensitive ecological areas which are being encroached on by the invasive plant, Scotch broom....
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Meet up is at the Mackie Rd Trail Head. The Ladysmith School will assist in a Community Broom Cut around Colonia Bridge area. Instruction, gloves, and loppers will be provided. Leads – Patrice and Monica
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Busy beavers: Engineers of ecosystems and watersheds? Join Aquatic Habitat Biologist Lars Reese-Hansen as he explores the wide-ranging effects of beavers on landscapes throughout North America and beyond. Beavers are a familiar and charismatic animal found throughout most of Canada, including here in the Quw’utsun (Cowichan) watershed. Their dam and lodge building activities are well-known...
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CSRT meetings on the third Tuesday of the month are both in-person and on zoom. Everyone welcome! 9:00-10:45 round-the-table update from each person about topics related to the Cowichan River by their organizations. But you can just listen, or speak as an individual too if you like. 11:00-12:00 speaker presentation. Please feel free to come...
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Christine Lowther will speak on her book "Blockade - a history of forest activism", about the attempts to save the last of the old growth - especially on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. This will be on zoom only. Non-members please email cvns@naturecowichan.net for the link. |
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Earth Day Event! Please join the CVRD Parks & Trails Volunteer Program, Friends of Holland Creek, Broombusters and students from Ladysmith Secondary School to help care for beautiful Trillium Park in Area H by removing invasive species. This little gem of a park is located just North of Ladysmith off of Highway 1. The park...
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Trillium Park. Community Broom Cut supported by the CVRD. Park at the Chandler Rd entrance, where CVRD will have a dumpster to receive the cut broom. Join the Broombusters, Friends of Holland Creek and Yellow Point Ecological Society at the Christie Rd edge of the Park. Lead – Patrice and Monica
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Join us on earth day to help restore the riparian area of Somenos Creek and learn about our beautiful watershed. We will be planting native trees along the banks of Somenos Creek, so bring weather appropriate clothing and good shoes. If you are interested in joining us for this event please let us know by... |
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Meet up at Dogwood Drive Trail Head. This is a great opportunity to contribute to community science and long-term ecological monitoring in our creek. We will be using iNaturalist to record all the plants, animals, and fungi we observe. There will be biologists and ecologists to guide us, help identify what we find. You can...
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Ladysmith Harbour, meet at 5066 Brenton Page Rd for an intertidal walk and talk with fish biologist, Rick Harbo. Gumboots recommended. Bring appies and a drink if you would like to stay for a sunset social on the beach with Yellow Point Ecological Society. Lead - Pamela |
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Hemer Park - Camas Meadow tour. We can support the VIU students who are doing a vegetation survey by using iNaturalist to Bioblitz the same area. Learn how it can be used to monitor restoration sites. Meet at Morland Road entrance and come into the meadow. Lead - Nikki
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Cable Bay Trail walk led by Champagne Hill Botanicals. Meet at Cable Bay trailhead on Nicola Rd. Walk to Dodd Narrows and back - a 4km round trip walk. Some uphill sections. Dress for the weather. Lead - Jain |
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Spend a few hours helping with maintenance at the Nature Conservancy Canada's Maple Bay Garry Oak Preserve. This is one of our valley's largest and best examples of a Garry Oak ecosystem. Planting natives, pulling invasives or just working gently in the nursery. Pubic access is prohibited otherwise, so this is a chance to view,...
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Spring is the time to see the Garry Oak ecosystem return to life! Come out and do a bit of gentle maintenance while appreciating some of the flowers and birds under the leafing Oaks. Please rsvp by email if you can: info@cowichanlandtrust.ca |
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