Vancouver Island’s endemic marmot is one of the most endangered mammal species on the planet. In 2003, fewer than 30 marmots remained in the alpine and sub-alpine reaches of Vancouver Island watersheds. Though the future remains uncertain, their population has begun to rebound, with a record-breaking “baby boom” in recent years. Join the Cowichan Watershed...
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
Victoria Day! Upper Holland Creek - Community Broom Cut. Arbutus Hump/upper Holland Creek. Meet in the parking lot by the waterwork, vehicle access is available via Thetis gate. If you plan to come this way, please contact hollandcreekinvasives@gmail.com to arrange for the gate to be opened. We will continue to clear the area around the waterworks...
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...
Spring is the time to see Nature Conservancy Canada's Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve 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
Alex Smith is a wonderful birder who will lead you through those grand old firs.
Spring is the time to see Nature Conservancy Canada's Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve 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. Maybe you'll get some ideas for native plants in your own garden! Please rsvp by email if...
Come on out for the lowest tides of the summer and get ready to get muddy! This fund raiser for the Cowichan Estuary Nature Center will have activities for all ages. Open to everyone.
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...
Spring is the time to see Nature Conservancy Canada's Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve 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. Maybe you'll get some ideas for native plants in your own garden! Please rsvp by email if...
Help us pull the invasive aquatic weed parrot’s feather from Somenos Creek! Every week in the summer we will be in Somenos Creek cutting and removing parrot’s feather from Somenos Creek. Join us for a morning in the SMWS boat on Somenos Creek, spot some wildlife, learn about the impacts of invasive plants on aquatic...
Opening reception for 'Art of the Six Mountains,' a collaboration of the Cowichan Valley Arts Council and sixmountains.ca The multi-media exhibition, highlighting BC’s rare coastal Douglas-fir forest, continues through June 29. More information: https://cowichanvalleyartscouncil.ca/event/secrets-of-six-mountains-group-exhibition/