Join us for a collaboration event with the Cowichan Community Land Trust 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...
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...
Join us to help maintain and monitor nest boxes. Every autumn we monitor and maintain the over 100 nest boxes that are placed around the marsh to provide habitat for tree swallows and other native marsh dwelling birds. Monitoring the boxes gives us an insight into how successful the boxes are at providing habitat for...
Count the waterbirds for an hour along a 650 meter flat stretch of the Cowichan Bay waterfront. Meet at the Cowichan Estuary Nature Center, binoculars and spotting scopes helpful, Binos can be borrowed if requested in advance to kathrynmariec@gmail.com). Everyone welcome - just show up
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...
Koksilah Watershed Working Group (KWG) usually meets third Wednesday of the month to talk about all things Koksilah - but this month it's the second Monday. Reason is that they have the good fortune to be joined by Debra Curran (Director and Professor School of Environmental Studies, Professor Faculty of Law, and Executive Director, Environmental Law Centre).
Get out and exercise your democratic rights!
An Intimate Afternoon with Geraldine Manson - Plant Teachings from my Auntie. The event is by registration on Eventbrite.
In 2007, thousands of juvenile coho salmon were discovered dead in Fish Gut Alley in Duncan. For nearly two decades, the reason remained a mystery. Today, we finally understand why. Join the CWB, Dr. Erik Krogh, Qutxulenuhw Tim Kulchyski, and Haley Tomlin, to learn about the case of 6PPD-Q, the toxic chemical found in tires...
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Join us for a collaboration event with the Cowichan Community Land Trust 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...
Nature Cowichan hosts Peter Ballin, Biologist and Director with BC Nature will speak on Turtles. This is a zoom-only event. Nature Cowichan members will receive the zoom link in their emails. Non-members must request the link by emailing cvns@naturecowichan.net