• Goldstream Hike with Tsartlip Elder Carl Olsen

    Goldstream Park Finlayson Arm Road, Victoria, BC

    Goldstream Park is under threat from a harmful highway expansion project. Join us for a walk through this stunning, biodiverse landscape and hear directly from Tsartlip Elder Carl Olsen, who has...

  • Nature Cowichan Speaker – Butterflies

    Fish Health Building 1080 Wharncliffe Road, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

    Val George tells us about butterflies.  Val is an all-round naturalist who self-published a small field guide about butterflies, and led our butterfly walk this past July.

  • Transfer Beach-Coffee & Garden Care

    Transfer Beach 200 Transfer Beach Road, Ladysmith, BC, Canada

    Meet up at the Kinsman Hut at Transfer Beach and help the "Friends" put the Butterfly Meadow and Bird Shrubbery to bed for the winter and protect the habitat and...

  • Estuary Nature Center-AGM & Bats!

    Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre 1845 Cowichan Bay Road, Cowichan Bay, British Columbia, Canada

    Come and support the Estuary Nature Center.  Renew or begin your membership asap - they need the money and you need the updates! The rough schedule is: 3:45–4:15 pm –...

  • Somenos Marsh Nest Box Monitoring

    Open Air Classroom At the Somenos Conservation Area

    Join us to monitor nest boxes in the Open Air Classroom in Somenos Marsh. Located just off the highway, north of the Beverly Street intersection the Open Air Classroom is...

  • Coastal Bird Count-Citizen Science

    Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre 1845 Cowichan Bay Road, Cowichan Bay, British Columbia, Canada

    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...

  • Somenos Garry Oak Protected Area – Invasive Plant Removal

    York Road End End of York Road off of Trillium Terrace, Duncan, BC, Canada

    Join us for a morning of removing Himalayan blackberry roots from the Somenos Garry Oak Protected Area. Bring weather appropriate clothing, goos shoes and some water. Gloved tools and snacks...

  • Volunteer Planting in the Garry Oaks

    Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve AitkenRoad, Duncan, BC, Canada

    It's so lovely to spend a little while in the morning mists planting out some  native plants from the nursery into the Garry Oak meadows. Please let Laura know if you...

  • Somenos Creek Parrot’s Feather Removal

    Rosewood Avenue End 2228 Rosewood Ave, Duncan, BC, Canada

    Join us on Somenos Creek to help remove the invasive aquatic plant parrot's feather as part of our trial to help improve salmon migration. We work from a boat and...

  • Ladysmith Garden Club speaker-Creating Pollinator Gardens

    Ladysmith-Eagles Hall 921 1st Ave, Ladysmith BC, Ladysmith, BC, Canada

    Ladysmith & Saltair Garden Club talk on Creating Pollinator Gardens and Corridors. Linda Brooymans from NALT is the main speaker and Friends of Holland Creek will add some information on...