Events

Full Day seminar awakening participants to the Indigenous Peoples journey. Nobody will be turned away for insufficient funds.

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

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...

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

The Movie "A Cedar Is Life" explores how one critical species, the cedar tree, is central to the cultural life of West Coast First Nations. The film follows the journey of Archeological Consultant and Cultural Worker Harold C. Joe as he discovers more about the cedar. The documentary weaves together interviews with elders, mask carvers,...

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....

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  

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...

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...

In celebration of Earth Week and in honour of our urban and established forests, Creatively United presents a free zoom webinar/conversation and Q&A with some of BC’s leading experts on tree preservation in light of a changing climate and the threat of fire. While many celebrate a succession of sunny days, the topic turns serious...

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.

Join us for two Earth Day family walks along the North Fork Dike Trail (Blackley's Farm Dike Trail) on April 22 (see Valley Voice page 62). In March, CERCA with Nature Cowichan planted 100 endemic shrub species along this trail, making use of the openings created by earlier broom removal over the years. To celebrate...