Duncan Seedy Sunday
2025-03-23 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | British Columbia

Walk the Weir Tours
2025-03-22 10:00 - 13:30 | Saywell Park, Lake Cowichan, Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, V0R 2G0, Canada
Free tours on top of the weir at Lake Cowichan! Learn how this vital structure is important for the environment and why it needs to be updated.
Date: Sat, March 22
Time: 10am-1:30pm
Location: Saywell Park

Nature Nanaimo Speaker - It's Tough for Toads
2025-03-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Elke Wind will discuss the ecology of our local amphibian populations emphasizing the Western Toads she’s studied for 15 years.
To Join via Zoom; https://zoom.us/j/99973291863?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 999 7329 1863
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Swan&Goose Count
2025-03-19 09:45 - 13:00 | Beverly Dog Park, Beverly & Lakes Road, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Just come on out to the Beverly dog park to meet the gang

Nature Cowichan Speaker: Author Sheila Harrington-Voices for the Islands
2025-03-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom
Nature Cowichan and the Land Trust warmly invite you to attend a special book reading on ZOOM by author Sheila Harrington from her book ‘Voices for the Islands‘. Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Cowichan Land Trust, and rebranding of the CVNS as Nature Cowichan. email cvns@naturecowichan.net for the link

Speaker Night: Sta’lo’ Stories with Jedson Tsusqun August
2025-03-17 19:00 - 20:30 | VIU Cowichan Campus, Lecture Hall 140, 2011 University Way, North Cowichan, British Columbia, V9L 0C7, Canada
Join us for the upcoming Speaker Series hosted by the Cowichan Watershed Board, where expert speakers share valuable insights on the well-being and sustainability of the Cowichan watershed, located within Quw’utsun territory. Each event is a wonderful opportunity to learn from those who are deeply connected to the land and water.
The series is made possible with support from VIU Cowichan, the Real Estate Foundation of BC, and our generous speakers.
The March 17 speaker will Jedson Tsusqun August, a canoe builder and racer. Join us as he shares stories and knowledge about Quw’utsun Sta’lo’ and its waterways.
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: VIU Cowichan Campus, Lecture Hall 140
Cost: Free
We look forward to seeing you there! Visit our website for more details and speaker announcements: https://cowichanwatershedboard.ca/content/cwb-viu-speakers-series/

First Estuary Center-Spring Break Camp begins
2025-03-17 - 2025-03-21 | Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre, 1845 Cowichan Bay Road, Cowichan Bay, British Columbia, V0R1N0, Canada
Still some room left. For info contact: cloe@cowichanestuary.ca

Cobble Hill - Seedy Saturday (25th Annual)
2025-03-15 10:00 - 14:00 | Cobble Hill Hall 3550 Watson Avenue Cobble Hill, BC V8H 4A8, 3550 Watson Avenue, Cobble Hill, BC, V8H 4A8, Canada

Maple Mt. Broom bashing w Land Trust
2025-03-15 09:45 - 13:00, 2025-03-14 09:45 - 13:00, 2025-03-04 09:45 - 13:00, 2025-03-03 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-02-17 09:45 - 13:00, 2025-02-14 09:45 - 13:00 | Andy Hutchins Park, 964 Herd Road, Maple Bay, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
The group will rendezvous at Any Hutchins park and either carpool or walk in from there (your choice!). 4 people minimum need to confirm before we go ahead with each date. Laura Mitic will be your friendly field supervisor.

Invasive Removal-Somenos Garry Oak Protected Area
2025-03-12 12:00 - 14:00 | Somenos Garry Oak Protected Area, 2590 York Road, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Free the Oaks!

Swan&Goose Count
2025-03-12 09:45 - 13:00 | Beverly Dog Park, Beverly & Lakes Road, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Derrick would love to show you the fowl side of things. Just show up with your binoculars.

Waterbird Survey
2025-03-09 12:00 - 12:30 | Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre, 1845 Cowichan Bay Road, Cowichan Bay, British Columbia, V0R1N0, Canada

Swan&Goose Count
2025-03-05 09:45 - 13:00 | Beverly Dog Park, Beverly & Lakes Road, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Just join Derrick and his crew for some fun viewing birds. No need to register just meet them at the Dog Park

Journey of our Generations
2025-02-28 09:00 - 16:00 | Glenora Hll, 3660 Glenora Rd, Duncan, BC V9L 6S3, Duncan, BC, Canada
Full Day seminar awakening participants to the Indigenous Peoples journey.

Journey of our Generation Workshop
2025-02-28 | British Columbia
About the workshop: Since 2006 here in Cowichan, Elders have been sharing their stories, their history and their healing following the values of nuts’amaat shqaluwun, people working together with one heart, one mind, one spirit. As the Elders reminds us, the longest journey is from our head to our hearts. We each have much to learn along the way as we learn forgiveness, and the values found in kindness, expressed through love guided by respect.
Join Quw’utsun’ Elders who will take you on a journey through time with stories of pre-contact village life, the arrival of settlers, the development of colonies and policies of colonization. Sit inside western systems and indigenous ways of being to experience the impacts, effects and changes brought about by colonization. Explore the questions of where and how we go from here and join thousands of people who have participated and are committed to walking the journey of Q’shintul.

Webinar-Native Bees on Farms
2025-02-27 07:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
For more info look up: (8) Facebook

Invasive Removal at the Somenos Oaks w the Somenos Marsh team
2025-02-26 12:00 - 14:00 | Somenos Garry Oak Protected Area, 2590 York Road, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
For details contact: phaedra@somenosmarsh.com

Where Land Meets Water: Why Riparian Areas Matter
2025-02-24 19:00 - 20:30 | VIU Cowichan Campus, Lecture Hall 140, 2011 University Way, North Cowichan, British Columbia, V9L 0C7, Canada
Ecological Foresters Kelly Loch RPF and Heather Pritchard RPF will team up to teach us about the critical role of riparian ecosystems.
From ocean shores to headwater creeks, the places where land and water meet are essential for protecting healthy watersheds and aquatic habitats yet are often not understood and appreciated for their vital role. Come to learn how best practices for riparian management can help protect these important spaces and what we can all do collectively as engaged citizens to support the function and beauty of riparian areas.
Meet the Speakers:
Heather Prichard is a Professional Forester with over 35 years experience working primarily in community forestry, soil conservation, species at risk, and riparian restoration. Originally from Saskatchewan, Alberta, and then the Interior of BC, Heather moved to the Cowichan Valley 10 years ago and is now working as the Research and Restoration Director for the Cowichan Watershed Board. Heather enjoys working with the very knowledgeable and caring people of the Cowichan Valley, looking for solutions for difficult problems associated with land management and finding ways to restore stressed aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
Kelly Loch is a Registered Professional Forester with an M.Sc. in Forest Science (Hydrology) from the University of Alberta. As the Green Shores Projects Manager with the Stewardship Centre for BC, she manages all Green Shores project implementation phases, from initial enquiries to certification. She is also a member of the Resilient Coasts For Salmon Project team. This five-year project is a collaboration between the Stewardship Centre and the Pacific Salmon Foundation. It includes community outreach and engagement, Green Shores training, establishing demonstration sites, and shoreline mapping to build public awareness and community capacity to adopt nature-based solutions that support protection and enhancement of riparian areas on marine and lake settings. Kelly is a Green Shores Approved Professional, having completed Green Shores training Levels One, Two and Three. She is also a Green Shores for Homes (GSH) Verifier, A Green Shores Level One and Level Two Instructor, and, as a Green Shores Local Government Working Group member, has expertise in Green Shores Policy and Regulatory Tools for Local Government. Kelly acknowledges with gratitude that she lives and works on the traditional territory of the Quw’utsun First Nation.

Queen Margaret School - Volunteer Fair
2025-02-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Queen Margaret School, 660 Brownsey Avenue, Duncan, BC, V9L 1C2, Duncan, British Columbia, V9L1C2, Canada

Nature Cowichan Evening Program
2025-02-18 19:30 - 21:00 | British Columbia
We’re happy to reschedule Adam Taylor, previously
cancelled due to the cyclone that knocked out our power! Adam will speak on
the Marmot Recovery Project via zoom.

Maple Mt. Broom Bashing w the Land Trust
2025-02-18 09:45 - 13:00 | Andy Hutchins Park, 964 Herd Road, Maple Bay, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

Stewardship Roundtable
2025-02-18 09:00 - 12:00 | Fish Health Building, 1080 Wharncliffe Road, Duncan, British Columbia, V9L2K7, Canada

Invasive Removal at the Somenos Oaks w Somenos Marsh team
2025-02-12 12:00 - 15:00 | Somenos Garry Oak Protected Area, 2590 York Road, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

Swan&Goose Count
2025-02-12 10:00 - 13:00 | Beverly Dog Park, Beverly & Lakes Road, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Join Derrick and his gang of voyeurs at Beverly Dog Park for a few hours of counting big birds in the valley.
All are welcome.

Waterbird Survey
2025-02-09 12:00 - 12:30 | Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre, 1845 Cowichan Bay Road, Cowichan Bay, British Columbia, V0R1N0, Canada
Please do come and help count.
