• CANCELLED: Speaker: Dave Weaver: Comunity Managed Forests

    North Oyster Community Center 13467 Cedar Rd, Ladysmith, BC, Canada

    Dave has worked in field forestry for 37 years, for many BC organizations. He was a Registered Professional Forester (RPF) since 1981 and resigned from this association when he retired...

  • Riparian Restoration – Streamside Stewardship Partners Program

    SMWS Office 55 Station Street, Duncan, BC, Canada

    Join us for an afternoon of restoring the riparian area along Bings and Menzies Creeks. Through our Streamside Stewardship Partners Program we are working with private landowners along our watersheds...

  • Holland Creek Work Bee

    Holland Creek-Dogwood Dr trailhead 374 Dogwood Dr,, Ladysmith, BC, Canada

    Meetup is at the trailhead on Dogwood Drive.  We will continue removing fertile English ivy and other invasives from Holland Creek.    Dress for the weather and bring refreshments.  We can supply...

  • Cowichan Stewardship Round Table

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

    After "round-the-table" updates the keynote speaker Galen McMenamin (Senior Environmental Analyst, CVRD) will speak on the CVRD Drinking Water and Watershed Function. If you can't make it in-person, join by...

  • Nature Cowichan Speaker – Sea Otters

    Zoom

    James Thompson talks about Sea Otters and provides his wonderful photography. Non-members must email cvns@naturecowichan.net for the zoom link.

  • Swan and Goose Count

    Beverly Dog Park Beverly & Lakes Road, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

    Once a week over the winter a crew of people head out to a few spots around the Cowichan Valley to monitor and count swans and geese. Whether you’re new...

  • Maple Mountain-Broom Pull

    Andy Hutchins Park 964 Herd Road, Maple Bay, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

    Spend a few hours on the south side of Maple Mountain tending to one of the nicest, wild Garry Oak patches in the Six-Mountains Forest. Please sign up in advance...

  • Maple Mountain-Broom Pull

    Andy Hutchins Park 964 Herd Road, Maple Bay, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

    Spend a few hours on the south side of Maple Mountain tending to one of the nicest, wild Garry Oak patches in the Six-Mountains Forest. Please sign up in advance...

  • Invasive Plant Removal – Garry Oak Protected Area

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

    Join us 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...

  • Swan and Goose Count

    Beverly Dog Park Beverly & Lakes Road, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

    Once a week over the winter a crew of people head out to a few spots around the Cowichan Valley to monitor and count swans and geese. Whether you’re new...

  • Riparian Restoration – Streamside Stewardship Partners Program

    SMWS Office 55 Station Street, Duncan, BC, Canada

    Join us for an afternoon of restoring the riparian area along Bings and Menzies Creeks. Through our Streamside Stewardship Partners Program we are working with private landowners along our watersheds...