Events

Cowichan Estuary Restoration and Conservation Association (CERCA) has it's Annual General Meeting.  Pot luck at Goetz and Beate's place.  Musical Trio starts at 5:00pm

Join us for a morning of hands-on water quality monitoring across the S-amunu/Somenos Watershed! We’ll visit Somenos, Bings, Averill, and Richards Creeks, carpooling between sites to collect samples and record data. It’s a great opportunity to learn about key water quality parameters and how our creeks are affected by development and climate change. If you...

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...

Every 1st Monday of the month - Transfer Beach Native Plant beds between the Kinsman Hut and Amphitheatre. Led by Nikki Toxopeus.  Come and visit us there between 10 and noon as we weed and collect seeds.  We had a blast last Monday as Jeremiah shared his knowledge and enthusiasm for all the native grasses...

Our speaker this month is Emony Nicolls, who will be presenting on "Designing Gardens for Pollinators." Her presentation will remind us why this is a buzz-worthy topic, the role of native and other pollinators in the garden and our food webs, and how best to create a pollinator paradise in our own backyards. Emony is...

2nd Saturday's of the month - meet at Dogwood Drive in the Holland Creek Trail head parking lot.  Led by Jillian Wheatley, RP Bio.  We will continue with invasive plant removal and care for the native plants we added here last fall after removing the ivy.  The invasives have grown from the garden waste dumped here and the...

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!

Every 2nd Saturday of the month - meet at the hut on Methuen and 6th.  Led by Jillian Wheatley.   Come and help remove more invasive species and prepare the area for fall planting.  Please bring your own tools and refreshments and we will have spare gloves and tool

Join us for a morning of hands-on water quality monitoring across the S-amunu/Somenos Watershed! We’ll visit Somenos, Bings, Averill, and Richards Creeks, carpooling between sites to collect samples and record data. It’s a great opportunity to learn about key water quality parameters and how our creeks are affected by development and climate change. If you...

Come join the Maple Mountain Warriors pulling broom in a "special place". Though its generally true: "Cut Broom in Bloom", the rare wildflowers of this location bloom at the same time as the broom, and we do not want to trample those. Do you have a friend who is feeling particularly helpless about the state...